ESIS Newsletter December 2025

ESIS Newsletter 73, December 2025

In this issue ESIS Officers ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Editorial by the ESIS President - Report on the 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity............................................................................................................................ 5 25th European Conference on Fracture (ECF25) - Predicting and preventing catastrophic crack propagation .............................................................................................................................. 8 Five Elsevier journals affiliated with ESIS.................................................................................... 11 Procedia Structural Integrity.......................................................................................................... 12 OA Journals affiliated with ESIS ................................................................................................... 14 Special Issues 2025-2026 .................................................................................................................. 15 National Committees........................................................................................................................ 16 CROATIA .................................................................................................................................................................... 16 GERMANY.................................................................................................................................................................. 18 ITALY.......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 RUSSIA........................................................................................................................................................................ 21 SERBIA........................................................................................................................................................................ 22 TURKIYE .................................................................................................................................................................... 23 UKRAINE.................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Technical Committees...................................................................................................................... 25 TC02: MICROMECHANISMS ................................................................................................................................... 25 TC03: FATIGUE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES ............................................................ 25 TC5: DYNAMICS OF FRACTURE AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS ............................................... 30 TC12: RISK ANALYSIS AND SAFETY OF LARGE STRUCTURES AND COMPONENTS ............................... 30 TC13: EDUCATION AND TRAINING...................................................................................................................... 31 TC14: INTEGRITY OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS........................................................... 31 TC15: STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS ............................. 33

TC16: FINITE FRACTURE MECHANICS ................................................................................................................ 34 TC18: STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF WELDED JOINTS .................................................................................... 36 TC19: DATA-DRIVEN METHODS AND MACHINE LEARNING APPLIED TO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY 36 ESIS Publishing House (ESIS – PH) .............................................................................................. 37 ESIS Preprint Service (ESIS – PS) ................................................................................................. 38 ESIS YouTube channel (ESIS – YT).............................................................................................. 38 Calendar of ESIS events & TC Meetings ...................................................................................... 39 Calendar of Conferences & Workshops ........................................................................................ 40 ESIS Procedures and Documents ................................................................................................... 41 How to become an ESIS member ................................................................................................... 42

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ESIS Officers

President Prof. Emeritus Aleksandar Sedmak Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade Kraljice Marije 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia asedmak@mas.bg.ac.rs Past-President Prof. Francesco Iacoviello Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale - DICeM Via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043, Cassino (FR), Italy iacoviello@unicas.it Vice-President Prof. Filippo Berto Department Chemical Materials, Environmental Engineeering, Sapienza University of Roma Via Eudossiana 18, 00184, Roma, Italy filippo.berto@uniroma1.it Vice-President Prof. Liviu Marsavina Department of Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Politehnica University of Timisoara Blvd. M. Viteazu, No.1, Timisoara 300222, Romania msvina@mec.upt.ro Secretary Prof. Pedro Moreira UMAI, INEGI, University of Porto Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 400, 4200 ‐ 465 Porto pmoreira@inegi.up.pt Treasurer Prof. Vittorio di Cocco Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale ‐ DICeM Via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043, Cassino (FR), Italy v.dicocco@unicas.it Internal Auditor Prof. Giuseppe Ferro Politecnico di Torino, Department of Structural Engineering & Geotechnics Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy ferro@polito.it

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Newsletter and publications Prof. Sabrina Vantadori University of Parma - DIA Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124, Parma, Italy sabrina.vantadori@unipr.it Liaison officers Prof. Emerita Leslie Banks ‐ Sills The Dreszer Fracture Mechanics Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, 6997801, Israel banks@tauex.tau.ac.il Prof. Jianying He NTNU Nanomechanical Lab Dept. of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N ‐ 7491 Trondheim, Norway jianying.he@ntnu.no Prof. Milos Djukic Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade Kraljice Marije 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia mdjukic@mas.bg.ac.rs

Blogger Prof. Per Ståhle Lund University, Solid Mechanics Lund, Sweden per.stahle@solid.lth.se

ECF24 Chairman Prof. Zeljko Bozic Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb Ivana Lucica 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia zeljko.bozic@fsb.hr ECF25 Chairman Prof. Stavros Kourkoulis Department of Mechanics, National Technical, University of Athens Athens, Greece stakkour@central.ntua.gr

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Editorial by the ESIS President - Report on the 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity

Conference was held 4 days from 25 th to 28 th November, in Belgrade, Serbia. 320 registered participants from 32 countries (120 from China, 95 from Serbia, 105 from Europe and all over the world), with 250 presentations (oral, poster, plenary, special lectures) contributed to the success of the conference.

