EURO MED SEC 2

EURO-MED-SEC-2
The Second European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction Conference
Beirut, Lebanon, July 23-28, 2018

Responsible Design and Delivery of the Constructed Project

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Topics

Air and Water
AAW

Air pollution
Air quality
Indoor air quality
Pollution of water systems
Water management
Water sufficiency
Other

Architecture & Architectural
Engineering
AAE

Architectural management
Building information modeling
Building pathology
Creative and optimal design
Green design
Performance based design
Structural morphology and form finding architecture
Other

Coastal Engineering
CEN

Beach erosion
Engineered reefs
Harbor designs
Shoreline protection
Other

Construction
CON

4-D CADD
Advanced technology in construction
Artificial intelligence methods
Construction equipment analysis
Construction methods and systems
Construction robotics and construction automation
Information technology for construction
New Production and Business Models in Construction
Process simulation
Productivity improvement
Other

Construction Safety
CSA

Elements of a safety program
Fall protection
OSHA and other government regulations
Planning
Safety incentives
Safety systems
Safety training and supervision
Substance abuse
Other

Cost and Project Management
CPM

Bidding and estimating
Cost analysis
Cost control
Culture in construction
Engineering economy and life cycle cost analysis
Leadership in engineering and construction
Organizational behavior
People in engineering and construction
Other

Education & Professional
Ethics
EPE

Building Research and Education
Case studies
Ethical Issues in Engineering and Construction
Information and Knowledge Management
Postgraduate Research Training in Building and Construction
Regulatory control
Research and Innovation Transfer
Roles of learned societies
Teaching methods
Other

Energy
ENR

Energy and environment
Energy economics
Energy production and consumption
Future trends in energy production
Global energy management
Policies and politics of energy
Other

Facilities and Asset Management
FAM

Best management practices
Facility condition assessment
Maintenance management
Portfolio management
Process management
Professional liabilities
Strategic and operational planning
Other

Geotechnical and Foundation
Engineering
GFE

Dam construction
Design of foundations in seismic environments
Foundations of mega tall buildings
Reinforced earth
Rock mechanics
Seismic control
Soil structure interaction
Tunnel and underground structures
Other

Housing
HOS

Affordable housing
Energy conservation
Housing delivery
Housing economics
Housing technology
Industrialized housing
Low-cost housing
Mass housing
Social and cultural analysis
Standards and codes of practice
Other

Infrastructure
INF

Infrastructure rehabilitation and renewal
Lifeline and infrastructure networks
Roads and railways
Other

Law and Dispute Resolution
LDR

Claims
Contract law and professional liability
Dispute resolution
Law in engineering and construction
Legal affairs and cases
Negotiation/mediation
Other

Materials
MAT

Asphalt performance
Composition and properties of asphalt
Concrete products
Concrete Technology
Cost-effectiveness
Future of asphalt
High performance concrete
New construction materials
Optimal design
Quality issues
Roofing materials
Timber
Other

Policies for National
Development
PND

Building better government through engineering leadership
Construction in developing countries
Contracting for mega projects
Development Issues in developing countries
Economics of engineering on a national scale
Engineering for the future
Engineering leadership for nation building
Estimates and discussion of world/nation/state water supply, housing or electricity
Finance and politics in mega projects or national planning
Five-year and ten-year plans for national growth
Industrial development in developing countries
Influence of engineering on national business and growth
Infrastructure for GDP growth
International collaboration in technology sharing
Leadership models for under-developed countries
Legislation and implementation
Life cycle costs for national electricity and water consumption
Management problems with mega projects
National strategic planning
Rationale, application, and implementation of technology policies
Regional and national development
Other

Procurement
PRO

Best value systems
BOT and other type of projects
Case studies
Contractor selection and prequalification
Performance building specifications
Performance, competition, and profitability
Private Public Partnership
Service evaluation
Other

Quality
QUA

Audit and control
Quality and excellence
Quality benchmarking
Quality improvement
Reliability analysis
Other

Risk Analysis and
Disaster Management
RAD

Crisis management
Decision strategies
Disaster and emergency preparation
Hazard and risk management
Inventory uncertainties
Probabilistic estimating
Risk analysis and assessment
Risk mitigation
Other

Structures
STR

Bridges and special structures
Concrete and masonry structures
Forensic engineering in structures and construction
Innovation in structural design
Nonlinear behavior of structures
Numerical methods
Reinforced concrete structures
Steel structures
Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering
Structural mechanics and optimization
Tall buildings
Other

Sustainability
SUS

Advanced and sustainable materials
Certifications
Concurrent engineering
Smart and adaptive structures
Structural control by strategic design
Sustainable Building
Other

Tunneling
TUN

Tunneling operations
Construction methods
Seepage prevention
Boring and Boring machines
Design of tunnel lining
Ventilation and safety
Other

Other
OTH

Topic not covered in any other