ESIS NEWSLETTER - December 2024

MSMF conferences are focused on fundamental relations between structural and mechanical characteristics of materials. Papers dealing with structure and damage modelling based on atomistic and micro-mechanistic approaches are particularly welcome. List of topics • Atomistic studies on deformation and fracture. • Deformation and fracture models based on crystal defects behaviour. • Mathematical modelling microstructure, deformation and fracture. • Multiaxial deformation and fracture, experiment and modelling. • Nanomaterials: technology, microstructure, mechanical properties, modelling. • Biomaterials: microstructure, mechanical properties, modelling. • Surface and interface microstructure and properties. • Advanced experimental and theoretical methods for microstructure investigation. • Experimental studies on the relation between microstructure and mechanical properties. • Micro-mechanisms of fracture and fatigue ( mini-symposium ESIS TC2 ). E-mail: info@msmf-brno.eu Web pages: https://www.msmf-brno.eu FINLAND ESIS Finland has officially met twice during the year 2024 • Member survey, January 2024 • Fall meeting • Annual meeting, 29.11 • 2025-2026 chairman: Sakari Pallaspuro (University of Oulu), vice-chairman: Sebastian Lindqvist (VTT) Planned 2025 activities based on the annual meeting: • Member survey, January 2025 • ESIS Finland on-site meeting, time and place to be decided in early spring 2025, meeting during Q2-Q3 / 2025. • Commissioned discussions with the Finnish Association for Structural Mechanics for joint conference/seminar activities during the period 2025-2026. • Annual meeting, Q4/2025 Sakari Pallaspuro Stanislav Seitl

GERMANY Activities of the German group since January 2024 and scheduled activities: Advanced training seminar 19.02.2024 in Kassel Topic: “Numerical analysis of cracks and crack growth simulation” Contents:

Current methods of crack tip loading analysis, fundamentals of crack growth simulation with the FEM, challenges of mixed-mode loading, fatigue crack growth, examples of engineering applications, monitoring of crack tip strain with DIC, multi-parameter concepts in fracture mechanics,

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