Venue for the first day was the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering where the Welcome cocktail, registration and Panel discussion took place. Panel discussion on “Approximately right vs. exactly wrong”, dedicated to Prof. Roderick Smith, was organized and moderated by Prof. Youshi Hong, with participation of Profs. Wanlin Guo, Hongbiao Dong, Shang Tung Tu, and by pre-recorded video (Ali Mehmanparast). Starting from Wednesday, three days of intensive work followed, each day 3 plenary lectures and 2 parallel sessions in 3 or 4 rooms, in total 190 oral presentations. The first plenary lecture was delivered by Prof. Wanlin Guo, followed by plenary lectures by Profs. Jianying He, Milos Djukic, Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Lixun Cai, Tong Liu, Binhan Sun, Filippo Berto and Jacques Besson. Parallel sessions (19 in total) were organized in the scope of the following mini-symposia, including keynote lectures: • Advanced surface processing technologies for damage tolerance improvement and life extension • Synchrotron, lab-scale and industrial X-ray tomography for multiscale structural integrity • Analytical and computational analysis of mechanical components under static and dynamic loading • TC1 & TC8 - Numerical methods for solving elastic plastic fracture mechanics - joint topic • Data-driven and deep learning in action: smart monitoring, analysis and damage prediction for materials and structures • TC7 - Understanding damage mechanisms in additive manufacturing: fracture, fatigue, and future trends, • TC03 & IGF - Fatigue and fracture behaviour in emerging and green materials • TC21 - Corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of advanced materials • TC12 - Multiscale aspects of structural integrity and safety of technical system • TC21 - Corrosion, structural integrity, and reliability of oil and gas and hydrogen pipelines • TC5 - Fracture and structural transformations under high rate and impact loading • TC18 - Recent advances in structural integrity assessment of welded joints. Special lectures were delivered in the scope of Hydrogen embrittlement session (Prof. Hong Luo) and J. Rice’s 85 th birthday session (Profs. Aleksandar Sedmak, Zhiliang Zhang, Qian Zhengfang and Ruzica Nikolic). The best student competition was held on Thursday. Six students presented their papers. The first prize went to Mengqi Li, the second to Gordana Marković, whereas the contributions of Shilin Xu, Qian Chen, Nai- Jian Dong and Nemanja Ilić were also recognize d during the Conference dinner. The ad hoc introduced awards were also promoted, two Awards of merit for Dr. Branislav Djordjevic and Prof. Jian-Feng Wen, and Nikola Tesla medal for the innovative approach in solving fracture mechanics problems for Prof. Zhiliang Zhang. The 2 nd BECCSI will be held in two years in 2027 in Shanghai, China. We believe that this conference will become one of the major international and intercontinental events in structural integrity community.

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Opening ceremony.

Plenary lecturers.

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Opening speech.

Closing speech.

Award ceremony.

ESIS Vice-presidents.

M. Djukic, J. He, A. Sedmak, W. Guo.

Aleksandar Sedmak

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25th European Conference on Fracture (ECF25) - Predicting and preventing catastrophic crack propagation Venue: Athens Conservatoire, Rigillis St & Vas. Georgiou Avenue Β΄ 17-19, Athens Greece Date: September 6-11, 2026 25 th European Conference on Fracture (ECF25): Predicting and Preventing Catastrophic Crack Propagation

Athens, Greece, September 6-11, 2026

About the Conference “ European Structural Integrity Society - ESIS ” ( LINK ) has announced its biennial conference ( 25th European Conference on Fracture – ECF25: Predicting and Preventing Catastrophic Crack Propagation ) ( LINK ). ECF25 marks two jubilees: 25 th conference and 50 th anniversary of the 1 st one organized in Poitiers in 1976. The organization of the conference was entrusted by ESIS to the “ Greek Society for Experimental Mechanics of Materials ” ( LINK ). The event will take place in Athens, Greece, from September 6 to September 11, 2026. In addition, following ECF’s tradition a two-day Summer School will be organized on September 5 and 6, devoted to innovative analytical and experimental tools for the prediction of upcoming catastrophic crack propagation. ECF25 continues the legacy of excellence established by the ECF series, which has been a cornerstone of the fatigue and fracture community since its inception in 1976. Over the years, it has become one of the premier global forums for researchers and engineers working in the fields of structural integrity, fatigue, and fracture mechanics. It is expected that ECF25 will attract hundreds of participants from Academia, Research Institutions, and Industry, reflecting its status as a major platform for scientific exchange and collaboration.

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Welcome to Athens, the bridge between ancient history with modern life, offering stunning views, Mediterranean cuisine, a warm, welcoming spirit, and…

… a chance to visit and rest at the picturesque islands of the Saronic Gulf that are just a stone's throw away from the city’s port of Piraeus. The six-day conference will be an excellent environment for participants to network with international structural integrity leaders, facilitating productive discussions and exchange of diverse views and information among attendees. As always, ESIS pays special attention to young researchers: their participation is supported financially and a competition for the Best Student Papers Awards is organized. Plenary and keynote lectures, Special Focus Symposia, Parallel Technical Sessions, Poster Sessions and Industry Panel Discussions will embrace all aspects of Structural Integrity and scientific research tools, ranging from purely analytical ones to numerical, experimental and hybrid approaches, covering the broadest variety of structural materials.

