Scope
Broad Scientific Scope
The conference covers a wide range of topics within Structural Integrity and Engineering Sciences, including but not limited to:
Structural Integrity, Safety and Reliability
Topics related to the safe operation of engineering structures, machines, components and infrastructure, including damage tolerance, reliability, durability, risk assessment and life prediction.
Fatigue, Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis
Research on crack initiation and propagation, fatigue life assessment, fracture mechanics, failure mechanisms, damage analysis, forensic engineering and prevention of catastrophic failures.
Materials Science and Engineering
Studies on metallic materials, polymers, composites, ceramics, biomaterials, construction materials, advanced materials, material degradation, corrosion, wear and material testing.
Mechanical Engineering and Machine Design
Topics related to machine elements, design of mechanical systems, computational mechanics, experimental mechanics, tribology, vibration, dynamics and safe operation of machines.
Civil Engineering and Infrastructure
Research on buildings, bridges, roads, geotechnical structures, water infrastructure, construction materials, maintenance, repair, monitoring and sustainable infrastructure development.
Production Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing
Modern manufacturing technologies, additive manufacturing, welding, machining, forming, automation, robotics, quality control, industrial process optimisation and smart production systems.
Diagnostics, Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing
Methods of technical diagnostics, structural health monitoring, ultrasonic testing, magnetic methods, radiography, thermography, acoustic emission, image-based inspection and sensor systems.
Energy, Mining and Industrial Systems
Engineering challenges related to energy systems, mining machinery, industrial equipment, power plants, renewable energy technologies, pressure equipment, pipelines and maintenance of critical systems.
Transport, Mobility and Safety
Structural and operational problems in road, rail, aviation and maritime transport, including vehicle structures, safety, maintenance, durability and reliability of transport systems.
Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
Sustainable use of materials, circular economy, repair and life extension, reduction of waste, resource efficiency, environmental impact of engineering systems and resilient infrastructure.
Digital Engineering and Computational Methods
Numerical moralling, finite element analysis, digital twins, artificial intelligence in engineering, data-driven diagnostics, simulation-based design and optimisation.
