federation internationale du beton (fib)
International federation for structural concrete
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Email:  laura.thommen-vidale@epfl.ch
Tel.:  +41 21 693 2747
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Press area: www.fib-international.org/press

Lausanne, 25 January 2012
ref. PR12001


Call for papers: 2013 fib symposium, Tel Aviv

Abstracts are now being accepted for the upcoming fib Symposium in Tel Aviv, taking place from 19 to 24 April 2013. The deadline for submission is 2nd April 2012; abstracts of up to 200 words should be submitted via the website www.fib2013tel-aviv.co.il.

The symposium theme, "Engineering a Concrete Future: Technology, Modeling and Construction", is directed at innovative aspects of concrete engineering in its various stages. Each topic includes several distinct areas of interest.

Symposium topics
1. Advanced and innovative cementitious materials and concrete
2. Constitutive modeling of cementitious and composite materials
3. Design concepts and structural modeling
4. Punching and shear in RC and in PC (prestressed concrete)
5. Challenges in bridge engineering
6. Advances in precast and PC engineering
7. Concrete structures under seismic and extreme loads
8. Pioneering structures and construction methods
9. Structural aspects of tunnel construction and design

The 2013 fib symposium in Tel Aviv will be a excellent opportunity to gain professional state-of-the-art knowledge on recent developments and technologies as well as interesting current projects, share information and ideas and discuss them with experts, form international networks, and renew old acquaintances.
The symposium will be held at the beachside Hilton Tel Aviv Hotel, which is located about 2 km from the business center of the city and has state-of-the-art conference facilities. Between meetings, visitors can take in sea views, relax at the beach, or be pampered at the spa. Ben Gurion International Airport is less than a 15-kilometer drive away.

Tel Aviv is the second largest city in Israel and considered to be the country?s commercial and cultural capital.  In 2009 it celebrated its 100th anniversary; in 2003 it was proclaimed a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO, for its special "Bauhaus" architectural style. 

For more information about the event, visit www.fib2013tel-aviv.co.il.

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