Welcome to UTMIS Autumn Course at KTH in Stockholm! The theme of the course is Fatigue of Materials. Lecturer is Professor Subra Suresh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.
| Theme of the Course: | Fatigue of Materials
| | Date: | 21-22 October 2026
| | Time: | 10.00 - 17.00 + dinner at 19.00, Day 1
09.00 - 16.00, Day 2
| | Location: | KTH, Stockholm
| | Last date to register: | 2 October 2026. The number of seats is limited.
| | Fee: | Free of charge for UTMIS members. For non-members the cost is 5 000 SEK, which includes lunches, fika and dinner.
| | Language: | English
| Accommodation:
| Hotels are free of choice. No rooms are pre-booked by UTMIS. |
Course Description
This course will provide an overview and some in-depth discussion on a wide variety of topics in the broad area of fatigue of materials.
Sessions will include descriptions of fatigue crack initiation and propagation, methods of characterization of the onset and progression of fatigue cracks in structural components, complex loading modes, thermomechanical and environmental factors, mechanics of fracture, and the micro-mechanisms of damage and failure in crystalline and amorphous as well as in natural and synthetic materials.
An attempt will be made to connect multiple length scales covering the nanoscopic to the macroscopic dimensions of structural details. Concepts on fatigue of materials will be illustrated with real-life examples of issues related to fatigue in engineering, covering aerospace, automotive, microelectronics, biomechanics, civil engineering, and energy industries.
Limitations of various approaches will also be highlighted, wherever appropriate. Classical teaching methods for this course will also be supplemented with the latest tools involving AI-based approaches and large language models for demonstration of concepts, learning modes, design assistance, structural optimization and material characterization.
Professor Subra Suresh, Vannevar Bush Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Professor at Large at Brown University.
Link to Biography: Prof. Subra Suresh | |
Programme
With reservation for changes. Details will be added.
Day 1| 10.00 | Registration
| | 10.30 | Welcome and short presentation of KTH
| | 10.45- | Lectures and demos, coffee break and lunch, visit to the Odqvist Laboratory
| | 17.15 | End of Day 1
| | 19.00 | Course Dinner
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Day 2| 09.00- | Lectures and demos, coffee breaks and lunch
| | 15.45 | Questions | Summing up | UTMIS info for 2027
| | 16.00 | End of course |
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We look forward to your registration. Very welcome!
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