The purpose of the conference is to gather computational scientist and experimentalist to define and launch a numerical challenge to predict damage evolution and signatures of failure in brittle material.  At the workshop, participants are invited to

(1) present their computational approach for numerical simulation of damage; 

(2) participate in the design of a challenge problem that will be compared to laboratory experimental data on samples designed through advanced manufacturing methods (e.g. 3D printing) to fail in controlled ways and with increasing complexity;

(3) define a repeatable and unbiased metrics to quantitatively assess and measure the quality of the theoretical and data-driven models, given the significant influence of inherent uncertainty and variability on the onset and mode of failures. 

Acknowledgment: Office of the Provost and the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships, Purdue University