Organised by the Middle East Technical University, a key member of the CONNECT-NM consortium, the 4th International Workshop on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture of Engineering Materials (IWPDF) will take place on 24-26 September 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey and online. 

The ductile failure in engineering materials is one of the crucial limiting factors in engineering design and manufacturing. Ever increasing demand for materials with contradicting properties such as high strength and high ductility makes it vital to develop tools that can predict failure phenomenon, which requires a multi-scale approach. The aim of the IWPDF 2025 meeting is to discuss recent progress in the fields of plasticity, damage, and fracture mechanics. 

Both computational and experimental studies are within the scope of the workshop, which will focus on a better understanding of how the material microstructure, loading and environmental conditions affect deformation, degradation and failure of engineering materials. The studies, including novel engineering approaches in plasticity, damage, and fracture, will also be welcomed. 

In addition to the ductile deformation, the brittle fracture observed in various materials under different loading conditions, as well as fatigue, dwell-fatigue and creep mechanisms, are also within the scope of the meeting. The workshop intends to provide an open platform for discussion on new directions in prediction and prevention of failure of engineering materials. The meeting is supported by European Structural Integrity Society and the full papers will be published in Elsevier’s open access Procedia Structural Integrity journal. Workshop contact email addresses: wwwiwpdf@metu.edu.tr and iwpdf2025@gmail.com