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July 7, 2025

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A — Themed Issue Dedicated to Peter Flewitt

A themed issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A has recently been published and is dedicated to the memory of FESI Director Professor Peter Flewitt.

Based on the TAGSI/FESI Symposium Future Challenges for Structural Integrity of High-Integrity Components held in Manchester in April 2024, the issue covers the diverse arguments for ensuring the structural integrity of high integrity components, challenges and advancements in fusion structural integrity, fatigue crack growth evaluations for transient cycles, sizes and aspect ratios of postulated defects for the failure analysis leg of a safety case for an Incredibility of Failure component and the treatment of secondary stress in quasi-static fracture assessments. 

The content may be accessed online at bit.ly/TransA2300. 

To purchase the print issue at the reduced price of £40 (usual price £60), please contact the royal Society sales team (sales@royalsociety.org) and quoting the promotional code TA 2300. 

A flyer has been produced by the Royal Society and is available here.

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