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The venue: Athens Conservatoire and its main Amphitheatre. Abstracts should be submitted by April 20, 2026, while the deadline for submission of proposals for Thematic Symposia is January 12, 2026. Additional info is available on the conference website ( LINK ). ECF25 will be chaired by Professor Stavros K. Kourkoulis (Department of Mechanics, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens), President of the “Greek Society for Experimental Mechanics of Materials” and it will be co-chaired by Professor Emeritus Dimos Triantis (University of West Attica, Greece) and Professor Ioannis K. Chatjigeorgiou, Rector of the National Technical University of Athens. Stavros K. Kourkoulis

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Five Elsevier journals affiliated with ESIS

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Procedia Structural Integrity

Editorial Board Francesco Iacoviello, Italy

Sara Bagherifard, Italy Leslie Banks-Sills, Israel Chiara Bertolin, Norway Bamber Blackman, United Kingdom Željko Božić, Croatia Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Italy Virginia Infante, Portugal Liviu Marsavina, Romania Pedro Moreira, Portugal Aleksandar Sedmak, Serbia Valery Shlyannikov, Russian Federation Per Ståhle, Sweden

Sabrina Vantadori, Italy Zhiliang Zhang, Norway

2025 Issues

Volume 74, pages 114 Eleventh International Conference on Materials Structure and Micromechanics of Fracture Edited by Dr Libor Pantělejev Volume 73, pages 170 23rd International Conference on Modelling in Mechanics 2025 Edited by Krejsa Martin, Movahedi Rad Majid, Katzer Jacek, Kormanikova Eva, Lehner Petr Volume 72, pages 556 12th Annual Conference of Society for Structural Integrity and Life (DIVK12) Edited by Simon Sedmak, Aleksandar Sedmak, Branislav Djordjevic Volume 71, pages 492 5th International Structural Integrity Conference and Exhibition (SICE 2024) Edited by Dilip Ramkrishna Peshwe, Jatin G. Bhatt, Raghu Prakash, Atul R. Ballal,Rajesh K. Khatirkar Volume 70, pages 706 Structural Integrity and Interactions of Materials in Civil Engineering Structures (SIIMCES-2025) Edited by Krishnan S. A., Ubagaram Johnson Alengaram, Mohanraj R., Abhay Kumar Chaubey

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Volume 69, pages 126 13th European Symposium on Martensitic Transformation 2024 (ESOMAT 2024) Edited by Ausonio Tuissi, Carmine Maletta Volume 68, pages 1342 European Conference on Fracture 2024 Edited by Leslie Banks- Sills, Goran Vukelic, Željko Božić, Robert Basan, Siegfried Schmauder, Aleksandar Sedmak, Francesco Iacoviello Volume 67, pages 114 International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction Materials NICOM8 Edited by Giuseppe A. Ferro, Luciana Restuccia, Liberato Ferrara, Maria Konsta-Gdoutos, Surendra P Shah, Konstantin Sobolev

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OA Journals affiliated with ESIS

Francesco Iacoviello Editor-in-Chief Sabrina Vantadori Editor-in-Chief Filippo Berto Co-Editor in Chief Jianying He Co-Editor in Chief Oleg Plekhov Co-Editor in Chief

Zoran Radaković Editor-in-Chief

Aleksandar Sedmak Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

In order to be included in the Open Access journal panel affiliated to ESIS, a journal must respect the following criteria: - all the papers are submitted to a reviewing process; - the journal is completely free of charge, both for readers and for authors; - the journal is not published by a professional Publisher; - the journal is published in English and is included in DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journal). Other indexations (e.g., Scopus and ISI) are welcome.

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Special Issues 2025-2026 Journal Title

Event

Editors

Organized by

Int J Fatigue virtual SI

24th European Conference on Fracture

The 24th European Conference on Fracture (ECF24)

Siegfried Schmauder Robert Basan

ESIS

Int J Fatigue virtual SI

Fatigue Crack Paths 2024

The 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2024) The 24th European Conference on Fracture (ECF24) The 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2024) The 9th International Conference on Fracture of Polymers, Composites and Adhesives The 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2024)

S. Vantadori F. Iacoviello A. Carpinteri

TC03

Eng Frac Mech virtual SI

Fracture Mechanics in Structural Integrity Assessment: Recent Advances

Aleksandar Sedmak Liviu Marsavina

ESIS

Eng Frac Mech virtual SI Eng Frac Mech virtual SI Compos Struct virtual SI

Crack Paths 2024

S. Vantadori F. Iacoviello A. Carpinteri

TC03

Advances in Fracture of Polymers, Composites and Adhesives Crack paths in composite materials Novel analytical, numerical and experimental approaches in failure analysis - CP2024 Innovations and Challenges in Fracture and Structural Integrity

Andreas Brunner Bamber Blackman Laurent Warnet

TC04

N. Fantuzzi S. Vantadori F. Iacoviello A. Carpinteri S. Vantadori F. Iacoviello A. Carpinteri S. Vantadori F. Iacoviello C. Bellini A. Zanichelli S. Vantadori F. Iacoviello A. Sedmak

TC03

Progress

in

The 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2024)

Engineering Science virtual SI Engineering Science virtual SI Progress

TC03

in

The International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity and the 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity (IGF28 & MedFract3) The 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity (BECCSI 2025) 28th

TC03

Progress

in

Structural Integrity in the Era of Digital Engineering

Engineering Science virtual SI Med Eng Phys virtual SI Eur J Mech A/Solids virtual SI

TC03

Medical Devices: Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing 8th International Conference on Material Modelling Finite fracture mechanics and phase-field modeling of fracture—towards applications Experimental Methods for the Evaluation of Crack Propagation

