One of the most
important issues in the design and the lifetime of an equipment, vehicle
or structure, such as a pressure vessel, a high-energy piping, an automobile
and an aircraft, is the assessment of the structural integrity. This
is achieved through the analysis and understanding of events that allow
the evaluation of the current and future conditions of the structures -
checking for issues such as crack initiation and growth, fatigue and environment
assisted failures and for unexpected changes in materials properties -
and the possibility of life extension. The ymposium on Structural Integrity
intends to create the opportunity for the discussion and dissemination
for the new research and technological development related to this area
of knowledge.
Scientific
Committee:
Túlio
Ricardo Barreto Cruz (IPEN
/ CNEN ?SP) ?Presidente
Miguel
Mattar Neto (IPEN / CNEN
–SP) ?Vice-Presidente
Itamar
Ferreira (DEMA / FEM / UNICAMP)
Arnaldo
H. Paes de Andrade (IPEN
/ CNEN ?SP) ?Membro
Carlos
Tasso E. DeAquino (DEMA/FEM/UNICAMP)
José
Eduardo Maneschy (EletroNuclear)
Cláudio
Ruggieri (POLI ?Naval)
John
D. Landes (University of
Tennessee ?Knoxville)
