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Seismic Protection of Monuments: Workshop & Seminar

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The European Center of Prevention and Forecasting of Earthquakes(ECPFE) and the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (EPPO) of Greece took the initiative to organize in the framework of the EUR-OPA agreement a Workshop-Seminar on the above subject. The Workshop-Seminar will take place in Athens, 2 December 2013. A field trip will take place on 3 December 2013. The thematic topics of the Workshop-Seminar are :

1.Classification of importance of Monuments and acceptable damage levels
2.Basic data influencing the design (Architectural , historical and Structural documentation, Monitoring of seismic behaviour, etc
3.Methods of Analysis for Assessment of bearing capacity and the design of Structural Interventions,
4.Estimation of Resistances of critical regions before and after Interventions,
5.Selection of Design Seismic Actions for the redesign,
6.Criteria for the selection of the most appropriate scheme of Structural Interventions: Monumentic values/optimum interventions
7.Case studies
8.Existing National Regulatory documents for the aseismic design of structural interventions in Monuments

Please note that the official language of the Workshop-Seminar is in English.

IBSBI Conference: Innovations On Bridges And Soil-Bridge Interaction, Athens, 2014

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The Hellenic Society of Bridges Study is pleased to announce the second IBSBI Conference, “Innovations On Bridges And Soil-Bridge Interaction” IBSBI 2014, which will be held in Athens on 16, 17 and 18 October 2014. During 2014 we will be celebrating the 3300 years of the construction of the oldest bridge in Europe, the Mycenaean Bridge of Kazarma.

CONFERENCE TOPICS
· Aesthetics and architecture of bridges
· Bridge monitoring
· Design methods
· Fabrication and construction
· High performance materials
· New materials and their application on bridges
· International codes on bridges and comparison-loadings
· Seismic behaviour
· Vehicle-bridge interaction
· Old bridges and maintenance
· Stone bridges
· Long-span bridges
· Special forms of bridges
· Floating bridges
· Pedestrian bridges
· Sky-bridges
· Geotechnical problems
· Soil-structure interaction
· Stability problems – types and analysis
· Auxiliary and connected sub-structures
· Prefabrication
· Erection
· Computational techniques
· Experimental research
· Isolation and damping systems
· Aeroelasticity

Impact and explosion problems
· Multi-hazard loading on bridges

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Scientific Committee invites all participants wishing to contribute to the scientific program to submit an abstract for oral presentation. Abstracts must be submitted by the deadline, January 10, 2014, to the following e-mail address:ibsbi2014@ntua.gr . Abstracts received after this date will not be considered.

Selected papers of high quality will be considered for publication in an extended form in the new International Journal IJBE after invitation ( http://www.ijbe.net/ ).

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Seventh National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways (7nsc)

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“Bridge Resilience for Earthquakes and Other Natural Hazards”. Oakland May 20-22, 2013. 
The Seventh National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways is tailored to the needs of engineers working for state and local departments of transportation, design consultants, contractors, researchers, mangers, and others responsible for transportation facilities. International guests will be able to dialogue with others, share their successes and needs, and learn the latest approaches to design, retrofitting, geotechnology, inspection etc.

Mini-Symposium on Computer-Aided Seismic Design and Assessment of Bridges

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The 2013 International Conference on Earthquakes and Structures (ICEAS13) (http://asem.cti3.com/ICEAS.htm) will be held as part of The 2013 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM13) (http://asem.cti3.com/asem13.htm) on 8-12 September 2013 in the International Convention Center Jeju, Jeju, Korea.
As part of ICEAS13, a Mini-Symposium on “Computer-Aided Seismic Design and Assessment of Bridges” is being organized by Anastasios Sextos (Assistant Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). 
The Mini-Symposium focuses on new computational methods for the seismic design and assessment of bridge structures primarily, but not exclusively, dealing with selection and scaling of ground motion, abutment-embankment and soil-foundation-superstructure interaction, seismic isolation, inelastic structural response, seismic pounding, structural health monitoring and control.
Authors interested in this Mini-Symposium are requested to submit a 300 words abstract by 31 March 2013. through the link http://www.techno-press.org/conference 
The procedure is to select “Abstract Submission – ASEM13” and, subsequently, the “Computer-Aided Seismic Design and Assessment of Bridges” Mini Symposium. Deadline for submitting the full conference paper after the acceptance of the abstract is 31 May 2013.
It would be preferable to notify the organizer of the Mini-Symposium at (asextos@civil.auth.gr) along with the submission of abstract. 
Thank you in advance for your kind attention and we are looking forward for an interesting session. 

International Conf. on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: From Case History to Practice • In honour of Prof. Kenji Ishihara

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The ISSMGE Technical Committee (TC 203) on “Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Associated Problems” organizes the International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering From Case History to Practice in honor of Prof. Kenji Ishihara to be organized in Istanbul, Turkey during 17-19 June, 2013. Scope and topics include:
• Case histories on ground motion and site effects
• Soil investigation with field and laboratory testing
• Dynamic Characterisation and modelling
• Performance based design methodologies; Soil-structure interaction
• Physical modelling by shaking table and centrifuge tests
• Liquefaction; Lateral spreading
• Slope stability; Embankments, landfills and dams
• Shallow foundations; Pile foundations
• Retaining wall; Reinforced earth; Underground structures
More info: http://www.icege2013.org/

Earthquake Engineering Special Session organized with the framework of Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing

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An “Earthquake Engineering” Special Session is organized within the framework of Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, to be held in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy between 3-6 September 2013. It is organized by Anastasios Sextos, Assistant Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

The Special Session focuses on recent advances in Computational Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics. More specifically, it will encourage contributions related to the mitigation of seismic risk, the design and assessment of
earthquake resistant buildings and bridges, the assessment of
special and monumental structures, system identification and structural health
monitoring, performance-based engineering, seismic
isolation and control of structures, dynamic soil-structure
interaction, strong ground motion selection and scaling as well as
seismic wave propagation through the soil media.  Papers related to new
software applications, web-based engineering tools, frameworks for
hybrid simulation and distributed computing, knowledge-based & expert
systems, finite
element programs, numerical analysis pre- and post- processing
front-ends, data and metadata dissemination and management
systems, high performance, parallel and cloud computing schemes,
applications for mobile devices and tablets as well as GIS-based
visualization tools are also welcome.

