PSI - Issue 24

Franco Furgiuele et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 24 (2019) 1–2 Author name / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000 – 000

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The 48th AIAS Conference edition was held in Assisi (PG), Italy. Over 170 were presented as oral presentations and a selection has been reviewed and collected to be published in this volume. These selected contributions cover diverse areas of mechanical engineering design such as fatigue, fracture and damage, numerical simulation of multi physics problems, and material characterization. This edition of the AIAS Conference was characterized by the outstanding contribution of Dr. Ing. Andrea Bozzoli, CEO of HPE COXA who gave an invited lecture on innovative collaborative approach between University and industry focused on innovation and technology transfer. This volume was made possible thanks to the active participation of all AIAS members, to the work of the AIAS Scientific Committee and conference Organizing Committee, and to the support of the Italian Group of Fracture (IGF) and for this, their outstanding contribution is gratefully acknowledged.

AIAS Editorial Committee, Franco Furgiuele, President Nicola Bonora, Scientific Coordinator Luigi Bruno Filippo Cianetti Francesco Frendo Giovanni Meneghetti Giuseppe Mirone Marco Sasso Francesco Iacoviello, IGF President