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FRACTURE MECHANICS 2007 Symposium of Integrated Approaches for Materials and Structural Safety |
CALL FOR PAPER (Revised)
Fracture Mechanics 2007: Symposium of Integrated Approaches for Materials and Structural Safety
Changsha, China
October 31-November 5, 2007
Organizing Institutions
- Changsha University of Science and Technology
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Nanjing University of Technology
- National Engineering Research Center for Pressure Vessel Safety Technology
- Zhejiang University
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhejiang University of TechnologySymposium Sponsors
- Chinese Pressure Vessel Institution
- Committee of High Temperature Strength of Materials, Chinese Materials Institution
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
- Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology
- General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of ChinaAim and Scope of Symposium
The fifth annual meeting of the Fracture Mechanics series (FM2007) has been planned to be held at the Changsha University of Science and Technology during October and November of 2007. This series started in 2003 and was organized by a consortium of academic and industrial institutions. They include the East China University of Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Technology, Zhejiang University and Zhejiang University of Technology in addition to General Machinery Research Institute. Professor Tu Shan- Dong serves as the Chairman of the FM series. Prof. G. C. Sih serves as the Chairman of the International Steering Committee.
The theme of Materials and Structural Safety is most appropriate for the transition of what started in FM2006 to be followed up in FM2007. The subject of Integrated Approaches will be continued with emphasize on application in three areas: civil engineering, petroleum chemical and nuclear power plants. Elevated temperatures and hostile environments cannot be avoided since they will influence permanent damage over a period of time even though stress levels might be below critical. This time-dependent behavior can be detrimental to the structural integrity. Void nucleation might seem to be a harmless process at first but it can lead to the development of micro-cavities and then to the eventual failure of bridge members, pipe work and pressure vessels, just to name a few of the possibilities. For added life with safety assurance, it is now an accepted realization that considerations must be given to damage at the different scales including those at the nano and micro scales.Symposium Topics
With an appropriate size of the participants, emphases will be placed on Integrated Approaches for Materials and Structural Safety in both civil and mechanical engineering. Contributions are welcome in the following areas:
• Bridges safety connected with design and construction.
• Multiscaling aspects of fatigue and creep in both mechanical and civil engineering.
• Multiscale modeling of physical system, atomistic simulation models and applications.
• Interaction of system homogeneity at different scales.
• Methods for transferring uniaxial data to multiaxial stress states needed in design.
• Failure criteria identified with physical damage of the material and/or structure: local and global view points.
• Dilatational and distortional effects in regions away and near defects.
• Interatomic potentials for two or more interacting atoms.
• Testing of metallic and non-metallic materials ranging from room to high temperature.
• Determination of thermal-mechanical and/or chemo-mechanical coupling effects qualified in terms of the constitutive constants.
• Monitoring, defect detecting and failure assessment methodologies for engineering structures.
• Numerical and/or analytical methods for determining stress and strain states.Topics not covered above but fall within the general scope of this meeting are also welcome. Abstracts and full papers should be written in English. Early submission of full papers is advisable in order to get the full benefit of editorial assistance.
Conference Organizers
Honorary Chairman
Prof. J. L. Zheng, Changsha University of Science and TechnologySymposium Series Chairman
Prof. Shan-Tung Tu, East China University of Science and TechnologyExecutive Chairman
Prof. Xue-Song Tang, Changsha University of Science and TechnologyInternational Steering Committee
G.C. Sih (Chairman), Lehigh University, USA
Y.J. Chao, University of South Carolina, USA
X.D Chen, Hefei Institute of General Machinery, China
Q.W. Dong, Zhengzhou University, China
Q. Gao, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Z.L. Gao, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
J.M. Gong, Nanjing University of Technology, China
T. Hyde, University of Nottingham, UK
J.L. Jiang, Zhejiang University, China
G.Z. Kang, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
M.K. Kassir, City University of New York, USA
J.D. Lee, George Washington University, USA
P.N. Li, East China University of Science & Technology, China
M.S. Liu, Zhengzhou University, China
S.R. Qiao, Northwestern Polytechnic University, China
M. Sakane, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
R. Sause, Lehigh University, USA
P. Segle, Inspecta Nuclear, Sweden
H.J. Shi, Tsinghua University, China
I.A. Shibli, ETD Ltd, UK
W. Sun, University of Nottingham, UK
X.S. Tang, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China
S.-D. Tu, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Z.D. Wang, East China University of Science and Technology, China
J.R. Zhang, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China
J. Zhao, Dalian University of Technology, China
J.L. Zheng, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China
S.J. Zhu, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, JapanOrganizing Committee
X.S. Tang (Chairman), Changsha University of Science & Technology, China
D.H. Yan, Changsha University of Science & Technology, China
C.X. Li, Changsha University of Science & Technology, China
Z.D. Wang, East China University of Science & Technology, China
F.Z. Xuan, East China University of Science & Technology, China
J.M. Gong, Nanjing University of Technology, China
T.C. Yang, Hefei Institute of General Machinery, China
Z.C. Fan, Hefei Institute of General Machinery, China
J.L. Jiang, Zhejiang University, China
Z.J. Jin, Zhejiang University, China
M.S. Liu, Zhengzhou University, China
Z.L. Gao, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
S.Y. Bao, Zhejiang University of Technology, ChinaTechnical Papers
The official language of the conference is English. All papers should be written and presented in English. Accepted papers will be collected in the FM2007 proceedings which will be published by the East China University of Science and Technology Press before the conference. Those who wish to have their full papers reviewed and published in the journal of Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, please state so in the email.
Important dates
Deadline for submission of final paper----------------September 25, 2007
Notification of acceptance of final paper--------------September 30, 2007
Conference registration--------------------------------------- October 31, 2007Website: http://chemech.ecust.edu.cn/FM2007/
Registration and Accommodation
Registration fee will be 400 USD. The registration fee covers admission to all technical sessions, two refreshment breaks each day of the conference, conference dinner and a copy of the conference proceedings, but not accommodation. Students are welcome with a reduced registration fee of 300 USD. Accompanying persons can join for an additional amount of 50 USD, which includes breakfast each day and conference dinner.
Contact Information
All inquires with reference to the Symposium for Fracture Mechanics 2007 should be addressed to
Prof. Xue-song Tang
School of Bridge and Structural Engineering
Changsha University of Science and Technology
45 Chiling Road, Changsha, Hunan 410076, China
Mobile: 13973148391
E-mail: tang_xuesong@sina.com, tang-xs231@sohu.comView program
Zhangjiajie is one of the most beautiful places in China. A view program to Zhangjiajie in the last three days of the meeting will be arranged by the organizer. It will be voluntary to take part in and will need an additional fee.