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SUMMARY:ICF16 – 16th International Conference on Fracture
DESCRIPTION:<p><img src="https://esis-ag.at/admidio/system/show_image.php?m
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 ernational Conference on Fracture – ICF16 Melbourne 2027" width="1500" h
 eight="500"></p><h2>Structural Integrity for Sustainability &amp\; Circula
 r Economy</h2><p>From 28 June to 2 July 2027\, the international fracture 
 community will meet at RMIT University’s City Campus in Melbourne for IC
 F16. Often described as the “Olympics of Fracture Mechanics”\, the qua
 drennial conference returns to Australia for the first time in 30 years an
 d brings together researchers\, engineers\, industry specialists and early
 -career scientists from around the world.</p><p>Hosted by the Internationa
 l Congress on Fracture with the Australian Fracture Group\, Engineers Aust
 ralia and RMIT University\, ICF16 combines leading research with practical
  questions of durability\, safety and sustainable design. Plenary and hono
 ur lectures\, parallel thematic symposia\, mini-symposia\, poster contribu
 tions\, short courses and technical visits create space for both new scien
 tific ideas and international cooperation.</p><h3>Scientific scope</h3><p>
 The programme spans fracture\, fatigue\, damage tolerance and structural i
 ntegrity across materials and length scales\, including:</p><ul><li>advanc
 ed metals\, composites\, ceramics\, polymers and biomaterials</li><li>comp
 utational\, multiscale and data-driven fracture mechanics</li><li>hydrogen
  embrittlement\, corrosion fatigue and high-temperature failure</li><li>ad
 ditive manufacturing\, non-destructive testing and structural health monit
 oring</li><li>applications in energy\, transport\, civil infrastructure\, 
 aerospace and biomedical engineering</li></ul><h3>Why it matters for the E
 SIS community</h3><p>ICF16 offers ESIS Austria members an exceptional oppo
 rtunity to present current work\, follow developments across the full fiel
 d of fracture and structural integrity\, and build connections with an int
 ernational technical community. The conference theme places our discipline
 s at the centre of longer component life\, circular use of materials and m
 ore reliable engineering systems.</p><h3>Important dates</h3><ul><li><stro
 ng>30 November 2026:</strong> abstract submission deadline</li><li><strong
 >15 December 2026:</strong> notification of abstract review outcome</li><l
 i><strong>1 February 2027:</strong> preliminary programme posted</li><li><
 strong>15 April 2027:</strong> early registration and poster abstract dead
 line</li><li><strong>28 June – 2 July 2027:</strong> ICF16 in Melbourne<
 /li></ul><h3>Useful links</h3><ul><li><a href="https://dems-icf-16-2027.ev
 entsairsite.com/">Conference website</a></li><li><a href="https://dems-icf
 -16-2027.eventsairsite.com/call-for-abstract">Call for abstracts and submi
 ssion guidance</a></li><li><a href="https://dems-icf-16-2027.eventsairsite
 .com/topics-2">Conference topics and thematic symposia</a></li><li><a href
 ="https://dems-icf-16-2027.eventsairsite.com/conference-schedule">Tentativ
 e schedule</a></li><li><a href="https://dems-icf-16-2027.eventsairsite.com
 /registration">Registration information</a></li><li><a href="https://dems-
 icf-16-2027.eventsairsite.com/venue-rmit-university-city-campus">Venue and
  travel information</a></li></ul><p><strong>Venue:</strong> RMIT Universit
 y City Campus\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia.</p>
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