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International symposium on structural failure Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 6–8 June 1988
COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING 66 (1988) 121-122 NORTH-HOLLAND
ANNOUNCEMENT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON STRUCTURAL FAILURE MASSACHUSETI'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 6-8 JUNE 1988
Objectives The objectives of the Symposium are to present a state of the art summary in failure analysis of engineering structures subjected to extreme or accidental loadings, to highlight the areas of difficulty and to indicate ways forward for improvement in our predictive capabilities. Emphasis will be placed on the interaction effects between localized failure (folding, tearing) and overall structural response. It is felt that the currently available analytical and numerical techniques for tackling micro and macro aspects of predominantly ductile failure are restricted to some very specialized situations. Simple and reliable engineering methods are needed to determine the amount of damage to a ship caused by missile impact, or to predict the loading conditions that may lead to the breakup and fragmentation of a space vehicle. New techniques are also required to improve the collision protection of land and sea vehicles or to determine residual strength of partially damaged onshore and offshore structures. Finally, the failure pattern of structures made of composite materials should be well understood.
Scope The scope of the Symposium has been restricted to "Structural Failure" as opposed to "Material Failure." Consequently, damage mechanics, i.e., the micro-mechanical aspect of failure, such as nucleation, growth, and linkage of micro-cracks or voids, has not been included in the scope of the present Symposium. Nor is constitutive modelling considered as a Symposium topic. Also, those aspects of failure which have evolved into separate and well-defined fields, such as "Linear Fracture Mechanics", "Fatigue", "Corrosion", "Buckling", etc, have been excluded. However, the applications of the constitutive equation to predict localization, through thickness failure, shear bands, etc., remain an important Symposium topic. The following subject areas indicate the scope of the three-day Symposium: -General concepts and methods. Localization, necking, deformability limits, crack initiation, application of strain softening. -Failure under high rate of loading. Hydrodynamic effects, fragmentation. 0045-7825/88/$3.50 (~ 1988, Elsevier Science Publisher B.V. (North-Holland)
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Announcements
-Quasistatic and dynamic rupture and tearing of shells. -Crush prediction of sheet metal structures. -Structural failure of composites. -System failure (effect of failure of one element on overall structural response).
Symposium publications The Symposium will be documented by a book entitled, "Structural Failure" edited by T. Wierzbicki and N. Jones, and published by Wiley. The 425 page book will contain fifteen invited lectures.
Organizing Committee For more information, please contact: Prof. Tomasz Wierzbicki (Co-Chairman) MIT Dept. of Ocean Engineering 77 Mass. Avenue, Room 5-218 Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A. Tel.: (617) 253-2104
Prof. Norman Jones (Co-Chairman) Head Dept. of Mechanical Engineering The University of Liverpool Post Office Box 147 Liverpool L69 3BX Tel.: 44-51-7096022, Ext. 2071
ANNOUNCEMENT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON STRUCTURAL FAILURE MASSACHUSETI'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 6-8 JUNE 1988
Objectives The objectives of the Symposium are to present a state of the art summary in failure analysis of engineering structures subjected to extreme or accidental loadings, to highlight the areas of difficulty and to indicate ways forward for improvement in our predictive capabilities. Emphasis will be placed on the interaction effects between localized failure (folding, tearing) and overall structural response. It is felt that the currently available analytical and numerical techniques for tackling micro and macro aspects of predominantly ductile failure are restricted to some very specialized situations. Simple and reliable engineering methods are needed to determine the amount of damage to a ship caused by missile impact, or to predict the loading conditions that may lead to the breakup and fragmentation of a space vehicle. New techniques are also required to improve the collision protection of land and sea vehicles or to determine residual strength of partially damaged onshore and offshore structures. Finally, the failure pattern of structures made of composite materials should be well understood.
Scope The scope of the Symposium has been restricted to "Structural Failure" as opposed to "Material Failure." Consequently, damage mechanics, i.e., the micro-mechanical aspect of failure, such as nucleation, growth, and linkage of micro-cracks or voids, has not been included in the scope of the present Symposium. Nor is constitutive modelling considered as a Symposium topic. Also, those aspects of failure which have evolved into separate and well-defined fields, such as "Linear Fracture Mechanics", "Fatigue", "Corrosion", "Buckling", etc, have been excluded. However, the applications of the constitutive equation to predict localization, through thickness failure, shear bands, etc., remain an important Symposium topic. The following subject areas indicate the scope of the three-day Symposium: -General concepts and methods. Localization, necking, deformability limits, crack initiation, application of strain softening. -Failure under high rate of loading. Hydrodynamic effects, fragmentation. 0045-7825/88/$3.50 (~ 1988, Elsevier Science Publisher B.V. (North-Holland)
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Announcements
-Quasistatic and dynamic rupture and tearing of shells. -Crush prediction of sheet metal structures. -Structural failure of composites. -System failure (effect of failure of one element on overall structural response).
Symposium publications The Symposium will be documented by a book entitled, "Structural Failure" edited by T. Wierzbicki and N. Jones, and published by Wiley. The 425 page book will contain fifteen invited lectures.
Organizing Committee For more information, please contact: Prof. Tomasz Wierzbicki (Co-Chairman) MIT Dept. of Ocean Engineering 77 Mass. Avenue, Room 5-218 Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A. Tel.: (617) 253-2104
Prof. Norman Jones (Co-Chairman) Head Dept. of Mechanical Engineering The University of Liverpool Post Office Box 147 Liverpool L69 3BX Tel.: 44-51-7096022, Ext. 2071