In 2018, Strength of Materials plans to publish relevant papers selected from the First International Conference on Material Strength and Applied Mechanics (MSAM 2018), which will be held from April 10th to 13th, 2018 in Kitakyushu City, Japan.

MSAM 2018 will represent a broad forum for all aspects of material strength to promote the fundamental understanding of material strength under different conditions. MSAM 2018 will also provide an opportunity to present and discuss recent analytical, experimental and computational results in the field of applied mechanics to bridge the gap between physical theory and its application to technology.

The conference is sponsored by the Society of Materials Science of Japan, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Oita University, Fukuoka University, and University of Ryukyus, Japan.

The plenary session will include keynote speeches, invited speeches, poster presentations and oral presentations. Up to now, the conference has attracted three keynote speakers (from China, Spain, and Ukraine), 30 invited speakers and a great number of regular speakers from different countries, including Austria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Malaysia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, USA, and others.

Conference Website: http://www.msamconf.org/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/msam-conference/

For more information please email: msam@msamconf.org

Prof. V. V. Kharchenko, Editor-in-Chief, Pisarenko Institute of Problems of Strength, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

Prof. Nao-Aki Noda, Kyushu Institute of Technology, MSAM 2018 Conference General Chair, Japan

Prof. Makabe Chobin, University of Ryukus, MSAM 2018 Conference General Co-Chair, Japan