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IGF26 - 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Preface Vittorio Di Cocco a  , Paolo Ferro b , Carmine Maletta c , Luciana Restuccia d , Giacomo Risitano e , Andrea Spagnoli f Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Italy a* Università di Padova, Italy b Università della Calabria, Italy c I 26 - 26th International onference on racture and tructural Integrity r f itt ri i cc a  , a l err b , ar i e aletta c , cia a est ccia d , iac isita e , rea a li f Università di Cassino e del Lazio eridionale, Italy a* Università di Padova, Italy b Università della Calabria, Italy c

Politecnico di Torino, Italy d Università di Messina, Italy e Università di Parma, Italy f Politecnico di Torino, Italy d Università di essina, Italy e Università di Parma, Italy f

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Keywords: Preface, Fracture, Structural Integrity. Keywords: Preface, Fracture, Structural Integrity.

1. Preface The Italian Group of Fracture (IGF) is a cultural association devoted to: (i) spreading and promoting works and researches about fracture phenomena, even forming workgroups; (ii) promoting all the activities concerning the development of materials and structure testing standards; (iii) cooperating with foreign associations with the same intents; (iv) organizing meetings, workshops, conferences, debates and courses about fracture phenomena and (v) publishing meetings proceedings, news, journals. Despite the worldwide pandemic crisis of this time, IGF managed to organize in Turin its biannual meeting. The IGF26 meeting took place in the wonderful venue of the Castello del Valentino in May 26-31, 2021 in a hybrid form. All the delegates were allowed to participate to the conference either in remote or in presence and the brave (and vaccinated) participants in presence were able to taste the delicious Piedmont cuisine and to enjoy the beaty of the city of Turin! It is possible to state that it was a successful event: during the conference 163 presentations coming from 28 different countries were showed, and 3 plenary lectures were carried out by José Antonio Correia (Universidade do Porto, Portugal), Liviu Marsavina (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania) and Donato Firrao (Politecnico di Torino, Italy). The presentations were scheduled in 16 sessions, covering a wide range of topics related to theory, modelling and experiments of fracture and structural integrity phenomena. Research works ranged from new materials development and design strategies aimed at improving their integrity to advanced production or joining technologies focused on topology optimization or side effects mitigation (residual stress, distortions, defects, etc.). All these issues are in line with the most urgent today challenges of the European agenda such as climate change, lightweight design and resource exploitation, among the others. The constructive and vibrant discussions taken at the end of each presentation are a further confirmation of the high scientific quality of the event as well as of the significant level of interactions among the participants. 1. Preface The Italian roup of Fracture (I F) is a cultural association devoted to: (i) spreading and pro oting orks and researches about fracture pheno ena, even for ing orkgroups; (ii) pro oting all the activities concerning the develop ent of aterials and structure testing standards; (iii) cooperating ith foreign associations ith the sa e intents; (iv) organizing eetings, orkshops, conferences, debates and courses about fracture pheno ena and (v) publishing eetings proceedings, ne s, journals. espite the orld ide pande ic crisis of this ti e, I F anaged to organize in Turin its biannual eeting. The I F26 eeting took place in the onderful venue of the astello del alentino in ay 26-31, 2021 in a hybrid for . ll the delegates ere allo ed to participate to the conference either in re ote or in presence and the brave (and vaccinated) participants in presence ere able to taste the delicious Pied ont cuisine and to enjoy the beaty of the city of Turin! It is possible to state that it as a successful event: during the conference 163 presentations co ing fro 28 different countries ere sho ed, and 3 plenary lectures ere carried out by José ntonio orreia ( niversidade do Porto, Portugal), Liviu arsavina (Politehnica niversity of Ti isoara, o ania) and onato Firrao (Politecnico di Torino, Italy). The presentations ere scheduled in 16 sessions, covering a ide range of topics related to theory, odelling and experi ents of fracture and structural integrity pheno ena. esearch orks ranged fro ne aterials develop ent and design strategies ai ed at i proving their integrity to advanced production or joining technologies focused on topology opti ization or side effects itigation (residual stress, distortions, defects, etc.). ll these issues are in line ith the ost urgent today challenges of the European agenda such as cli ate change, light eight design and resource exploitation, a ong the others. The constructive and vibrant discussions taken at the end of each presentation are a further confir ation of the high scientific quality of the event as ell as of the significant level of interactions a ong the participants.

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