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V. Silberschmidt S. Korossis

TC14

The 8th International Conference on Material Modelling

V. Silberschmidt

TC14

Int J Fract virtual SI

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V. Mantic

TC16

Theor

Appl

The 24th European Conference on Fracture (ECF24)

Stavros K. Kourkoulis Željko Božić

Fract Mech virtual SI

ESIS

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National Committees CROATIA

The 8th International Conference on Structural Integrity and Durability (ICSID 2025) and the Summer School “Fatigue and Fracture Modeling and Analysis” were organized by the Croatian Structural Integrity and Durability Group and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture of the University of Zagreb, in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from September 15 - 19, 2025. The events were endorsed by the European Structural Integrity Society. ICSID 2025 and the Summer School were held at the Centre for Advanced Academic Studies in the city of Dubrovnik. The magnificent old building of the Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (CAAS) is situated in the centre of Dubrovnik on the Croatian Adriatic Coast, in the vicinity of the most prominent historical places of the Old Town.

Centre for Advanced Academic Studies in Dubrovnik (CAAS). Summer School “Fatigue and Fracture Modeling and Analysis” , was organized prior to the ICSID 2025 conference, from September 15 to 16, 2025. Summer School Organizing Committee Željko Božić (Croatia), Chair Siegfried Schmauder (Germany) Reinhard Pippan (Austria) Youshi Hong (China) Richard E. Clegg (Australia) The Summer School provided an opportunity for students, researchers and engineers from academia and industry to get acquainted with fundamental aspects of fracture mechanics, recent trends in practical applications of fatigue and fracture models, and advanced approaches such as multiscale materials modelling. Distinguished scientists in the field, gave lectures on experimental and numerical techniques for modelling, analysis and assessment of damaged components and structures. Summer School Agenda Sep 15, 2025: Multiscale Materials Modeling, Siegfried Schmauder Sep 15, 2025: Intrinsic and extrinsic fatigue crack propagation mechanisms and its impact on life time prediction, Reinhard Pippan Sep 16, 2025: Very-high-cycle fatigue of metallic alloys and Numerous Cyclic Pressing model, Youshi Hong Sep 16, 2025: The Practice of Engineering Failure Analysis, Richard Clegg

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Summer School participants at a lecture by Professor Youshi Hong. Examples of linear and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics models, damage mechanics models and multiscale modelling used for fatigue, fracture and failure analysis of structural materials and components were presented. Important topics such as intrinsic and extrinsic fatigue crack propagation mechanisms, and very-high-cycle fatigue of metallic alloys and the Numerous Cyclic Pressing model, were presented. The Summer School was attended by 25 participants (15 on-site and 10 online) from 12 countries. We received excellent feedback from the participants regarding the lecture topics and the organization of the Summer School in general. The 8th International Conference on Structural Integrity and Durability (ICSID 2025) was held from September 16 to 19, 2025. The ICSID 2025 conference managed to bring together 75 participants (50 on-site and 25 online) from more than 20 countries. ICSID 2025 was a forum for discussing the present and future trends in experimental, analytical and numerical fracture mechanics, fatigue, structural integrity assessment, failure analysis, and other important topics in the field. Six Plenary lectures were given at the ICSID 2025 conference by leading scientists in the field.

Accepted one-page abstracts were published in the Book of Abstracts with an ISBN number (ISSN 2584-3907). The full papers will be published in the ICSID 2025 Conference proceedings in Procedia Structural Integrity, PSI. Selected papers presented at the ICSID 2025 Conference will be published in a Special Issue of the Engineering Failure Analysis journal.

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I would like to thank all participants of the ICSID 2025 conference for their contribution and the many high-quality papers. I am very much indebted to the Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee for their invaluable help, suggestions, and advice in the Conference organization. The Conference was supported by the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS). The support is gratefully acknowledged! We are pleased to announce that the 9th International Conference on Structural Integrity and Durability (ICSID 2026) will be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from August 10 to 14, 2026 . You are welcome to join us at ICSID 2026 in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik next year!

Some pictures of ICSID 2025. Photo gallery is available at this LINK

Zeljko Bozic

GERMANY

Activities of the German group since January 2025 and scheduled activities: Advanced Training Seminar 17.02.2025 in Köln Topic: “Digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) in fracture mechanics”

Contents: Digitalization and the application of AI tools nowadays play an increasing role in many fields of mechanics and strength of materials. In the advanced training seminar several key topics have been addressed: Robot-assisted data acquisition in experimental mechanics; digital lab notebook and structured data storage/retrieval; methods for feature recognition from 2D and 3D data; exploratory data analysis to uncover unknown correlations; Deep learning-based methods for automated parameter determination.

