Conference attracts fatigue luminaries
Conference attracts fatigue luminaries
The Engineering Integrity Society's Fatigue 2003 Conference, "Fatigue and Durability Assessment of Materials, Components and Structures", was held at Queen's College, Cambridge, UK, recently and included contributions from leading figures in the world of fatigue and durability.
The 3 day conference was attended by 94 delegates from 18 countries with 14 parallel sessions covering aerospace fatigue, early crack formation, ground vehicle fatigue, multi-axial fatigue, ceramics and coatings, manufacturing processes, test methods, life extension, creep fatigue, materials and high cycle fatigue.
The conference was opened by the Society's Chairman, Professor John Draper and began with a plenary session comprising three papers on "Historical perspectives", presented by Professor Rod Smith of Imperial College, a Fellow of Queens', Professor Bela Sandor of Wisconsin University and Professor Eann Patterson of Sheffield University.
Professor Bela Sandor gave an after dinner lecture on "Virtual rides on Tut and Ben Hur chariots" and Society President, Dr Peter Watson, gave an amusing talk on "Fatigue past and present". The EIS prize for best paper by a young engineer was so closely contested that it was divided and presented to Stuart Hambling (winner) and Rachel Edwards (runner-up).
The final day finished with a plenary session of three papers on "The future of fatigue" presented by Professor Neil James of Plymouth University, Professor John Evans of Swansea University and Professor Rob Richie of Berkeley University.
The Proceedings are available from the EIS at £65 per copy, plus postage and packing.
