The topics of the conference include, but not limited, the following research and application areas:
1. New Construction Materials
- Sustainable materials;
- Composite materials;
- Laminated composites;
- Materials theory, computation and design;
- Material science applications;
2. Advanced Computational Methods
- Structural dynamics;
- Finite element modelling;
- Computer-aided design;
- Computational structural mechanics;
- Nonlinear dynamic modelling;
- Statistic methods and probabilistic approaches;
- Numerical methods and algorithms;
- High-performance computing;
3. Artificial Intelligence Techniques Applied to Structural Design
- Machine learning techniques in structural engineering;
- Data mining techniques;
- Deep learning;
- Neural networks, fuzzy logic and evolutionary computation;
- Metaheuristic optimization;
- Digital twin techniques;
4. Research and Design of Steel and Composite Structures
- Steel and composite structures;
- High-performance steel;
- Steel construction in the oil, mining and renewable energies sector;
- Design of thin-walled sections;
- Stability;
- Lightweight structures;
- Bolted and Welded Connections;
- Seismic performance of steel buildings;
5. Research and Design of Concrete Structures
- Concrete structures standards;
- High-Performance Concrete;
- Durability of concrete structures;
- Seismic performance of concrete buildings;
- Pre-Cast Concrete Structures;
6. Research and Design of Renewable Energy Structures
- Onshore and Offshore Renewable Energy Structures;
- Marine energy harvesting technologies;
- Design of marine foundations;
- Environmental loads and climate change adaption;
- Nuclear plants;
7. Extreme Events
- Robustness and Resilience of Structures under Extreme Loads;
- Fire and blast events and damage;
- Natural disasters (e.g. earthquake, mountain slide);
- High winds or extreme weather conditions;
8. Safety Assessment, Maintenance, Retrofit and Strengthening of Structures
- Structural assessment and damage detection;
- Structural risk analysis;
- Structural safety and reliability;
- Fracture and fatigue assessment;
- Mechanisms of deterioration;
- Performance of deteriorated structures;
- Structural health monitoring;
- Structural operation and maintenance;
- Life-cycle performance of structures;
- Repair, strengthening and rehabilitation;
- Installation and decommissioning;
- Nondestructive testing;
- Performance-based structural engineering;
- Durability and long-term performance of structures;
9. Construction 4.0
- Generative design;
- Building Information Modelling (BIM);
- 4D/nD modelling;
- Drones and scanners;
- 3D printing;
- Virtual reality and augmented reality;
- Robotics and cobotics;
- Big data and data lake;
- Mobile computing;
- Automated approaches in construction;
10. Construction Technologies and Management
- Thermal performance of buildings;
- Acoustics of buildings;
- HVAC technologies;
- Construction management;
- Design management;
- Management and logistics of the construction site;
- Construction cost estimation (pre and post construction);
11. Forensic Engineering
- Investigation of structural failures;
- Accident investigation;
- Structural performance problems;
- Catastrophic failures;