About ICF

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON FRACTURE

Founded by Professor T. Yokobori in 1965, the International Congress on Fracture (ICF) is now the premier international body for promotion of industrial, experimental & theoretical research, education and worldwide cooperation among scientists and engineers concerned with mechanics and mechanisms of fracture, fatigue and structural integrity of materials, components and systems.

Over the decades, ICF has made considerable progress in providing an opportunity for highlighting individual and national accomplishments in a wide range of disciplines beyond the traditional arenas—from biomedicine to geophysics, from nano/atomic to macro scales, and from physical to holistic and system modeling.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2009-2013

Founder President            T. Yokobori (Japan)

President                           Al. Carpinteri (Italy)

Senior Vice President        S. W. Yu (China)

Vice Presidents                  M. ElBoujdaini (Canada)

                                           A. Saxena (USA)

Directors                             E. E. Gdoutos (Greece)

                                           C. Volkert (Germany)

                                           R. Goldstein (Russia)

                                           T. Y. Zhang (Hong Kong, China)

                                           M. J. Hoffman (Australia)

Secretary General              T. Yokobori Jr (Japan)

Treasurer/Liaison Officer    D. M. R. Taplin (UK)

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

ICF-1      Sendai (Japan)                   1965

ICF-2      Brighton (UK)                    1969

ICF-3      Munich (Germany)            1973

ICF-4      Waterloo (Canada)           1977

ICF-5      Cannes (France)               1981

ICF-6      New Delhi (India)                1984

ICF-7      Houston (USA)                    1989

ICF-8      Kiev (Ukraine)                    1993

ICF-9     Sydney (Australia)               1997

ICF-10    Honolulu (USA)                    2001

ICF-11    Turin (Italy)                          2005

ICF-12    Ottawa (Canada)                 2009

ICF/ICF13 MOU

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