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.
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 include 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, and shear in concrete structures subjected to dynamic loads.
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.
The March 2014 issue of fib-news reports on the fourth fib International Congress and Exhibition that took place in Mumbai, India, in February, as well as the Freyssinet Medals and Honorary Memberships that were awarded there. Also reported on are the ConLife Confrence held in Moscow, the 70th anniversary of the Ukrainian Research Institute for Building Construction, a half-day seminar organized by fibUK, and the 20th anniversary of the Czech Concrete Society. A report from the Spanish Member Group in fib continues the occasional series on the organization and activities of these groups.
The March 2014 issue of fib-news reports on the fourth fib International Congress and Exhibition that took place in Mumbai, India, in February, as well as the Freyssinet Medals and Honorary Memberships that were awarded there. Also reported on are the ConLife Confrence held in Moscow, the 70th anniversary of the Ukrainian Research Institute for Building Construction, a half-day seminar organized by fibUK, and the 20th anniversary of the Czech Concrete Society. A report from the Spanish Member Group in fib continues the occasional series on the organization and activities of these groups.
