Program Information

Scope and Topics

Category 1: Anchorages

  • Recent advancement in concrete anchorages
  • Experimental testing
  • Numerical modelling and simulation of anchor behavior
  • Code based design approaches
  • Performance based design methods
  • Testing standards and qualification procedures
  • Cast-in anchorages and anchor channels
  • Post installed anchors and reinforcement
  • Anchor reinforcement techniques
  • Anchorages subjected to special loads (e.g., fatigue, sustained loads, corrosion)
  • Anchorages under extreme conditions (e.g., seismic, fire, impact)
  • Anchorages in structural strengthening and retrofitting
  • Long term performance and durability of anchor systems
  • Failure mechanisms and Spring modelling
  • Anchors in prefabricated and modular construction
  • Anchorage in various types of concrete (e.g., 3D printed, high strength, high-performance etc.)
  • Applications of AI in anchorages

Category 2: Bond

  • Recent advancement in bond between reinforcement and concrete
  • Experimental testing
  • Numerical modelling and simulation of bond behavior
  • Code based design approaches
  • Performance based design methods
  • Bond under severe loading conditions (e.g., seismic, fire, impact)
  • Bond subjected to special loads (e.g., fatigue, sustained loads, corrosion)
  • Bond in new materials
  • Assessment of bond
  • Applications of AI in bond behavior study

Category 3: Composite construction

  • Recent advancement in composite construction
  • Experimental testing
  • Numerical modelling and simulation in composite construction
  • Code based design approaches
  • Performance based design methods
  • Composite construction under severe loading conditions (e.g., seismic, fire, impact, wind)
  • Composite construction subjected to special loads (e.g., fatigue, sustained loads, corrosion)
  • Connections in composite construction
  • Composites in high rise applications
  • Composites in safety related applications
  • Construction techniques
  • Applications of AI in composite construction

Category 4: Steel-Concrete Connections in Bridges

Category 5: Engineering Applications and Case Studies on Steel-Concrete Connections

Keynote Speakers

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