The Third International Conference on Fracture & Strength of Solids

Hong Kong, 8-10 December 1997

Organizing Committee

Chairman: P. Tong, Hong Kong University of Sci. & Tech.

Secretariats:

T.Y. Zhang, Hong Kong University of Sci. & Tech.

J.K. Kim, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Members:

X. Du, China Light & Power Co. Ltd.

J.K.L. Lai, City University of Hong Kong

S. Lee, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

R.S.W. Lee, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Z.J. LI, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

W.B. Lee, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

R.H.C. Wong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

C.W. Woo, Tsing Yi Technical College

International Advisory Board

S.N. Atluri -Georgia Institute of Technology

T. Belytschko -Northwestern University, Evanston

P.T.Y. Chang -Hong Kong University of Sci. & Tech.

W.H. Chen -National Tsinghua University

Y.K. Cheung -University of Hong Kong

C.L. Chow -University of Michigan, Dearborn

B. Cotterell -Nan Yang Technology University

Y.Y. Earmme -Korea Advanced Institute of Sci. & Tech.

J.W. Hutchinson -Harvard University

K.C. Hwang -Tsinghua University

T. Inoue -University of Kyoto

S.J. Kim -Seoul National University

H. Kobayashi -Tokyo Institute of Technology

W.K. Liu - Northwestern University, Evanston

Y.W. Mai -University of Sydney

R. McMeeking -University of California, Santa Barbara

P. Tong -Hong Kong University of Sci. & Tech.

J.M. Xiao -Beijing University of Sci. & Tech.

W. Yang -Tsinghua University

T. Yokobori -Teikyo University

Sponsors

Far East and Oceanic Fracture Society (FEOFS)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Hong Kong Chapter

Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE)

China Light and Power Co. Ltd.

Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (HKSTAM)

U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

United States Army Research Office (USARO)-Far East

Beijing ¨C Hong Kong Academic Exchange Center