The 10thfib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering will take place in Québec, Canada, from 21-23 July 2014. This bi-annual symposium is an opportunity for PhD candidates to present their work to and connect with the international research community. As in previous editions, the most outstanding papers and presentations will be awarded prizes.
The conference fee for this special 10th edition of the symposium is $400 (Canadian dollars) until 15 May 15 2014 and $475 thereafter, includes all the symposium sessions, conference materials, refreshments, evening activities and meals. The deadline for registration is 6 June 2014.
For more information, visit https://www.fib-phd.ulaval.ca/
fib and the University of Minho will hold seminar on the durability of concrete structures on 8 May 2014 in Guimaraes, Portugal. Durability is a key component in the sustainability of concrete structures and serves a vital role in the design, construction and rehabilitation of these structures. This first of its kind seminar will provide unique access to the experts and work of fib Commission 5, "Structural service life aspects", along with topics from these experts' individual research and work applying durability principles to practice. Several distinguished local speakers will also participate and provide their insight into the local industry.
For further information, see http://civil.uminho.pt/fibdurability2014/.
The HPC/CIC is a combination of two events that will be held in Tromsø, Norway: 11th HPC and 2nd CIC. The first will take place from 6 to 7 March 2017 and the second from 7 to 8 March.
Abstracts are being accepted for the 2015 fib Symposium, which will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 18 to 20 May 2015. The symposium theme is "Concrete – Innovation and Design", with the following sub-topics:
Civil works
Conservation of structures
Innovation in buildings
New materials and structures
Analysis and design
Modeling of concrete
Numerical modeling
Life cycle design
Safety and reliability
A "case studies" format will be offered for oral presentations of structural concrete projects, under execution or recently completed, without a submitted paper. The PowerPoint presentation is subject to review by the Scientific Committee.
The deadline for submission is 1st May 2014. To submit an abstract and for further information about the event, visit the symposium website: www.fibcopenhagen2015.dk
fib is pleased to welcome Tunisia as a new National Member Group in fib, with the secretariat held by the Université de Tunis El Manar. The Head of Delegation is Dr. Atef Daoud of the Ecole nationale d'ingénieurs de Gabès. Prof. Karim Miled of the Université de Tunis El Manar acts as Deputy.
This latest addition brings fib's national members to a total of 43. The National Member Groups (NMG) and the General Assembly of delegates who represent them play an essential role in the functioning and governance of fib. NMGs also serve as a contact point for fib in their respective countries, so that their local community of engineers can have regular access to information about the association's publications and events, as well as a channel for national views to be fed back to fib for discussion and further development.
For further information, visit the fib website: www.fib-international.org, or contact the secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The March 2014 issue of the Structural Concrete Journal is now available to fib members via the Wiley Online Library. Topics addressed in this issue are the long-term properties of recycled aggregate concrete, resistance of reinforced concrete members with hollow circular cross-sections, strengthening a 100-year-old reinforced concrete dome, reliability analysis of RC beams strengthened for torsion with carbon fibre composites, staggered lap joints for tension reinforcement, shear in concrete structures subjected to dynamic loads, early-age behaviour of precast concrete immersed tunnel based on degree of hydration concept, structural behaviour and deformation patterns in loaded plain concrete ground-supported slabs, and non-linear analysis of statically indeterminate SFRC columns.
fib members can access the articles by logging on to the fibwebsite and then going to the "Members only" section. Under the item "Structural Concrete Journal", click on the "Wiley Online Library" link to access the journal issues. You can then go the table of contents of the September issue and download the individual PDF files of the articles.
