BEI-DURABILITY, an official workshop of the Bridge Engineering Institute (BEI), is a forum for international researchers and practitioners around the world. State-of-the-art knowledge on the durability of construction materials will be discussed with distinguished speakers in plenary and parallel sessions.
Date: Postponed to 2021
Venue: Northeast Forestry University
Address: No. 26 Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Abstract submission: by Mar. 1, 2020
Acceptance of Abstracts: by Mar. 15, 2020
Manuscript submission: by April 1, 2020
Revision of manuscripts: by April 30, 2020
Acceptance of Manuscripts: by May 5, 2020
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The main theme of BEI-DURABILITY is Recent Accomplishments in Durability of Construction Materials, which will be composed of plenary speeches, parallel sessions, and exhibitions. Call for abstracts on session themes is as follows
1. Durability of construction materials
2. Long-term behavior of structures
3. Material characterization
4. Effects of extreme loadings
5. Earthquake resistance and seismic analysis/design
6. Repair, retrofit, and rehabilitation
7. Resistance factors for structural design
8. Thermal and fire loadings
9. Performance of non-conventional materials
10. Fiber reinforced concrete
11. Ultra-high performance concrete
12. Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for structural applications
13. Structural health monitoring and non-destructive testing
14. Analytical and mathematical modeling
15. Case studies
16. Service life prediction
17. Other emerging topics
University of Kentucky
USA
Missouri S & T
USA
Washington State Univ.
USA
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English is the official language of the conference
Manuscripts (four pages maximum) to be submitted will be reviewed by experts in the subject areas. Accepted manuscripts will be published in the Proceedings of BEI-DURABILITY
The authors are required to follow the following publication ethics: 1) Significant findings that can contribute to the advancement of scientific and engineering knowledge are presented; 2) Each manuscript submitted has detailed and valuable contents for others to repeat and confirm the accuracy; 3) Plagiarism is strictly prohibited in any circumstance; 4) Criticism due to personal reasons is not acceptable; 5) All authors must contribute to the manuscript in terms of writing, ideas, physical testing, and the like; 6) Commercial contents need to be avoid; and 7) Generally acceptable guidelines in the research community are respected
Full registration (BEI Members): US$400 on or before May 10, 2020; US$500 after May 10, 2020
Full registration (Non-members): US$500 on or before May 10, 2020; US$600 after May 10, 2020
Student registration: US$250 on or before May 10, 2020; US350 after May 10, 2020
Accompanying person: US$200
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The full and student registrations include access to all technical sessions and plenary speeches, welcome reception, lunch, coffee breaks, a banquet, and online proceedings
The accompanying person registration includes welcome reception, lunch, coffee breaks, and a banquet
Listener registration will be the same as the Full registration, including all functions
Cancellation will be available until May 30, 2020 and a refund will be made accordingly, except for a service charge of 20%. No refund will be made after June 1, 2020. BEI will do its very best to accommodate the need of all attendees. However, the Institute denies any responsibilities and accepts no liability whatsoever for any circumstance related to this workshop.
Only registered attendees with name badges will be permitted to attend BEI-DURABILITY functions
BEI will provide a letter of invitation to those who need a Visa to attend the workshop (email: bei_institute@outlook.com)
To be announced
BEI-DURABILITY is one of the major gatherings in the durability of construction materials. Your company will have a great opportunity to communicate with leading engineers and owners as well as with workshop delegates. Spaces for exhibition will be provided for you to promote products and services concerning the technical specialties of your company. Social events of the conference will be another exciting chance to attract the participants of the symposium. Your support will be officially acknowledged whenever available during the course of the symposium, which will maximize the visibility of your company. For further information and sponsorship, please contact the organizers of the symposium (email: bei_institute@outlook.com).
Yongcheng Ji (China)
Yail Jimmy Kim (USA)
Peifeng Cheng (China): Chair
Lifeng Wang, (China)
Yanmin Jia (China)
Isamu Yoshitake (Japan)
Vanissorn Vimonsatit (Australia)
Xuhui He (China)
Riadh S Al-Mahaidi (Australia)
Brahim Benmokrane (Canada)
Steve Cai (USA)
NY Chang (USA)
Mark Green (Canada)
Issam Harik (USA)
Venkatesh Kodur (USA)
Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Hiroshi Mutsuyoshi (Japan)
John Myers (USA)
Antonio Nanni (USA)
Steven Nolan (USA)
Saiid Saiidi (USA)
Jim Shiau (Australia)
Johan L Silfwerbrand (Sweden)
Jongsung Sim (Korea)
Ertugrul Taciroglu (USA)
Dan Tobias (USA)
Mark Williams (USA)
Yongcheng Ji (China)