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Procedia Structural Integrity 60 (2024) 1–2

3 rd International Conference on Structural Integrity 2023 (ICONS 2023) 3 rd International Conference on Structural Integrity 2023 (ICONS 2023) 3 rd International Conference on Structural Integrity 2023 (ICONS 2023) 3 rd International Conference on Structural Integrity 2023 (ICONS 2023)

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2452-3216 © 2024 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the ICONS 2023 Organizers 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.05.025 Structural Integrity is crucial from the viewpoint of safety, longevity and economics of structures and components deployed in aerospace, civil engineering, automotive, energy systems, and many more. This is a complex domain, involving design, materials selection, materials processing, component level assembly, in-service loading, periodical inspection, repair and overhaul of critical components to assure safety of operations over the intended life time with high degree of reliability and confidence. Understanding the behavior of structures and materials under different loading and environmental conditions to determine their resistance to the deformation and failure prediction, in terms of strength and life is the central theme of structural integrity assessment. Recognizing the above and in consideration of interplay between design, manufacturing and operation of safety critical systems, the ICONS conference series was initiated by Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam and Society for Failure Analysis, Chennai Chapter in 2014; the second edition was held in 2018 at IIT-Madras. ICONS series conference has been providing an appropriate platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas in these rich and diverse fields of research and development. The third edition of the conference, ICONS 2023 held at Four Points by Sheraton, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu during Aug 2023 attracted quality interaction between industry, academia and R&D institutions, with a very good response from several leading industries, academic and R&D institutions. Major research topics covered in the conference included Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, High Strain Rate Testing, Small Specimens Test Methods, Fretting, Fracture Mechanics based Design, Computational Mechanics, Micromechanics of Structural Integrity is crucial from the viewpoint of safety, longevity and economics of structures and components deployed in aerospace, civil engineering, automotive, energy systems, and many more. This is a complex domain, involving design, materials selection, materials processing, component level assembly, in-service loading, periodical inspection, repair and overhaul of critical components to assure safety of operations over the intended life time with high degree of reliability and confidence. Understanding the behavior of structures and materials under different loading and environmental conditions to determine their resistance to the deformation and failure prediction, in terms of strength and life is the central theme of structural integrity assessment. Recognizing the above and in consideration of interplay between design, manufacturing and operation of safety critical systems, the ICONS conference series was initiated by Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam and Society for Failure Analysis, Chennai Chapter in 2014; the second edition was held in 2018 at IIT-Madras. ICONS series conference has been providing an appropriate platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas in these rich and diverse fields of research and development. The third edition of the conference, ICONS 2023 held at Four Points by Sheraton, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu during Aug 2023 attracted quality interaction between industry, academia and R&D institutions, with a very good response from several leading industries, academic and R&D institutions. Major research topics covered in the conference included Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, High Strain Rate Testing, Small Specimens Test Methods, Fretting, Fracture Mechanics based Design, Computational Mechanics, Micromechanics of Structural Integrity is crucial from the viewpoint of safety, longevity and economics of structures and components deployed in aerospace, civil engineering, automotive, energy systems, and many more. This is a complex domain, involving design, materials selection, materials processing, component level assembly, in-service loading, periodical inspection, repair and overhaul of critical components to assure safety of operations over the intended life time with high degree of reliability and confidence. Understanding the behavior of structures and materials under different loading and environmental conditions to determine their resistance to the deformation and failure prediction, in terms of strength and life is the central theme of structural integrity assessment. Recognizing the above and in consideration of interplay between design, manufacturing and operation of safety critical systems, the ICONS conference series was initiated by Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam and Society for Failure Analysis, Chennai Chapter in 2014; the second edition was held in 2018 at IIT-Madras. ICONS series conference has been providing an appropriate platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas in these rich and diverse fields of research and development. The third edition of the conference, ICONS 2023 held at Four Points by Sheraton, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu during Aug 2023 attracted quality interaction between industry, academia and R&D institutions, with a very good response from several leading industries, academic and R&D institutions. Major research topics covered in the conference included Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, High Strain Rate Testing, Small Specimens Test Methods, Fretting, Structural Integrity is crucial from the viewpoint of safety, longevity and economics of structures and components deployed in aerospace, civil engineering, automotive, energy systems, and many more. This is a complex domain, involving design, materials selection, materials processing, component level assembly, in-service loading, periodical inspection, repair and overhaul of critical components to assure safety of operations over the intended life time with high degree of reliability and confidence. Understanding the behavior of structures and materials under different loading and environmental conditions to determine their resistance to the deformation and failure prediction, in terms of strength and life is the central theme of structural integrity assessment. Recognizing the above and in consideration of interplay between design, manufacturing and operation of safety critical systems, the ICONS conference series was initiated by Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam and Society for Failure Analysis, Chennai Chapter in 2014; the second edition was held in 2018 at IIT-Madras. ICONS series conference has been providing an appropriate platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas in these rich and diverse fields of research and development. The third edition of the conference, ICONS 2023 held at Four Points by Sheraton, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu during Aug 2023 attracted quality interaction between industry, academia and R&D institutions, with a very good response from several leading industries, academic and R&D institutions. Major research topics covered in the conference included Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, High Strain Rate Testing, Small Specimens Test Methods, Fretting, S A Krishnan 1* , A Nagesha 1,2 , Aniruddha Moitra 1,2 , M Vasudevan 1,2 , Raghu V Prakash 3 1 Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India – 603 102 2 Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – 400 094 3 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India – 600 036 S A Krishnan 1* , A Nagesha 1,2 , Aniruddha Moitra 1,2 , M Vasudevan 1,2 , Raghu V Prakash 3 1 Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India – 603 102 2 Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – 400 094 3 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India – 600 036 S A Krishnan 1* , A Nagesha 1,2 , Aniruddha Moitra 1,2 , M Vasudevan 1,2 , Raghu V Prakash 3 1 Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India – 603 102 2 Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – 400 094 3 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India – 600 036 S A Krishnan 1* , A Nagesha 1,2 , Aniruddha Moitra 1,2 , M Vasudevan 1,2 , Raghu V Prakash 3 1 Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India – 603 102 2 Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – 400 094 3 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India – 600 036 *Corresponding author. Tel.: +91 8778577893 E-mail address: sakrish@igcar.gov.in *Corresponding author. Tel.: +91 8778577893 E-mail address: sakrish@igcar.gov.in *Corresponding author. Tel.: +91 8778577893 E-mail address: sakrish@igcar.gov.in *Corresponding author. Tel.: +91 8778577893 E-mail address: sakrish@igcar.gov.in