GAMM Rundbrief 2002/Heft 2

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The objective is to address the relationship between thermomechanical processes
(TMP), crystallographic textures and anisotropic properties of materials (metals,
ceramics, semiconductors, thin films, polymers, etc.). The Session is planned to include
topics related to the role of texture and texture evolution on TMP. Papers addressing
texture in all varieties of materials are solicited on the following topics.
- Effects of TMP on crystallographic texture and/or anisotropic properties,
- Anisotropic mechanical and creep properties of materials - experimental and
predictive modelling,
- Effects of TMP and/or texture on elastic and plastic deformation and fracture,
- Microscale textures on interior and interface components in connection with TMP,
- New and established techniques of micro and macro scale texture determination
with relation to TMP,
- FE simulations of TMP with emphasis on texture and texture evolution,
- Technological applications of textures,
- Effects of TMP on thermal, magnetic and other physical properties,
- Materials include metallic aggregates, ceramics, semiconductors, thin-films,
polymers and complex technologically important alloys.
Abstracts
Submit electronic version of an abstract of about 250 words by October.25, 2002 to
mail: thermec@fund.uc3m.es and copy to thermec2003@uow.edu.au
web: http://www.uc3m.es/thermec
July 14 - 16, 2003
First International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Materials - Experiment and
Analysis
Toronto, Canada
Organised by: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK, in collaboration with Ryerson
University, Canada
Introduction
Engineering materials are routinely subjected to fatigue loading in a wide variety of
applications in aeronautical, automotive, nuclear plant, petroleum and transportation
industries. The extensive use of engineering materials over such a range of applications
plus the cost involved in fatigue failure of materials and structures has resulted in an
increasing awareness of the importance of damage and durability under cyclic loading
conditions. It has recently been estimated that the annual cost of prematu The interest of
this first International conference on Fatigue Damage of Materials is to bring together
both fatigue researchers and engineers to review and discuss recent advances in the
development of methods and approaches to predict fatigue performance of materials
and structures.
The conference focuses on the state of the art in fatigue testing and analysis methods;
analytical and numerical criteria for crack growth rate, crack closure, fatigue damage
and failure mechanisms, life prediction and design of engineering components
subjected to fatigue loading and other related topics. Coverage is broad and includes a
range of materials and structures as well as different viewpoints and approaches to the
fatigue analysis problem. Contemporary fatigue crack initiation and fatigue crack