1. (1) First international conference was held as “Fatigue Life in the Gigacycle Regime”, 1998 in Paris. The second: “Fatigue in the Very High Cycle Regime”, 2001 in Vienna, The third: “Very High Cycle Fatigue (VHCF-3)”, 2004 in Kyoto/Kusatsu, and the fourth: “Very High Cycle Fatigue (VHCF-4)”, 2007 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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