PSI - Issue 23

Jaroslav Pokluda / Procedia Structural Integrity 23 (2019) 1–2 Jaroslav Pokluda / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000 – 000

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of the International Advisory Board for their support that was essential to the success of the conference. My thanks also go to all session chairpersons who successfully guided the program as well as to reviewers who thoroughly helped many authors to improve the quality of their manuscripts. Special thanks belong to the local organizing team chaired by Prof. Pavel Šandera for its perfect work. I would also like to thank all participants for their active presence and contribution to a friendly atmosphere during this successful event. Last but not least, it is my pleasure to thank all the leading personalities of Elsevier and ESIS relevant for production of this volume.

Prof. Jaroslav Pokluda, chair, on behalf of the organizers of the 9 th International Conference on Materials Structure and Micromechanics of Fracture