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Mark your calendars for the upcoming joint conference organized by IGF: IGF28 - MedFract3 (https://www.igf28-medfract3.eu/). This event combines the 28th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity (IGF28) with the 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity (MedFract3). The conference will be held both in person in the beautiful setting of Aci Castello (Catania, Italy) and remotely. While remote participants will be able to fully engage in all sessions and discussions, they will unfortunately miss the opportunity to savor the delicious cuisine of Sicily!
Five different thematic symposia and a Summer School entitled “AI-Driven Innovations in Structural Integrity” are organized during the Conference. It is important to underline that all fees collected will be entirely dedicated to:: • Event organisation; • Summer School organization; • Publication of the dedicated Procedia Structural Integrity issue; • Publication of the IGF journal Fracture and Structural Integrity; • All other IGF activities (e.g., website publication).
The main deadlines are: - Registration: always open - Abstract Submission (NEW): 13.07.2025 - Acceptance notification (NEW): 15.07.2025 - Early bird registration and payment: 31.07.2025 - Conference: 15.09.2025 - 18.09.2025 - Paper submission (after the conference): 15.10.2025 - Papers acceptance: 31.10.2025
Please note that 100% of the fees will be allocated to:
Event organisation;
Summer School organization;
Publication of the dedicated Procedia Structural Integrity issue;
Publication of the IGF journal Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale;
All other IGF activities (e.g., website publication).
Nassim Laouche, Ahmed Saimi, Ismail Bensaid, Mouloud Dahmane, Hassen Ait Atmane
This paper presents a dynamic and critical buckling analysis of the presence of a crack of steel-polymer concrete composite beams modelled using a refined quasi 3D beam theory. The beam model is a hollow steel box section filled with a…
H. S. Vishwanatha, S. Muralidhara, B. K. Raghu Prasad
The size effect significantly influences the structural design of concrete elements, particularly when applying fracture mechanics principles. As structural dimensions increase, a significant outcome of the size effect is the decline in…
This study investigates the free vibration behavior of 3D-printed PA6 layered plates by considering the effects of stacking sequence, infill ratio, and boundary conditions. Unlike previous works, this research provides a comprehensive…
The aim of this work is to investigate the mechanical behavior of sandwich structures when subjected to edgewise and flatwise compression loadings, using 2D Digital Image Correlation (DIC). These structures are made of Glass Fiber…
This study analyses the failure mechanisms of bilayer hybrid composites, consisting of carbon and glass fibres embedded in an epoxy matrix, under bending loads. The objective is to evaluate how different hybrid configurations influence…
This paper presents a study on the tensile, fracture, damage, and reliability properties of 3D printed polylactic acid (PLA), based on a series of experiments. The study focuses on polylactic acid (PLA) samples produced using fused…
The impact of n-B4C on the mechanical and tribological behavior of Al7075 particle reinforced composites were assessed by analyzing samples of the resultant nano-composites for micro-structure, hardness, tensile strength, and wear behavior…
Di Di, Zhihua Xiong, Hui Wang, Zhenhua Pan, Markus Feldmann
This paper presents a novel integral abutment design incorporating a composite dowel girder and H-shaped steel pile abutments to enhance load-bearing capacity and construction efficiency. Numerical analysis is conducted to investigate the…
The paper investigates the use of 3D-printed components made from Polylactic Acid (PLA) for the restoration of architectural and ornamental elements, focusing on architectural/structural components. The material PLA was chosen for its…
Bamboo’s renewability may justify bamboo-reinforced concrete (BRC) structures. For practical applications, the accurate description of BRC flexural behaviour is paramount. Lumped damage mechanics is an interesting alternative among some…
Sviatoslav Eleonsky, Vladimir Pisarev, Yury Matvienko, Galina Gvozdeva
New data concerning the values of residual stresses that arise as a result of the contact interaction of a spherical indenter and a flat surface of composite plate have been obtained. The studies are performed for both static indentation…
The paper considers a pro-bionic lattice shell (PBLS) for civil aviation structures and the problem of getting the parameters of a local low-velocity impact taking the value of residual strain by fiber optic sensors (FOS) installed in…
This work deals with investigations of the stress field distribution around a steel anchor embedded in a concrete. Tensile loading - pulling force of the steel anchor is considered, which is very often connected to concrete cone failure.…
Davide Leonetti, Bo van Schuppen, Maryam Jahanian, Sumya Mobder, Bert Snijder
This study reports an experimental investigation on the applicability of the net cross-sectional resistance rules of Eurocode 3 for steel plates with different bolt-hole configurations and steel grades, when relatively small fatigue cracks…
This study investigates the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) polymer specimens subjected to tensile and shear testing, with a particular focus on the influence of raster orientation and shell…
Umberto De Maio, Fabrizio Greco, Paolo Lonetti, Paolo Nevone Blasi, Girolamo Sgambitterra
In this work, the structural behavior of masonry buildings under flash flood actions is analyzed by using a novel 3D multilevel fluid/structure model. The proposed numerical framework consists of a macro-scale model based on the…
Rohit Kumar Singh, Khyati Verma, G. C. Mohan Kumar
This research examines the mechanical characteristics of polymer composites (PMMA) that are reinforced with Hydroxyapatite (HAp), with a particular emphasis on the Elastic Modulus and Compressive Strength. The investigation employs a…
Rebar corrosion significantly affects the overall performance and the service life of reinforced concrete (RC) structures due to the reduction in the bond strength between concrete and rebar, leading to the delamination of the concrete…
