First Announcement

V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TRIBO-FATIGUE

ISTF` 2005

October 3-7, 2005

Irkutsk, Russia

ORGANIZERS

International Coordinative Council on Tribo-Fatigue

Ministry of Science and Education of Russian Federation – Irkutsk State University of Transport

Russian Academy of Sciences – Institute of Machine Studies named after A.A. Blagonravov

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine – Institute for Problems of Strength

National Academy of Sciences of Belarus – Institute of Machines Mechanics and Reliability

Scientific and Production Group TRIBOFATIGUE Ltd

Tsinghua University

Wuhan Research Institute of Materials Protection

Wuhan University of Technology

 ISTF` 2005

For modern machines wear and fatigue became dangerous damaging phenomena: about 90% of failures are due to them.

By the end of the last century it was realized that most critical units of any machine are the ones which are called active systems, i.e. any mechanical system that operates in the conditions of contact interaction of elements (during sliding, rolling, fretting, etc.) by means of which active cycle load is transmitted simultaneously. In these cases complex wear-fatigue damage of materials takes place. Such systems and problems of their damage became the main object of studies in tribo-fatigue - the science which emerged on the verge of fatigue strength, tribology and the theory of reliability of mechanical systems.

Practically the development of tribo-fatigue opens new ways for solving problems of improving lifetime reliability of machines on main criteria of workability with simultaneous reduction of labour, means and material expenditure for their manufacture and operation.

Scope

The joint discussion of new ideas by specialists in tribology, fatigue strength and tribo-fatigue will undoubtedly be a stimulus to further development of investigations and organizing the international cooperation in this new and perspective field.

The 1st International Symposium on Tribo-Fatigue was held in Gomel (Republic of Belarus) in September 1993.

The 2nd International Symposium on Tribo-Fatigue was held in Moscow (Russia) in October 1996.

The 3d International Symposium on Tribo-Fatigue was held in Beijing (China) in October 2000.

The 4th International Symposium on Tribo-Fatigue was held in Ternopil (Ukraine) in September 2002.

MAIN TOPICS

1. Fatigue and wear: interaction of damages
2. New methods, materials and technologies to increase the durability of active systems
3. Methods and machines for wear-fatigue tests
4. Wheel/rail system: loading, materials and production technologies, damage and fracture, test methods, increase of operational reliability.
5. Tribo-fatigue, tribology, fatigue strength, the theory of reliability of mechanical systems in higher school

The Honorary Diplomas «For the Contribution to Tribo-Fatigue Development» will be awarded to authors of the most interesting papers by the resolution of the International Coordinative Council on Tribo-Fatigue.

PAPER SUBMISSION

 Papers in English or Russian submitted before the 1^st of July 2005 will be published according to the decision of the International Coordinative Council on Tribo-Fatigue by the beginning of the symposium. The requirements to the paper design are available at

Please, send to the Secretariat:

•       one copy of the paper printed by the laser printer,

•       a disk with the text and the figures of the paper,

Paper submission deadline: July 1, 2005

Participants registration: October 3, 205

Symposium opening: October 4, 2005

The updates on information about symposium are available at

Organization fee is 100 USD (for students and post graduates the fee is 30 USD). The fee should be transferred to the bank account of the Irkutsk State University of Transport before the 1^st of July 2005. It is also possible to pay the fee during the registration at the symposium.