Welcome
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) is pleased to announce that it will host the Eleventh Arab Structural Engineering Conference (11th ASEC) from Sunday 25 to Tuesday 27 October 2009 (6 to 8 Dhu Al-Qa'dah 1430).The conference aims to provide a forum for academicians, researchers, practicing engineers and policy makers, who have interest in structural engineering, to meet and discuss the recent advances and developments in structures-related areas, and to share ideas on current and future challenges facing the Arab world in responding to the rapid growth of construction in the region. In addition to the regular sessions, the conference aims to have several plenary sessions addressed by well-known academicians, industrialists and public figures, and to hold in parallel an exhibition of the latest construction materials, products and services and technologies provided by the local and international companies.
Information for Authors
Final Paper Submission
All authors whose papers have been accepted should submit their camera ready papers by June 15, 2009.
Camera Ready Papers are due June 15, 2009
Keynote Speakers for ASEC11
ASEC 11 will host the following keynote speakers
Prof. John E. Breen, Nasser I Al Rashid Chair in Civil Engg.
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Professor Urs Meier
Professor, Dr. Honoris Causa, EMPA, Switzerland
Dr. Alfred Yee, President of ATC in Honolulu, Hawaii
Director Precast Design Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Singapore
Prof. Antoine E. Naaman Professor, Civil Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Dr Ahmad Rahimian, President
WSP Cantor Seinuk Structural Engineers, USA
Dr Franz-Josef Ulm, Professor of Engineering Mechanics
Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the MIT, USA
Topics for ASEC11- 2009
The conference topics will focus on recent advances in all areas of structural engineering including:
- Structural behavior, analysis and design
- Computational methods and tools
- Structural dynamics, vibration, seismic analysis and design
- Structural optimization
- Use of advanced materials and composites
- Impact and blast-resistant structures
- Plates, shells and spatial structures
- Bridges and tunnels
- High-rise buildings and offshore structures
- Advances in precast and pre-stressed structures
- Durability and sustainability of structures
- Nondestructive testing and assessment methods
- Repair, retrofitting and health monitoring of structures
- Soil-structure interaction
- Structural engineering practice and profession
- Structural engineering education
- Local building codes, regulations and compliance
- Construction & Engineering Management
