DEUTSCHER VERBAND FÜR MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRÜFUNG e.V.Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, GermanyTel. +49 (0)30 811 30 66 Fax +49 (0)30 811 93 59

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Call for Papers

August 30 – September 03, 2010 Dresden, Germany

18th European Conference on Fracture

Fracture of Materials and Structures from Micro to Macro Scale

Venue

All sessions of the conference will be organised in the modern Lecture Hall Centre of the TU Dresden (built in 1998), which off ers ultimate mod-ern technology plus vast space for a large audience. Six lecture halls of diff erent sizes (2.800 seats altogether) and nine seminar rooms (total of 800 seats) will be available for the conference. Thus, all sessions, meet-ings and exhibitions as well as relaxed communication and refreshment during coff ee breaks will be concentrated in one building. All rooms are equipped with advanced presentation technologies including internet access.

Travelling Information

Dresden is located at the crossroads of Europe and Germany: 180 km to Berlin and Prague, 450 km to Frankfurt or Munich and 250 km to Wroclaw.

Road network Dresden is located at the South-North and East-West highway system of Germany and Europe which enables participants to make use of their own car very effi ciently.

Railways Through the Intercity Express train (ICE) system Dresden is connected to many cosmopolitan cities such as Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Zurich, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, for example.

Flight connections The newly built modern airport is located just 8 km from the city centre and is easy to reach via domestic fl ights from Frankfurt, Munich, Dussel-dorf or Berlin as well as directly from many European capitals.

For further information, please see www.dresden.de.

Social Events

A number of unforgettable events for all participants, such as a reception with the Dresden Lord Mayor, a dinner in a palace or a river boat tour will be organized.

Technical Visits

Dresden as a centre of science and research off ers many opportunities for technical visits, such as:

Materials Sciences Institutes of TU Dresden• Fraunhofer Institutes• FZ Dresden-Rossendorf (Institute for Safety Research)• IMA Dresden • VW Gläserne Fabrik• AMD Infi neon• Freiberg Mineral Collections „Terra Mineralia“• Freiberg Lehr-und Forschungsbergwerk „Reiche Zeche“•

Insurance

The German Association for Materials Research and Testing as organizer of the conference cannot be made responsible for any personal accident or loss or damage of private property of participants and accompanying persons. Participants must arrange for their own insurance coverage if considered necessary.

Accommodation

A block-booking of hotel rooms in Dresden at reduced rates is being organized. All participants are asked to book their accommodation at their own responsibility. Further information will be published on www.ecf18.de in due time.

Language

The conference language is English and will be required for abstracts, papers and oral contributions.

Proceedings

The proceedings will be published as CD-ROM and be available at the conference.

Visa

Participants who need a visa for Germany will get this at the German embassy of their country.

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This conference is supported by:

M. J. Buehler, USA Al. Carpinteri, IJ. Dusza, SK C. Fairhurst, USAP. M. Frontini, AR H. Gao, USAE. Gdoutos, GR M. G. D. Geers, NLR. V. Goldstein, RUS S. R. Holdsworth, CHP. Irving, UK M. Jirasek, CZJ. W. Jones, USA B. L. Karihaloo, UKK. Katti, USA T. Kitamura, JO. Kolednik, A L. Lazzeri, IA. A. Lebedev, UKR J. B. Leblond, FV. Li, USA Y. – W. Mai, AUSE. Mazza, CH R. C. McClung, USAI. Milne, UK F. Minami, JN. F. Morozov, RUS Y. Murakami, JA. Natali, I A. Neimitz, PLJ. Newman, USA K. Okumura, JT. Pardoen, B J. Pokluda, CZH. –W. Reinhardt, D K. Rokugo, JH. –J. Schmidt, D R. P. Skelton, UKV. M. Sglavo, I M. Skorupa, PLJ. Sladek, SK V. Tamuzs, LVL. Toth, H V. Tvergaard, DKJ. G. M. van Mier, CH K. Wallin, FINC. Wiesner, UK S.W. Yu, CNW. Yang, CN A. Zang, DY.-P. Zeng, CN Z. Zhang, N

