The 1st International Symposium on Steel to Concrete Connections (SySCCon 2026) will take place from August 3rd to 5th, 2026, at Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. This symposium will serve as a dedicated platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, and industry professionals to come together and engage in meaningful discussions on the latest innovations and research in Anchorage, Bond and Composite Construction.

About the Symposium

SySCCon 2026 marks the inaugural edition of International Symposium on “Steel to Concrete Connections” The symposium will be held at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA and is targeted to bring the expertise of various educational institutes, researchers and industries together and provide an excellent platform to discuss the advancements in the field of steel to concrete connections.

Background

While connections between steel and concrete are major components in reinforced concrete and composite construction, platforms such as conferences or symposiums specifically targeting these topics are rare.

SySCCon 2026 is a unique symposium that focuses on the specific problems related to steel concrete connections, such as in the field of anchorages ( bond and composite construction Past decades have seen significant advancements in these fields that include development of new products and materials, shift in design philosophies to performance based approaches, newer construction methods, and incorporation of advanced tools such as detailed numerical modeling, machine learning etc In research and practice.

The symposium will be equally useful for researchers, design engineers, product manufacturers, code and approval committee members, and more.

Main Conference Topics

The symposium primarily targets three major topics:

• Anchorage (fastenings) in concrete construction
• Bond between reinforcement and concrete
• Steel concrete composite construction

For detailed subtopics relevant for the symposium, visit the conference website at https://eng.purdue.edu/CCE/SySCCon.