PSI - Issue 72

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Procedia Structural Integrity 72 (2025) 1–4

12th Annual Conference of Society for Structural Integrity and Life (DIVK12) Editorial of the 12th Annual Conference of Society for Structural Integrity and Life (DIVK12) conference

Simon Sedmak a, * , Branislav Đorđević a , Aleksandar Sedmak a,b a Innovation Center of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, Belgrade 11120, Serbia b University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, Belgrade 11120, Serbia

Abstract The 12th Annual Conference of Society for Structural Integrity and Life (DIVK12), organized between 17th and 19th of November 2024, at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Belgrade, Serbia, gathered more than 160 participants (both in person and on-line) from all over the world, with more than 25 nationalities demonstrating the vitality and importance of this new event. This Special Issue gathers the 71 papers presented at the conference, including some keynote lectures and regular presentations. Awards for special contribution in certain topics were delivered attributed during the conference. The Organizing Committee of the DIVK12 conference sincerely thanks all contributing authors for playing a significant role in the overall success of this event, with their exciting presentations. The members of the International Scientific Committee are also fully acknowledged for their support of the DIVK12 event. Special thanks to the Keynote Speakers for their dedication and knowledge and energy brought to this event. The Organizing Committee would also like to express their gratitude to the sponsors for their support without which the conference would be impossible to organize. Finally, chairmen sincerely thank the tireless efforts of Organizing Committee members, as well as Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, IMS institute and Innovation Center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering staff. © 2026 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 Aleksandar Sedmak, Branislav Djordjevic, Simon Sedmak Dr. Simon Sedmak, ssedmak@mas.bg.ac.rs, Innovation Center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia

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2452-3216 © 2026 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 Aleksandar Sedmak, Branislav Djordjevic, Simon Sedmak Dr. Simon Sedmak, ssedmak@mas.bg.ac.rs, Innovation Center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia 10.1016/j.prostr.2025.08.066