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Annual Meeting 18.02. - 19.02.2025 in Köln Topic: “Fracture mechanical material and component assessment: stress analysis, test methods and applications” Contents: The evaluation and avoidance of fracture and damage processes play an essential role in the construction and design of components and systems as well as for the development of materials suitable for use in order to ensure technical safety, service life and economic efficiency. The aim of the meeting is to provide information on scientific progress and modern technical developments in the fields of fracture and damage mechanics and to exchange experiences. Besides three plenary talks, Contents: Different numerical approaches for the simulation and prediction of damage and fracture were presented in talks and discussed in detail. The focus was inter alia on welded components, metal sheets, impact loading, rate-dependent effects and non-proportional cyclic loading. The results of the simulations were basically validated on the bases of experimental findings. Working Group Meetings “Fatigue” 5.05.-6.05.2025 in Dortmund 27.10.2025 online Joint Meetings with the DGM Contents: The meeting addresses theoretical as well as experimental work on the fatigue and crack growth in different classes of materials, from metals to ceramics, including contemporary topics such as additive manufactured materials or the impact of corrosion and hydrogen exposure. Working Group Meeting “Mixed-Mode problems” 9.07.-10.07.2025 in Freiberg Contents: Talks were given on theoretical as well as experimental and application-oriented topics. Various material classes are in the focus, i.e., fiber reinforced polymers, aluminum alloys and steel. The experimental investigations are predominantly performed under multi-axial loading conditions in both static and periodic regimes. Effects like crack closure, crack path stability and the impact of high temperature were discussed. On the methodological side, DIC, multiaxial testing and modern numerical methods such as the virtual element method (VEM) are explored. Advanced Training Seminar 23.02.2026 in Stuttgart Topic: “Challenges of hydrogen technology - Specific topics in fracture mechanics and component safety” Annual Meeting 24.02. - 25.02.2026 in Stuttgart Topic: “Fracture mechanical material and component assessment: stress analysis, test methods and applications” Working Group Meetings… … will be held 2026 on the topics “Mixed-Mode problems”, “Simulation”, “Fracture mechanics of welded joints” and “Material fatigue”. Dates will be announced. https://dvm-berlin.de/arbeitskreise/bruchmechanik-und-bauteilsicherheit Andreas Ricoeur 29 regular papers have been presented in two parallel sessions. Working Group Meeting “Simulation / Damage Mechanics” 27.03.-28.03.2025 in Munich Joint Meeting with ESIS TC8

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ITALY

The cornerstone of IGF's 2025 calendar was the organisation of major scientific gatherings, solidifying Italy’s role in the global structural integrity community. The primary event was the joint organisation of the 28th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity (IGF28) and the 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity (MedFract3). Held from September 15-18, 2025, in the picturesque setting of Aci Castello (Catania, Italy), this hybrid event successfully attracted more than 150 participants (both in-person and remote) participants from 40 different countries. The videorecordings of the presentations are available in the dedicated YouTube playlist ( LINK ), the proceedings will be published in a Procedia Structural Integrity issue ( LINK ), and two special issues will be published in Fracture and Structural Integrity ( LINK ) and in Progress in Engineering Science (LINK). During the IGF28-MedFract3, IGF awarded:

• Sabrina Vantadori (Italy) with the Manson-Coffin IGF medal • Giuseppe Andrea Ferro (Italy) with the IGF Award of Merit • José Alexander Araújo (Brasil) with the IGF Honorary membership • Grzegorz Lesiuk (Poland) with the IGF Honorary membership • Oleg Plekhov (Russia) with the IGF Honorary membership • Guian Qian (China) with the IGF Honorary membership

In conjunction with the IGF28/MedFract3 conference, IGF hosted a focused Summer School on September 15th, morning, titled "AI-Driven Innovations in Structural Integrity." This educational initiative provided a deep dive into the use of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning techniques for damage assessment, predictive maintenance, and optimisation of material properties. The school was offered free to all conference participants, underlining IGF's commitment to nurturing the next generation of researchers with advanced, interdisciplinary skills. IGF maintained a strong international presence throughout 2025, promoting knowledge exchange and collaboration. While not directly organised by IGF, the group promoted major relevant international meetings, such as the 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity (BECCI25) in Belgrade in November 2025, co-organizing with ESIS TC03 a successful thematic symposium. IGF continued to manage and financially support its official journal, Fracture and Structural Integrity ( F&SI ). This diamond open-access journal, published quarterly, maintained its high standards of excellence. In 2025 it published 89 papers, with a 77% of rejection rate, from 30 different countries. F&SI upheld its rigorous publishing criteria, ensuring all papers underwent a preliminary plagiarism and AI check and a blind peer-review process with a minimum of two reviewers. This dedication to quality ensures the journal remains a trusted and highly indexed resource (Scopus, Web of Science).

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The journal expanded its commitment to accessible research by continuing the publication of the papers in pdf version, of the issues as a browsable format and of Visual Abstracts (2-minute videos summarizing core findings, LINK ) for all papers, enhancing global engagement and research impact. In addition, since the 2025 first issue, each paper is also published in a HTML version (great for mobile devices) and is connected to a podcast published in the new F&SI podcast platform ( LINK ), also available in Spotify, YouTube and Amazon Music. Finally, the “Ask to AI” service ( LINK ) offers an interactive platform NotebookLM based with a new dimension of collaborative research.

