Conference EMMC20
S8: Fracture, and damage of materials
Andrea Spagnoli, Univ. of Parma, Italy, email
Laura de Lorenzis, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, email
This symposium aims to bring together leading researchers, engineers, and academics from around Europe and beyond to discuss the latest advancements in understanding the mechanisms of fracture and damage in various materials, solids and structures. The significance of these topics extends over traditional safety and economic considerations, as they also relate to environmental impact; structures that effectively resist failure exhibit greater durability and extended lifetimes. Despite decades of research, a comprehensive mechanistic understanding of the physical processes involved in crack nucleation and growth remains elusive in many engineering fields, and the establishment of quantitative predictive models is still a crucial challenge.
We will emphasize both theoretical models and experimental techniques that elucidate material behavior under different stressors leading to failure. Participants will have the opportunity to share their findings, explore innovative methodologies, and discuss applications across a range of areas, including aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering, biomechanics, and materials science.
Some of the relevant topics to be discussed in the symposium are:
- Experimental fracture methods
- Microtesting techniques
- In-situ fracture testing
- Non-destructive testing methods
- Computational strategies for fracture
- Damage mechanics
- Multi-scale modeling
- Atomistic insights into material failure mechanisms
- Coating systems for damage resistance
- Advanced manufacturing techniques (e.g., 3D printing)
- Reliability of energy materials (nuclear, renewable)
- Predictive maintenance and life assessment in cultural heritage assets
- Environmental and loading conditions
- Damage tolerance and fatigue life
- Delamination and damage in composites
- Failure of quasi-brittle materials
- Damage models for ductile fracture
- Cleavage failure and ductile-to-brittle transition
- Fatigue and creep failure
- Tearing of soft materials and tissues
- Fatigue of soft materials
- Phase-field fracture models
- Fracture of adhesive joints and interface failure
- Cutting and puncturing mechanics
- Data-driven approaches