Organizers

Representative

Keiji YANASE

Fukuoka University

Co-Organizers

Hisao MATSUNAGA

Kyusyu University

Hyojin KIM

Fukuoka University

Masahiro ENDO

Fukuoka University

S.V. KAMAT

Scientist Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory

Chun-Hway Hsueh

National Taiwan University

Correspondence

Keiji YANASE

Fukuoka University（kyanase@fukuoka-u.ac.jp）

Hisao MATSUNAGA

Kyushu University（matsunaga.hisao.964@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp）

Scope

This mini-symposium aims to provide a forum to discuss recent advances and address future prospects in the area of characterization/modeling of damage and failure mechanics of engineering materials. Interested researchers are invited to submit short abstracts on topics which include, but not limited to: Analysis and modeling of engineering materials with damage and fracture; Experimental characterization and validation of damage and failure mechanics; Microstructural damage/failure characterization of engineering materials.

Topics

1. Failure Mechanics
2. Applied Mechanics
3. Experimental Mechanics
4. Fracture Mechanics
5. Damage Mechanics

Invited Speakers

Chun-Hway HSUEH

Department of Materials Science & Engineering National Taiwan University

Seungwha YANG

Department of Mechanical Engineering Dong-A University

Sponsors

• Fukuoka Kaigai Limited