International Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture in Steel and Concrete Structures, Madras, India, December 19-21, 1991, Group Travel Award in U.S. and Indian Currencies.

说明：在这个项目下，7名美国科学家将参加1991年12月在印度马德拉斯举行的钢铁和混凝土结构疲劳和断裂国际研讨会。技术会议将包括以下主题：断裂力学；钢的疲劳与断裂；混凝土疲劳与断裂；裂纹扩展;关节疲劳性能及试验研究结构构件疲劳性能及试验研究状态监测与损伤评估；寿命预测;设计;和可靠性。组织秘书是印度马德拉斯结构工程研究中心（SERC）的A.G. Madhava Rao博士。会议记录，包括提交的论文和海报预计将出版。范围：这是在印度举行的钢和混凝土结构疲劳和断裂领域的第一次国际会议，吸引了许多国家的广泛响应。已经提交了110多篇论文。SERC是印度在该领域最知名的研究机构。它有很好的研究和会议安排设施。拟议中的美国参与者是该领域的知名学者。他们很可能会为研讨会做出很好的贡献，并从他们的参与中获益。还可能确定未来的联合项目。这个项目符合美印计划的目标。

Description: Under this project support is provided for participation of seven U.S. scientists in the International Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture in Steel and Concrete Structures to be held in Madras, India in December 1991. The technical sessions will include the following topics: Fracture Mechanics; Fatigue and Fracture of Steel; Fatigue and Fracture of Concrete; Crack Growth; Fatigue Behavior and Testing of Joints; Fatigue Behavior and Testing of Structural Members; Condition Monitoring and Damage Assessment; Life Prediction; Design; and Reliability. The organizing secretary is Dr. A.G. Madhava Rao of the Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), in Madras, India. Proceedings including the presented papers and poster papers is expected to be published. Scope: This is the first international meeting in the area of fatigue and fracture in steel and concrete structures to be held in India, and is attracting wide response from many countries. There are over 110 papers already submitted for presentation. The SERC is India's best known research institute in the field. It has excellent facilities for research and for the meeting arrangement. The proposed U.S. participants are eminent scholars in the field. They are likely to contribute well to the symposium and to gain from their participation. It is also likely that future joint projects will be identified. This project fits the objectives of the US-India Program.