The International Congress on Structural Integrity and Maintenance (SIM 2021) is organised by Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG, Brazil), Institute for R&D in Structures and Construction (CONSTRUCT, FEUP, Portugal) and University of São Paulo (USP, Brazil). In the first moment, the SIM first edition took place in a virtual format (April 08th and 09th, 2021) due to disorders caused by the pandemic COVID-19 situation. Finally, the conference will take place in the in person form at Belo Horizonte/Brazil, whose date will be set in the near future, after the pandemic condition normalizes.
This conference aims to bring together academic researchers and scholars, as well as engineers from the construction sector, to exchange and share their innovative research results and practical experiences on all aspects of Structural Integrity, Design and Maintenance. The participants will have the opportunity to review recent advances and share the latest developments in structural integrity, fatigue, fracture, damage mechanics, structural design, advanced construction materials, design of all type of civil engineering structures, BIM, artificial intelligence applied to design, safety and risk analysis, structural retrofit and maintenance, probabilistic assessment of structures, management and life-cycle performance and construction sector management. This event also covers topics related to computation and numerical modelling of a wide range of infrastructures, such as, engineering technical systems, transportation systems, bridges, buildings, dams, railways, underground constructions, wind and transmission towers, offshore platforms, pipelines, naval vessels and oceanic structures, among others. It is expected contributions from engineers, metallurgists, material scientists, among others, allowing a very multidisciplinary discussion.
The cross links between theory and practice that are expected to be shaped during the event will allow the promotion of a better understanding of the structural behaviour, as well as the enhancement of the confidence in structural engineering practice.