The next IGF events is the Fourth European Conference on the Structural Integrity of Additively Manufactured Materials (ESIAM26, LINK ) that will be held in Vicenza, Italy (February 18-20, 2026). The deadline for the Abstract submission is January 10 th , 2026. Francesco Iacoviello

RUSSIA

With the participation of members of the Russian group, the following events were organized and held: • on May 27-31, the XVIII International Conference "Mechanics, Resource and Diagnostics of Materials and Structures", Yekaterinburg, Russia • on November 13-14, 2025, the Seventh School for Young Scientists "Monitoring of Natural and Technogenic Systems", Perm, Russia. As part of the 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity (Hotel Metropol Palace, Belgrade, Serbia, November 25-28, 2025), Professor Oleg Plekhov organized and chaired the mini symposium "Advanced surface processing technologies for damage tolerance improvement and life extension". At the same conference, Professor Oleg Naimark chaired the mini-symposium "Synchrotron, lab-scale and industrial X-ray tomography for multiscale structural integrity". As part of the International Scientific and Technical Conference on Aviation Engines "International Conference on Aviation Motors" (ICAM 2025, December 1-3, Hotel Holiday Inn Sokolniki, Moscow, Russia), Professor Valery Shlyannikov chaired the subsection “Strength and Lifetime”, and Professor Oleg Naimark chaired the subsection “Impact Laser Hardening”. More than 1200 specialists and researchers participated in the ICAM 2025 conference.

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On October 29 in Shanghai, China, a cooperation agreement was signed between the China Structural Integrity Consortium, chair Professor Shan-Tung Tu, East China University of Science and Technology, and Russian National Group on Fracture, chair Professor Valery Shlyannikov, Federal Research Center “Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences”. Scholars and specialists from China, Russia, and the United States participated in the signing ceremony.

Valery Shlyannikov

SERBIA

Serbian national group (DIVK) was focused on organization of the 1 st BECCSI which is already reported here. Other activities included publication of the OA Journal Structural Integrity and Life, which is now ranked as Q3 eSCI and organization of the Seminar dedicated to jubilees of a few prominent DIVK members. Our young colleague Lazar Jeremic was awarded as the best young researcher at IGF28/MedFratc3 conference in Catania for the paper "Final verdict - pressure vessel with unacceptable defects after 27 years of exploitation".

Aleksandar Sedmak

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TURKIYE

The Turkish Solid Mechanics Group organized the 4th International Workshop on Plasticity, Damage, and Fracture of Engineering Materials (IWPDF 2025), held in Istanbul from 24 to 26 September and chaired by Prof. Tuncay Yalcinkaya. The event brought together over 100 in-person participants and more than 50 online attendees, featuring highly engaging presentations in the fields of plasticity, damage, and fracture mechanics. A total of 330 authors from 40 countries contributed to the Book of Abstracts, which will be published by ESIS Publishing House and will include 120 selected abstracts. The workshop featured both single and parallel sessions and was streamed online. Presentations from online contributors were broadcast on the official YouTube channel. Following peer review, the accepted papers will be published in Procedia Structural Integrity with the support of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS).

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Tuncay Yalcinkaya

UKRAINE

The Ukrainian National Group took part in the organization of the VIII International Conference “In service Damage of Materials: Diagnostics and Prediction” under ESIS auspice. The conference was held online, October 15-17, 2025 ( LINK ). The conference was chaired by Profs. Oleg Yasnii (Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Ukraine) and Olha Zvirko (Karpenko Physico Mechanical Institute of the NAS of Ukraine). Among attendees were representatives of Germany, Spain, Poland, Slovakia, Indonesia, and Ukraine. Over 100 presentations were made at the conference. In 2026, The Ukrainian National Group will take part in the organization of the International Conference “Fracture Mechanics of Materials and Structural Integrity” in Lviv (Ukraine) from 3 to 5 March 2026. The conference will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Academician of the NAS of Ukraine, Prof. Volodymyr Panasyuk (1926-2026). Professor Panasyuk has made a significant contribution to the development of various areas of fracture mechanics and strength of materials and structures, which was recognized by the international scientific community. He was awarded of the Griffith Medal the ESIS (2000) and other prestigious awards. Hryhoriy Nykyforchyn

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Technical Committees TC02: MICROMECHANISMS

