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The International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity (ICAF) was formed in 1951 (under the name “The International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue”) in response to growing concerns regarding fatigue problems in metal aircraft structures. It is an informal organization that consists of a General Secretary and fourteen National Delegates, from member countries. In 2010 the name was changed to the present one in order to clarify that the scope of the committee had broadened over the years and now also includes topics such as damage formation and growth in composite structures, structural health and loads monitoring, probabilistic modeling of structural integrity, corrosion control, etcetera. The acronym ICAF was maintained. The stated aims of ICAF are to encourage contacts between people actively engaged in aircraft structural integrity problems and to exchange information, experience, opinions and ideas concerning aeronautical fatigue and fatigue-related subjects. To this end a conference and, since 1959, a symposium are organised every two years for attendance by representatives of industry, universities and institutes, military specialists, regulatory agencies and aircraft operators throughout the world. The two-day conference consists of reviews of aeronautical fatigue and other structural integrity activities presented by the National Delegates. It is followed by a three-day symposium for specialist papers presented by authors with design, manufacturing, airworthiness regulations, operations and research backgrounds. The symposium also includes the Plantema Memorial Lecture, delivered by a leading member of the structural integrity community, and the presentation of the Schijve Award to a selected young researcher. Participation in the ICAF meetings is open for anybody interested in the topics. The (next meeting ) will be held in June 2013, in Jeruzalem, Israel. ICAF has recently taken up the initiative to develop and compile definitions of all common concepts, notions, terms and phrases that are relevant to aeronautical fatigue and structural integrity, in order to promote clear discussions and transfer of knowledge. A link will be provided on this wiki shortly. ICAF has no formal constitution or laws or funds. Its activities are possible only by the interest of the member countries and the activities of the National Delegates and the General Secretary. ==Member countries and National Delegates== The current ICAF member countries and their National Delegates are listed below. The General Secretary is elected by the National Delegates from their ranks and is appointed for an indefinite period of time. The present General Secretary, Dr. Anders Blom, has held this position since 2007. The appointment of the National Delegates is also permanent. On resignation, a delegate nominates a successor for approval by the other delegates and the General Secretary. The National Delegates usually come from a non-profit research institute, although some delegates have a position in a university or within the aerospace industry. Originally, ICAF started with five member countries only, while other countries were invited to join later. New member countries can still be invited to join ICAF upon agreement of the committee members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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