Guest editorial

Citation

Pantelakis, S. (2013), "Guest editorial", International Journal of Structural Integrity, Vol. 4 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijsi.2013.43604aaa.001

Guest editorial

Article Type: Guest editorial From: International Journal of Structural Integrity, Volume 4, Issue 1

In recent decades it has been widely recognized that preventing of failure of engineering structures necessitates involvement of a large amount of expertise and, depending on the application, might require for a multi-disciplinary and multi-scale approach in terms of both size and time. The series of the International Conference of Engineering Against Failure (ICEAF) aims to provide on a bi-annual basis a forum to present relevant scientific and technological achievements and discuss with an audience of international experts.

The current issue of the International Journal of Structural Integrity contains selected papers presented at the 2nd International Conference of Engineering Against Failure (ICEAF-II), which took place during the period 22-24 June 2011. More than 120 participants, among them several distinguished scientists and researchers, contributed to a high-level scientific gathering during which the latest advancements in the conference topics were presented and discussed upon. These included:

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  engineering alloys and metals for aerospace, land transportation, marine, power and bioengineering applications;

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  novel engineering composites;

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  nanomaterials: technology, properties and modelling fracture behaviour;

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  smart materials and structures;

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  multiscale (nano, meso, micro and macroscopic) approaches to understand mechanical behaviour and fracture of engineering materials and structures;

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  damage tolerant microstructures;

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  structural integrity and structural health monitoring;

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  fracture and fatigue of materials and structures;

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  surface engineering and coatings;

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  corrosion – corrosion characterization and corrosion protection;

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  experimental studies on the relation between microstructure and mechanical fracture processes;

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  testing and control systems;

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  computational mechanics and analytical methods;

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  characterization of fractures;

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  environmentally assisted fracture;

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  integrated approaches for design, manufacturing and reliability of engineering structures;

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  joining technologies;

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  surface treatment and coatings; and

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  non-destructive testing.

These topics were addressed by six key-note lectures given by world-class scientists and 115 scientific papers structured in a total of 23 sessions.

The conference, co-organised by the Laboratory of Technology & Strength of Materials (University of Patras), the Hellenic Metallurgical Society and the Technical Chamber of Greece, was held under the auspices of The Federation of European Materials Societies and the EASN Association.

The papers you can read in this IJSI issue are some characteristic works presented during ICEAF-II. I am confident that the 3rd ICEAF Conference in Kos Island, will build on the successful ICEAF-II and continue the already established tradition of a “customised”, low-cost conference acting as a forum for experienced international scientists but also young, motivated researchers to present new scientific knowledge and technological innovation, exchange views and establish new cooperation perspectives.

Looking forward to welcoming you to the 3rd ICEAF Conference in Kos Island, in 26-28 June 2013.

Spiros PantelakisGuest Editor