Report of Activities In 2025, ESIS Technical Committee 2 (TC2) held a dedicated meeting during the 11th International Conference on Materials Structure & Micromechanics of Fracture (MSMF11), which took place on 23–25 June 2025 in Brno, Czechia. This event provided an excellent platform for presenting and discussing recent developments in fracture mechanics, microstructural characterisation, and modelling. Selected papers from MSMF11, including several contributions associated with TC2, have been published in Procedia Structural Integrity, Volume 74. Looking ahead, TC2 will continue its activities in 2026 by organising a mini-symposium within the 25th European Conference on Fracture (ECF25), to be held in Athens on 6–11 September 2026. This mini-symposium will bring together international researchers to share new insights into fracture processes, experimental advances, and modelling approaches relevant to the aims of the Technical Committee. The invitation for this event has been distributed to all registered TC2 members via the online platform and is appended on the next page. Andrey Jivkov Andrey Shanyavsky 1. Objectives of TC3 (1.1) Organisation of the Thematic Symposium on “Fracture and Fatigue in Additively Manufactured Materials: Mechanisms, Modelling and Performance Optimisation” (chaired by Professors Sabrina Vantadori, Camilla Ronchei and Andrea Zanichelli, Parma, Italy) at the Fourth European Conference on the Structural Integrity of Additively Manufactured Materials, Vicenza (Italy) & Web, 18th to 20th February, 2026. The Thematic Symposium will explore the challenges related to the mechanical reliability of components produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM). It will focus on how intrinsic defects, process parameters, anisotropy, and surface roughness will affect fracture and fatigue behaviour, influencing safety and durability. The symposium will welcome theoretical, experimental, and numerical contributions on fracture and fatigue mechanisms in metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Key topics will include the effects of defects and microstructure, post-processing treatments, in-situ testing, computational modelling, topology optimization, corrosion-fatigue, and certification of AM parts. International experts will present research and case studies from aerospace, biomedical, automotive, and civil engineering sectors. The event will be linked to the MUR PRIN 2022 PNRR project, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, which will develop innovative methodologies for fatigue design of metallic AM components. (1.2) Organisation of the Special Session on “Bridging Physics and Data: Experimental, Analytical, Numerical, and AI Approaches to Composite Fatigue and Fracture” (chaired by Professors Sabrina Vantadori and Daniela Scorza, Parma, Italy) at the 29th International Conference on Composite Structures, Cagliari (Italy), 22nd to 26th June, 2026. The Special Session will focus on the complex interaction between physical mechanisms and data-driven methods in studying the fatigue and fracture of composite materials. It will aim to unite researchers and engineers from academia and industry to develop innovative approaches for modelling, testing, and predicting TC03: FATIGUE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

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composite behaviour under cyclic and fracture loading. The session will welcome contributions on experimental methods, numerical simulations, multi-scale and probabilistic models, and the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning for predictive analysis, model calibration, and design enhancement. It will also encourage studies on data acquisition, fusion, and digital twins for monitoring damage in composites, with applications in aerospace, automotive, marine, and renewable energy sectors. (1.3) Special Issue of Progress in Engineering Science entitled “ Innovations and Challenges in Fracture and Structural Integrity” (Guest Editors: Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Costanzo Bellini, Andrea Zanichelli), with papers selected from those presented at the 28th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity & 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity, Catania (Italy) & Web, 15th to 18th September, 2025. (1.4) Special Issue of Progress in Engineering Science entitled “Structural Integrity in the Era of Digital Engineering” (Guest Editors: Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Aleksandar Sedmak), with papers selected from those presented at the 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity (BECCSI 2025), Belgade (Serbia) & Web, 25th to 28th November, 2025. (1.5) Proposal submitted for the organisation of the Thematic Symposium on “Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures: understanding mechanisms and enhancing modelling” (chaired by Professor Sabrina Vantadori, Parma, Italy) at the 25th European Conference on Fracture (ECF25) - Predicting and Preventing Catastrophic Crack Propagation, Athens (Greece), (2.1) Organisation of the Thematic Symposium on “Defects in additive manufactured materials and their effect on fracture and fatigue performance” (chaired by Professors Sabrina Vantadori, Parma, Italy and Filippo Berto, Roma, Italy) at the 28th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity & 3rd Mediterranean Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity, Catania (Italy) & Web, 15th to 18th September, 2025. The Thematic Symposium was organized to explore how intrinsic defects in Additive Manufacturing (AM) materials influenced their mechanical behaviour, particularly regarding fracture and fatigue. It brought together experts from academia and industry to discuss challenges and innovations related to porosity, inclusions, microcracks, and microstructural variations. The symposium addressed defect characterization techniques, the relationship between defects and mechanical degradation, and the influence of process parameters and post-processing methods. It also examined strategies to enhance material performance through optimized design, advanced manufacturing, and quality control. 6th to 11th September, 2026. 2. Achievement of objectives

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The event was part of the MUR PRIN 2022 PNRR project “Towards innovative methodologies to design metallic Additive Manufactured complex components for civil engineering structures subjected to time varying loading”, led by Filippo Berto and Sabrina Vantadori, aimed at developing new fatigue design methodologies for AM metallic components. The Thematic Symposium also received an award, winning first place as the best symposium of the Congress due to the exceptional number of contributions received.

(2.2) Organisation of the Mini Symposium on “ Fatigue and fracture behaviour in emerging and green materials ” (chaired by Professors Sabrina Vantadori, Parma, Italy and Francesco Iacoviello, Cassino, Italy) at the 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity (BECCSI 2025), Belgrade (Serbia) & Web, 25th to 28th November, 2025. The Thematic Symposium was announced to address the growing need for materials that combined mechanical performance with environmental sustainability. It aimed to gather researchers, engineers, and professionals to discuss advances in the understanding of fatigue and fracture mechanisms in innovative and eco-friendly materials. The symposium focused on several key topics: fatigue and fracture in novel metallic, polymeric, ceramic, and composite materials; design and durability of sustainable materials; microstructural effects on crack initiation and propagation; experimental and numerical approaches for fatigue life prediction; and the influence of green manufacturing processes on structural integrity. International experts were invited to present case studies and technological developments.

