

CSCE CALGARY 2027
JUNE 16 - 18, 2027

STRUCTURAL


Co-Chairs: Ahmed Elshaer & Vahid Doost
TOPICS
Structural Design and Analysis – Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed Concrete, Masonry, Steel, Aluminum, Timber, and Hybrid Structures
Structural Dynamics and Response to Extreme Events – Earthquakes, Wind, Fire, Blast, Impact and Collision, Floods, and Other Extreme or Dynamic Loads
Structural Performance of Sustainable, Advanced, and Smart Materials – Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRP), Shape Memory Alloys, Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC), Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), Low-Carbon Materials, and Emerging Structural Materials
Innovative Structural Systems – Modular and Prefabricated Structures, Underground Structures, Tensegrity Structures, Hybrid Structural Systems, and Emerging Construction Technologies
Structural Reliability, Resilience, Risk, and Performance Assessment – Reliability Analysis, Risk Assessment, Performance-Based Assessment and Design, Multi-Hazard Resilience, Vulnerability and Fragility Assessment, Structural and Infrastructure Functionality, Recovery Processes, and Post-Event Performance
Retrofitting, Rehabilitation, and Life-Cycle Management of Existing Structures – Buildings, Bridges, Dams, Hydropower Facilities and Powerhouses, Spillways, Intake and Outlet Structures, Penstocks, Water-Retaining Structures, Masonry Structures, Heritage Structures, Strengthening Techniques, Durability, Deterioration, Remaining Service Life, and Life-Cycle Performance.
Computational Methods in Structural Engineering – Finite Element Analysis, Advanced Numerical Methods, Computational Mechanics, Multi-Scale Modelling, Probabilistic Modelling, Digital Twins, and Computational Optimization
Structural Health Monitoring, Testing, and Experimental Methods – Structural Health Monitoring, Non-Destructive Evaluation, Structural Testing, Hybrid Simulation, Shake-Table Testing, Real-Time Hybrid Simulation, Sensing Technologies, and Experimental Control
Design Codes, Standards, and Performance-Based Provisions – Development, Evaluation, and Application of Structural Design Codes, Guidelines, Standards, and Performance-Based Design Provisions
Emerging Technologies and Applications in Structural Engineering – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data-Driven Modelling, Real-Time Simulation, Digital Twins, Automation, Robotics, Computer Vision, and Other Emerging Technologies