Aims and Scope

The Eighteenth European Conference on Fracture belongs to the well-established series of biennial international conferences held under the auspices of the European Structural Integrity Society ESIS since 1976. In 2010 the ECF 18 will be organised by the German Group on Fracture in the beautiful historical city of Dresden. The objective of the conference is to provide a world wide platform for scientific communication, discus-sion and activities for all those interested in the broad range of fracture mechanics and fatigue. The conference topics will focus on all important fundamental aspects and practical applications concerning strength, du-rability and reliability of engineering materials, components and struc-tures. Special emphasis will be given to a multi-scale understanding of fracture and fatigue, starting from the nano-scale of atomistic structures up to the macro-scale of engineering components. Such an integrated approach requires collaboration between physicists, materials scientists and engineers. The conference aims to bring together researchers from various engineering disciplines as mechanical engineering, civil engineer-ing, power plant engineering, automotive and transportation, aerospace, geotechnique, microelectronics, bioengineering and other branches, all faced with failure phenomena and their prevention, in order to exchange their experiences and to gain a more comprehensive understanding. We invite both researchers and practitioners in this field from academic, in-dustrial and government organizations. Especially young scientists are en-couraged to attend the conference. The conference will comprise invited key-note lectures by outstanding international scientists and contributed oral presentations to the following topics and scientific subjects.

Chairmen

Professor Dr. rer.nat.habil. Meinhard Kuna (Head)TU Bergakademie Freiberg; Institute of Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics09596 Freiberg / Sachsen, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0)3731 3920 92e-Mail: meinhard.kuna@imfd.tu-freiberg.de

Professor Dr.-Ing. Dietmar KlingbeilFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing12205 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0)30 8104 1530e-Mail: dietmar.klingbeil@bam.de

Professor Dr.-Ing. habil. Klaus-Georg EulitzTU Dresden; Institute of Solid Mechanics,01062 Dresden, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0)351 463 37993e-Mail: klaus-georg.eulitz@tu-dresden.de

Organizing Committee

K.-G. Eulitz K. Leers L. Janski S. Bachofer-Schwarzkopf J. Kallweit S. Wolf

Organization /Technical Information

German Association for Materials Research and Testing (DVM)Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, GermanyTel.: +49 (0)30 811 3066 Fax: +49 (0)30 811 9359ecf18@dvm-berlin.de www.ecf18.de

National Scientific Committee

W. Baer, Berlin C. Berger, DarmstadtW. Brocks, Geesthacht H. J. Christ, SiegenC. Dalle Donne, München R. Danzer, LeobenW. Dietzel, Geesthacht T. Fleischer, DresdenW. Grellmann, Halle A. Hartmaier, BochumC. Hellmich, Wien D. Klingbeil, BerlinH. Konietzky, Freiberg M. Kreutzbruck, BerlinM. Kuna, Freiberg V. Mechtcherine, DresdenB. Michel, Chemnitz B. Pyttel, Darmstadt H. A. Richard, Paderborn E. Roos, StuttgartK. H. Schwalbe, Geesthacht C. M. Sonsino, DarmstadtM. Vormwald, Darmstadt H. Yuan, WuppertalU. Zerbst , Geesthacht

International Advisory Board

R. A. Ainsworth, UK M. H. Aliabadi, UKA. Atrens, AUS L. Banks-Sills, ILR. Bell, CA S. Beretta, IA. Blom, S J. Bolander, USA

Call for Papers in following Scientific Topics

A) Fundamentals, physics and mechanisms Atomistic aspects of fracture Micromechanisms of fatigue and fracture Creep fracture, creep fatigue interaction Environmentally enhanced effects

B) Methods, concepts and materials Concepts and criteria in fracture mechanics High cycle fatigue crack growth (mixed mode, multiaxial) Low cycle fatigue crack growth Computational methods for fracture analyses Damage mechanics Fracture mechanics testing Fracture of ceramics and glass Fracture mechanics of polymers and elastomers Fracture of smart materials Fracture and damage of advanced cementitious materials Fracture of Biomaterials (bone, wood,…)

C) Applications to components and structures Structural durability of components and structures Crash, impact and misuse Large scale testing structural durability proof Structural Integrity, Failure analyses case studies Failure and Reliability of Micro- and Nanoelectronic Components Fracture of weldments, joints and adhesives Damage and fatigue in aerospace materials and components Fracture and damage in geotechnique, rock and soil Thin films and coatings Special applications in transportation and plant engineering Non-destructive examination and health monitoring

Deadlines

September 1, 2009 Submission of extended abstracts onlineNovember 30, 2009 Notification of authors about acceptance of their papersFebruary 28, 2010 Submission of manuscripts and registration includ-ing payment (conditional for publication of paper)February 28, 2010 – April 15, 2010 Reviewing of manuscripts and notification of authorsApril 30, 2010 Publication of preliminary programmeJune 2010 Publication of final programmeJuly 31, 2010 Submission of power point presentationAugust 30 – September 3, 2010 18th European Conference on Fracture

Please see www.ecf18.de for all information. An online system for registration and important instructions for the submission of abstracts is established.

Participants from Eastern and Southern Europe can obtain financial sup-port. Please contact the chairman Professor Kuna, meinhard.kuna@imfd.tu-freiberg.de