PSI - Issue 72

Simon Sedmak et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 72 (2025) 1–4

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1. Introduction This chapter opens with a brief overview of the Society for Structural Integrity and Life (DIVK), or "D ruštvo za integritet i vek konstrukcija 'Prof. Dr. Stojan Sedmak'" in Serbian. Since its establishment in 2001, this non governmental, non-profit society has grown to include over 240 registered experts. DIVK's primary focus is the practical application of fracture mechanics, through a range of activities including specialized seminars, publications, and strategic partnerships with other professional bodies. The 12th Annual Conference of Society for Structural Integrity and Life (DIVK12) is intended as a forum for discussion about recent advances in the fields of structural integrity: development and recent trends, classic approaches to structural integrity assessment, methods for reliability and probabilistic safety assessment, investigation on structural integrity of engineering structures under specific loading conditions, environmental effect concerning structural integrity and material properties, mechanical characterisation of engineering materials, structural integrity of newly developed materials in engineering application, finite element method and analytical modelling of failure under various loading conditions, fracture mechanics approach in structural integrity assessment, welding and welded structures as a specific problem, damage analysis, environmental effects and specificity and their applications in various fields, such as civil, mechanical, aerospace, traffic and chemical engineering, as well as to a wide variety of structures and equipment, including but not limited to bridges, buildings, dams, railways, pipelines, wind towers, offshore platforms, naval vessels, nuclear and hydropower plant. Members of organizing committee of DIVK12 conference were:  Professor Emeritus, Aleksandar Sedmak, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia, DIVK president; ESIS president, conference chairman  Dr. Branislav Đorđević , Innovation center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, Serbia, conference secretary  Professor Dr. Ana Petrović , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia, conference secretary  Professor Dr. Nenad Zrnić , Innovation center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, Serbia, director of Innovation center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade  Dr. Dragan Bojović , IMS institute, Belgrade, Serbia, general manager of IMS institute  Dr. Mhajlo Aranđelović , Innovation center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, Serbia  Dr. (scientific associate) Simon Sedmak, Innovation center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, Serbia  Professor Dr. Zoran Radaković , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia  Ivana Cvetković , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia  Dr. Ž eljko Flajs, IMS institute, Belgrade, Serbia  Dr. Ksenija Đoković , IMS institute, Belgrade, Serbia  Dr. Isaak Trajković , Innovation center of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, Serbia The 12th Annual Conference of Society for Structural Integrity and Life (DIVK12) was organized DIVK (Society for Structural Integrity and Life), with extensive support from local institutions, such as the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and its Innovation Center. Conference was held at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Belgrade, Serbia, from 17-19 November 2024. Eight keynote lecture were presented:  Bojan Me đ o, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Serbia “ Non-standard tensile and bending ring specimens for fracture examination of pipeline materials ”  Filippo Berto, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment, Italy “ Fatigue assessment of large structures: open issues and possible solutions ”  Dorin Radu, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brașov, Romania “ Structural integrity assessment – part of a sustainable development ”  Francesco Iacoviello, Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Cassino (FR), Italy “ Ductile cast irons: Porous steels or natural composites ?”