Target

 

For fatigue design assessment, direct validation tests on structures are not always feasible. Hence simpler tests, which are often standardized, are carried out on laboratory specimens or elementary structures, under specified conditions.

 

This raises the question of how representative these tests and derived models are, with regards to the actual structure situations. In other words, how can an approach for the fatigue assessment of structures, using test on specimens or elementary structures, be validated?

 

The aim of this conference is to allow the exchange between scientists and mechanical engineers facing this problem.

 

Topics

 

Authors are encouraged to discuss the aspects relating to:

• How representative laboratory specimens are in terms of in service conditions (loading, environment, surface finish…),

• Works relative to intermediate scales, from standard specimen to scale 1 structure, and the specific difficulties generated by these tests,

• Numerical validation and optimization of tests,

• Transferability of the knowledge obtained at the specimen scale to the structure for the fatigue design.

 

The objective of this conference is to present the state of the art of these subjects and recent advances. The papers can be connected with experimental and/or numerical techniques.

 

It is particularly expected that submitted papers will emphasize the connection between tests on specimens and the industrial application.

 

Key notes

 

André BIGNONNET, AB Consulting, France

Martin BRUNE, BMW, Germany

Luc REMY, ENS Mines Paris, France

Jussi SOLIN, VTT, Finland.

 

Posters

 

Participants have the opportunity to present posters discussing fatigue studies in progress.

 

Students are encouraged to present their initial results or their scope of work in order to have the opportunity to interact with the fatigue community.