IIW INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DESIGN, FABRICATION AND ECONOMY OF WELDED STRUCTURES, DFE2008 24 - 26 APRIL 2008 UNIVERSITY OF MISKOLC, HUNGARY FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

摘要

The main requirements of modern welded metal structures are the load-carrying capacity (safety), the fitness for production, and economy. These requirements can be met by structural optimization: the economy is achieved by minimizing a cost function. The safety and fitness for production are guaranteed by fulfilling the design and fabrication constraints. The topics of this conference are grouped according to these aspects of design, fabrication and economy, worked out by Professor Jozsef Farkas during his half century long professional activity. The aim of the conference is to bring together the world academics, researchers and practitioners in the broad fields of welded structures, structural mechanics, associated computation and structural engineering, to review recent achievements in the advancement of knowledge and understanding in these areas, share the latest developments, and address the challenges for the present and the future.