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The event was linked to two projects coordinated by Sabrina Vantadori: the MUR PRIN 2022 project on nanostructured pervious concretes for stormwater management and the MUR PRIN 2022 PNRR project funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU, aimed at developing innovative fatigue design methodologies for metallic additive manufactured components used in civil engineering. (2.3) Special Issue of International Journal of Fatigue entitled “Fatigue Crack Paths 2024” (Guest Editors: Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Andrea Carpinteri), with papers selected from those presented at the 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP2024), 10th to 12th September, 2024 (Rimini - Italy & Web).

(2.4) Special Issue of Engineering Fracture Mechanics entitled “Crack Paths 2024” (Guest Editors: Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Andrea Carpinteri), with papers selected from those presented at the 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP2024), 10th to 12th September, 2024 (Rimini - Italy & Web).

(2.5) Special Issue of Composite Structures entitled “Crack paths in composite materials” (Guest Editors: Nicholas Fantuzzi, Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Andrea Carpinteri), with papers selected from those presented at the 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP2024), 10th to 12th September, 2024 (Rimini - Italy & Web).

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(2.6) Special Issue of Progress in Engineering Science entitled “Novel analytical, numerical and experimental approaches in failure analysis - CP2024” (Guest Editors: Sabrina Vantadori, Francesco Iacoviello, Andrea Carpinteri), with papers selected from those presented at the 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP2024), 10th to 12th September, 2024 (Rimini - Italy & Web).

(2.7) Special Issue of Fracture and Structural Integrity entitled “Special Issue on Crack Paths - CP2024” (Guest Editors: Vittorio Di Cocco, Camilla Ronchei, Daniela Scorza, Sabrina Vantadori), with papers selected from those presented at the 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP2024), 10th to 12th September, 2024 (Rimini - Italy & Web).

(2.8) Issue of Procedia Structural Integrity entitled “8th International Conference on Crack Paths” (Guest Editors: Francesco Iacoviello, Sabrina Vantadori, Nicholas Fantuzzi, Andrea Carpinteri, Filippo Berto, Luca Vincenzo Ballestra), with papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP2024), 10th to 12th September, 2024 (Rimini - Italy & Web).

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Sabrina Vantadori

TC5: DYNAMICS OF FRACTURE AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS A significant contribution was made at the 4th China-Russia Forum on Science and Technology, held in Harbin from October 23 to 27, 2025. The TC5 actively participated in Session V: Materials Science and Technology. This forum provided a high-level international platform to discuss cutting-edge challenges and advancements related to a broad range of topics including our core focus on dynamic material behavior and failure mechanisms under extreme conditions. To further consolidate expertise within our specific field, TC5 successfully organized a dedicated Minisymposium as part of the 1st Biennial ESIS-CSIC Conference on Structural Integrity (BECCSI 2025). This session served as a focal point for presenting and debating the latest research on dynamic fracture, impact engineering, and related structural transformation phenomena, reinforcing the committee's role in advancing this specialized domain. Looking ahead, the TC5 has proactively worked to foster deeper collaborative research. To this end, a targeted set of scientific problems central to the dynamics of fracture and structural transformations has been systematically elaborated. This initiative is designed to catalyze a long-term collaboration between ESIS and CSIC, and the formal proposal detailing these joint research avenues has been submitted to the Russian ESIS group for consideration and implementation. Nikita Kazarinov

TC12: RISK ANALYSIS AND SAFETY OF LARGE STRUCTURES AND COMPONENTS

Grzegorz Lesiuk and his team organized the 3rd International Symposium on Risk Analysis and Safety of Complex Structures, IRAS 2025, September 11 - 12, 2025 in beautiful city of Wrocław, Poland ( LINK ) . TC12 organized the minisymposium in the scope of the 1 st BECCSI on “Multiscale aspects of structural integrity and Safety of technical system” with keynote lecture delivered online by Elena Fedorova from Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Aleksandar Sedmak

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TC13: EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The TC organized in collaboration with COST Action CA23109 Fatigue Benchmark Repository (FABER) the Summer/Training School Advances in fatigue of materials analysis between 2 to 5 July 2025 in Timisoara, Romania at University Politehnica Timisoara. The lectures were delivered by: Rhys Pullin (UK), Andrea Spagnoli (Italy), Vittorio DiCocco (Italy), Thierry Luc-Pallin (France), Alfonso Fernandez-Canteli (Spain), Reza Talemi (Belgium), Liviu Marsavina (Romania), Calin Popa (Romania), and Anghel Cernescu (Romania). Apart of the lectures, five training sessions were organized. In the last day of the School a Technical visit at Continental Automotive Romania was organized to visit the experimental facilities for vibration fatigue. The School was attended by 29 trainees (PhD students, young researchers, teaching staff) from 15 countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Nord Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, Switzerland and Romania).

Liviu Marsavina

TC14: INTEGRITY OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

1) Thematic Symposium “Integrity of Biomedical and Biological Materials” will be organised by Technical Committee 14 of the European Structural Integrity Society within the framework of European Conference on Fracture ECF25, to be held in Athens, Greece, 6-11 September 2026 ( LINK ). The aim of this Symposium is to bring together specialists in mechanics and micromechanics of materials, applied mathematics, continuum mechanics, computational mechanics, materials science, physics, biomechanics and medical engineering to discuss latest developments and trends in characterisation and testing protocols for biomedical materials as well as biological tissues and organs

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