The 1st BECCSI will serve as a unique platform for the structural integrity community to explore novel solutions and manufacturing techniques, evaluate advancements in codes and standards, and address key technical challenges in the field of engineering. Furthermore, the event will seek to place these discussions in the broader context of environmental impact and the future landscape of manufacturing, all of it with the ultimate goal to prevent failure and ensure complete structural integrity. 

The three-day conference will create a conducive environment for participants to network with international structural integrity leaders. It will facilitate subsequent discussions and the exchange of diverse views and information among attendees. Special focus of the conference will be on young researchers, including a competition for the Best Student Paper Awards.

Presentations and posters will cover a range of fracture and fatigue topics with a special focus on:

• Structural integrity for advanced manufacturing

• Reliability-centered manufacturing

• Fatigue and fracture under extreme conditions

• Innovative non-destructive testing and monitoring techniques

• Multi-scale material testing, modelling and analysis

• Structural health monitoring and life extension

• Artificial intelligence and big data

• Numerical simulation of fracture and fatigue process

• Engineering damage mechanics

• Aircraft mechanics and control