European Structural Integrity Society Explained

Type:	Engineering society
European Structural Integrity Society
Abbreviation:	ESIS
Location:	European Union
Area Served:	Worldwide
Focus:	The purpose of the scientific society is to create and expand knowledge about all aspects of structural integrity and the dissemination of that knowledge.^[1]
Language:	English
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Aleksandar Sedmak
Method:	Technical standards, conferences, publications

The European Society for Structural Integrity (ESIS) is an international non-profit engineering scientific society. Its purpose is to create and expand knowledge about all aspects of structural integrity and the dissemination of that knowledge. The goal is to improve the safety and performance of structures and components.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

History

The purpose of European Structural Integrity Society dates back to November 1978 during the summer school in Darmstadt (Germany). At the time, the name was European Group on Fracture. Between 1979 and 1988 the first technical committees were created, the first technical committee had the designation of Elasto-Plastic Fracture Mechanics. The initial idea was to reproduce in Europe the same as the ASTM committee. The first president of European Structural Integrity Society was Dr. L.H. Larsson (European Commission Joint Research Centre). ESIS has a total of 24 technical committees and national groups in each European country.^{[9] [10] [11] [2]}

The current president of ESIS is Prof. Aleksandar Sedmak from the University of Belgrade (Serbia).^{[9] [12] [13]}

Scientific Journals

ESIS is institutionally responsible for the following scientific journals:

• Engineering Failure Analysis^[14]
• Engineering Fracture Mechanics^[15]
• International Journal of Fatigue^[16]
• Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics^[17]
• Procedia Structural Integrity^[18]

Organization of International Conferences

ESIS is the organizer or supporter of various international conference series:

• ECF, European Conference on Fracture (biennial)
• ICSI, International Conference on Structural Integrity (biennial)
• IRAS, International Conference on Risk Analysis and Safety of Complex Structures and Componentes (biennial)

Awards

ESIS, at its events, confers the following awards:^{[19] [20]}

• The Griffith Medal
• The August-Wöhler Medal
• The Award of Merit
• Honorary Membership
• The Young Scientist Award
• Robert Moskovic Award (ESIS TC12) ^[21]

The August Wöhler Medal Winners

• 2022: Youshi Hong, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
• 2020: Filippo Berto, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
• 2016: Paul C. Paris, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
• 2014: Reinhard Pippan, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
• 2010: Ashok Saxena, University of Arkansas, USA
• 2008: Morris Sonsino, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
• 2006: Robert O. Ritchie, University of California, Berkeley, USA
• 2004: Leslie Pook, University College London, UK
• 2002: Michael W. Brown, The University of Sheffield, UK
• 2000: Darrell F. Socie, University of Illinois, USA

The Award of Merit Winners

• 2022: José A.F.O. Correia, University of Porto, Portugal
• 2020: Uwe Zerbst, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany
• 2018: Filippo Berto, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
• 2016: Laszlo Toth, University of Miskolc, Hungary
• 2014: Wolfgang Dietzel, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany
• 2010: Jaroslav Pokluda, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
• 2008: Emmanuel Gdoutos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
• 2006: Andrzej Neimitz, Kielce University of Technology, Poland
• 2004: Keith Miller, University of Sheffield, UK
• 2002: Dietrich Munz, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
• 2000: Ian Milne, Integrity Management Services, UK

The Robert Moskovic Award Winners

• 2023: Aleksandar Grbovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Marc A. Meyers, University of California, San Diego, USA; Motomichi Koyama, Tohoku University, Japan
• 2022: Hryhoriy Nykyforchyn, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine; John Michopoulos, United States Naval Research Laboratory, USA; Grzegorz Lesiuk, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland
• 2021: Maria Feng, Columbia University, USA; Filippo Berto, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; Milan Veljkovic, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• 2020: Neil James, Plymouth University, UK; Rui Calçada, University of Porto, Portugal; Vladimir Moskvichev, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
• 2019: Hojjat Adeli, Ohio State University, USA; Alfonso Fernández-Canteli, University of Oviedo, Spain; Aleksandar Sedmak, University of Belgrade, Serbia

External links

• European Structural Integrity Society Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statutes. www.structuralintegrity.eu. en. 2019-11-19.
2. 10.1007/BF02539061. The European Structural Integrity Society. Materials Science. 32. 5. 524–530. 1996. Milne. I.. 109840094 .
3. Web site: ESIS. www.htmtcy.net. en. 2019-11-16.
4. Web site: ESIS. www.trove.nla.gov.au. en. 2019-11-26.
5. Web site: ESIS. www. chempedia.info. en. 2019-11-26.
6. Web site: ESIS. www. een.ec.europa.eu. en. 2019-11-26.
7. Milne, Ian; Ritchie, Robert; & Karihaloo, Bhushan Comprehensive Structural Integrity, Elsevier publishing company, Amsterdam, 2003, p.5232
8. Web site: ESIS. www.htmtcy.net. en. 2019-11-16.
9. Web site: ESIS History. www.structuralintegrity.eu. en. 2019-11-19.
10. ESIS History. 2–3. International Journal of Fatigue. 46. en. 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.08.002. January 2013.
11. 10.1007/BF02539062. From the European Group on Fracture to the European Structural Integrity Society. Materials Science. 32. 5. 531–536. 1996. François. D.. 109157565 .
12. 10.1007/BF02539060. Letter of president of the European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) Dr. I. Milne. Materials Science. 32. 5. 523. 1996. 189844210 .
13. Web site: President of ESIS. www.structuralintegrity.eu. en. 2023-06-04.
14. Web site: Engineering Failure Analysis. www.journals.elsevier.com. en. 2019-11-19.
15. Web site: Engineering Mracture Mechanics. www.journals.elsevier.com. en. 2019-11-19.
16. Web site: International Journal of Fatigue. www.journals.elsevier.com. en. 2019-11-19.
17. Web site: Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. www.journals.elsevier.com. en. 2019-11-19.
18. Web site: Procedia Structural Integrity. www.journals.elsevier.com. en. 2019-11-19.
19. Web site: AWARD. www.structuralintegrity.eu. en. 2019-11-23.
20. 10.1108/ijsi.2010.43601aab.006. European Structural Integrity Society Awards (ESIS). International Journal of Structural Integrity. 1. 2010.
21. Web site: ROBERT MOSKOVIC AWARD. www.sites.google.com/structuralintegrity.eu/tc12. en. 2023-06-04.