Title Recent advances in structural integrity analysis : proceedings of the International Congress (APCF/SIF-2014), Darlington Campus, University of Sydney, Australia, December 9-12, 2014, The APCF/SIF-2014 Congress uniting: Asian-Pacific Conferrence on Fracture and Strength (APCFS-2014) International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF-2014), hosted by: The University of Sydney, co-organised by: Australia Fracture Group (AFG), Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society Materials Institution (CMES-MI), Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, Materials and Fracture Division (KSME-MFD), The Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Materials and Mechanics Division (JSME-MMD).