It is envisioned that the Special Session will constitute an interesting forum for scientists using state-of-the-art computational methods and tools for Earthquake Engineering purposes.

Please note that the call for papers closes on the 5th December 2012 and abstracts may be submitted via the conference website: http://www.civil-comp.com/conf/

To encourage young researchers to attend the conference a 1000 Euro Young Researcher Best Paper Prize will be awarded to the best paper presented at each of the conferences. (For further details please see the conference website).

Mini-Symposium on: Simulation-based structural vulnerability assessment and risk quantification in earthquake engineering

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Mini-Symposium 3: “Simulation-based structural vulnerability assessment and
risk quantification in earthquake engineering” is organised by Agathoklis Giaralis, Alexandros Taflanidis, and Dimitrios Vamvatsikos (http://www.icvram2014.org/MS-3-Giaralis-Taflanidis-Vamvatsikos.php)
Please visit the conference webpages for additional information – including information about the submission of abstracts. 

ASCE-ICVRAM-ISUMA 2014 conference
July 13-16, 2014, Liverpool, UKhttp://www.icvram2014.org/
 

Please note that the deadline for abstract submission is 30 April, 2013

Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering

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10th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Frontiers of Earthquake Engineering
July 21-25, 2014
Anchorage, Alaska

Purpose

The Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, on the 50th Anniversary of theGreat Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami, will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques to mitigate the damaging effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. This conference is being planned by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) in collaboration with the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES). The conference will provide a unique environment to facilitate synergy between professionals and student researchers from the U.S. and around the world. This conference brings together professionals from a broad range of disciplines, including architecture, structural engineering, seismology, geology, geophysics, geotechnical engineering, business, public policy, social sciences, regional planning, emergency response planning, and regulation.

Call for Papers

Authors must submit abstracts and papers online. The deadline for submission of abstracts is March 31, 2013. The abstract collection system will open January 7, 2013. Additional detailed instructions are available at the conference website http://www.10ncee.org.

Special Sessions

The conference will include a small number of Special Sessions. Those interested in organizing and chairing a Special Session should contact either of the Technical Program committee co-chairs, Scott Ashford (Scott.Ashford@oregonstate.edu) or Greg Deierlein (ggd@stanford.edu), by February 15, 2013.

More Information

For more information view the 1st Announcement and Call for Papers at http://10ncee.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/10NCEE_Call-for-Papers.pdf or visit the conference website at http://www.10ncee.org.

10th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics (EXTENDED DEADLINE)

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10th HSTAM INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MECHANICS
Chania, Crete, GREECE, 25-27 May,2013
www.10hstam.tuc.gr
The Hellenic Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (http://hstam.ntua.gr/announcements.html) in cooperation with the Technical University of Crete  (www.tuc.gr) organizes the 10th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics to be held in Chania from 25-27 May, 2013.
Important dates:
• Submission of abstract (300 words) by 15 January 2013 (EXTENDED DEADLINE).

Submission of abstracts and final papers will be done only electronically via the Congress e-mail: 10hstam@dpem.tuc.gr.

 For more information about the Congress please visit the website http://www.10hstam.tuc.gr
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Minisymposium in ““Software Development in the Field of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics”

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SUB

A minisymposium is organised in the framework of the 4th
International Conference on Computational Dynamics and
Earthquake Engineering – COMPDYN 2013
(www.compdyn2013.org)
:

“Software Development in the Field of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics”.
 

Organizer:  Anastasios Sextos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
 
e-mail:  asextos@civil.auth.gr
 description:  The mini-symposium
will focus on recent advances in software development for
Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics purposes. More specifically, it will encourage contributions that
will demonstrate new
software applications, web-based engineering tools, frameworks for
hybrid simulation and distributed computing, knowledge-based & expert
systems, finite
element programs, numerical analysis pre- and post- processing
front-ends, data and metadata dissemination and management
systems, high performance, parallel and cloud computing schemes,
applications for mobile devices and tablets as well as GIS-based
visualization tools. Emphasis will be primarily (but not
exclusively) given to the application of the above software
systems towards the
mitigation of seismic risk, the design and assessment of
earthquake resistant buildings and bridges, the assessment of
special and monumental structures, system identification and structural health
monitoring, performance-based engineering, seismic
isolation and control of structures, dynamic soil-structure
interaction, strong ground motion selection and scaling as well as
seismic wave propagation through the soil media. It is envisioned that the Symposium will constitute a forum
on the recently developed earthquake-engineering-related software
that will facilitate the dissemination of knowledge and promote the
interaction and cooperation between the developers and the
end-users.

A complete list of other interesting Minisymposia can be found here 

IN ORDER TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT PLEASE USE MINI-SYMPOSIUM CODE: MS-25-CZ