Statistical Methods in Fatigue of Materials

March 29-April 1, 1998

Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Borås, Sweden

Purpose

This workshop will provide a forum for scientific discussions concerning statistical methods for fatigue applications. Invited international scientists will meet Swedish researchers from industry and universities to discuss problems of mutual interest. Mathematicians working with statistical methods applicable to fatigue problems, and fatigue researchers and industrial participants interested in statistical feedback, are especially welcome to present their work and to take part in the discussion sessions.

Programme

The workshop presentations are divided into three technical sessions: All sessions include one 50 minute talk and a couple of 20 minute talks, followed by discussions with the intention of finding common new research directions. For each session we have invited two discussion leaders with backgrounds in statistics and solid mechanics respectively.

Among the invited speakers and discussion leaders who have already accepted are:

Hans Andersson, Sweden
Stefano Beretta, Italy
André Bignonnet, France
Anders Blom, Sweden
Mike Brown, Great Britain
Sture Holm, Sweden
Gary Marquis, Finland
Fred Nilsson, Sweden
Holger Rootzén, Sweden
Jack Samuelsson, Sweden
Tim Topper, Canada
Geng Sheng Wang, Sweden

Workshop Contributions

Participants willing to contribute a 20 minute oral presentation or a poster are invited to submit extended abstracts of up to three pages to the mailing address to be received not later than January 15, 1998. The abstracts will be accepted or rejected February 1, and used as a basis for the discussion sessions.

Abstracts should be submitted on paper, and preferably also electronically. For instructions see http://www.md.chalmers.se/Centres/SC/submissionfatigue.html or write to Boel Wadman, SP, see below. The documentation from this workshop will consist of copies of the extended abstracts, or full papers from participants preferring that option. Authors of presentations connected with the statistics of extremes will have a possibility of publishing in the journal "Extremes", edited by Holger Rootzén.

Registration fee

Before Feb 10 After Feb 10
Ordinary fee SEK 2800 SEK 3400
Student fee SEK 1500 SEK 1800

Location

The Swedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP) develops and transfers technology for improving competitiveness and quality in industry, and for safety, conservation of resources and good environment in society as a whole. With Sweden's widest and most sophisticated range of equipment and expertise for technical investigation, measurement, testing and certification, SP performs research and development in close liaison with universities, institutes of technology and international partners. SP is a EU-notified body and accredited test laboratory. Our headquarters are in Borås in the western part of Sweden about 40 km east of Gothenburg/Landvetter International Airport.

Accommodation

A number of rooms have been reserved for workshop attendees in city hotels (SEK 900 - 700/night 1997). Please note on the registration card if you wish assistance with hotel reservation. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday March 30 and end at 4 p.m. on April 1, 1998.

Social Programme

A Welcome reception will be held Sunday evening (March 29), hosted by the City of Borås. For those interested, an informal excursion to a mini train, and a visit to SP Mechanics' testing laboratories will be arranged. The conference dinner is on Tuesday evening.

Deadlines

January 15: Receipt of registration forms and extended abstracts for presentation
February 1: Acceptance of registration forms and contributed presentations 
February 10: Pay the registration fee

Mailing address

All inquiries and mail should be addressed to:
Administrative issues Technical issues
Marianne Pettersson
SP
Box 857
S-501 15 BORÅS
SWEDEN

Fax: +46 (0)33-13 55 02
E-mail: marianne.pettersson@sp.se

Boel Wadman
SP
Box 857
S-501 15 BORÅS
SWEDEN

Fax: +46 (0)33-10 20 15
E-mail: boel.wadman@sp.se">boel.wadman@sp.se

Workshop organising committee:

Jacques de Mare', chairman, Mathematical Statistics, Chalmers, {demare@math.chalmers.se}
Lennart Josefsson, Solid Mechanics, Chalmers, {lejo@solid.chalmers.se}
Georg Lindgren, Mathematical Statistics, Lund University, {georg@maths.lth.se}
Igor Rychlik, Mathematical Statistics, Lund University, {Igor.Rychlik@matstat.lu.se}
Thomas Svensson, Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, {thomas.svensson@sp.se}
Boel Wadman, Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, {boel.wadman@sp.se}

Sponsorship

The workshop is sponsored by:

Visitor Programme

This international workshop is linked to a national network in mathematical statistics, which includes a visitor programme. Two major nodes in the network are Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg and Lund University.

The visitor programme for statistical methods in fatigue is scheduled March-April 1998, with March in Gothenburg and April in Lund. The emphasis will be on statistical aspects but some invited participants will represent the experimental and engineering side. The guests will be long-term visitors (2 months), short-term visitors (up to a month) and the participants in the workshop.

WWW

Information on the symposium, the visiting research programme and copies of announcements are available at http://www.md.chalmers.se/Centres/SC/fatigue.html

REGISTRATION CARD

Statistical Methods in Fatigue of Materials March 29 - April 1, 1998

*  I wish to receive further information
*  I intend to participate
*  I will submit a presentation with the following title:

I would prefer   * oral/ * poster presentation

Name
Address
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I would like SP to assist with reservation of accommodation
Arrival Date.......
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I intend to participate in
*  the welcome reception Sunday evening March 29
*  the dinner Tuesday evening March 31
*  the mini train visit
*  the SP Mechanics visit

Registration forms and extended abstracts should be received by Marianne Pettersson, SP, before January 15.

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