PSI - Issue 45

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Procedia Structural Integrity 45 (2023) 1–3

17th Asia-Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength and the 13th Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (APCFS 2022 & SIF 2022) Preface Andrei Kotousov a, *, Ching-Tai Ng b , Wenyi Yan c

a School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia b School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia c Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia

© 2023 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 Prof. Andrei Kotousov Abstract The 17 th Asia-Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength (APCFS 2022) was joined with the 13 th Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF 2022) and took place in Adelaide, South Australia, from the 6 th to the 9 th of December 2022. Being globally affected by COVID19, the APCFS/SIF 2022 Conference has been run in a flexible format, i.e., a combination of conventional (face-to-face) presentations as well as online presentations via the Zoom platform in order to guarantee maximum safety as well as benefit for all participants. The conference attracted 181 delegates from around the world from those 148 participated in-person and 33 on-line. 158 presentations, including 5 plenary and 41 invited talks, were delivered during the conference. Besides the excellent technical program, participants had the opportunity to enjoy their stay in Adelaide, which is consistently voted as one of the most liveable cities in the world with its stunning architecture, vibrant cultural life, historical landmarks, and most importantly its beautiful untouched nature. This special issue contains twenty research articles, which have been selected and recommended to publication by the editorial team. © 2023 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 Prof. Andrei Kotousov Keywords: Structural integrity; failure; strength; fracture The Asia-Pacific Conference on Fracture and Strength (APCFS) is co-organized and sponsored by the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Australian Fracture Group (AFG). Since it was first held in Sendai, Japan in 1984, the conference has been regularly held every 2-3 years in the three countries - Japan, China and South Korea. In 2014, Australia

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2452-3216 © 2023 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 Prof. Andrei Kotousov 10.1016/j.prostr.2023.05.001