CIVIL-COMP 2019 The Sixteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing 16-19 September 2019 Riva Del Garda Congress Centre, Lake Garda, Italy FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION on this conference and submission of abstracts please see the Elsevier webpage

Introduction This is the sixteenth in the CIVIL-COMP series of conferences concerned with the application of computers to civil, structural and environmental engineering. The first Civil-Comp Conference was held in 1983. The conference will provide a forum for the presentation and dissemination of recent developments in the use of computers in civil, structural and environmental engineering. A major objective of the conference will be to link research and innovative ideas to engineering practice. Presentations describing technology transfer from recent research projects to practical projects are encouraged. This conference runs concurrently with CIVIL-COMP-OPTI 2019: The Fifth International Conference on Soft Computing and Optimization in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. Participants may attend sessions, lectures and presentations from either conference. Journal Special Issues and Author Seminar Authors of accepted abstracts who present their papers at the conference may submit their full papers for review for publication in one of the two conference special issues of the international "Computers and Structures" and "Advances in Engineering Software". Final papers should comply with the aims and scope of the journals to which they are submitted and make a clear contribution to the state of the art. An Author Seminar will be held during the conference. Authors who wish to submit to the journal special issues are encouraged to attend the Author Seminar where they will hear some essential tips to aid in the preparation of their journal special issue papers. The speakers at the Author Seminar will be Carrie Christensen (Publisher, Elsevier, New York) and Professor Barry Topping (Editor of the Special Issues). Conference Venue, Session Times and Conference Dinner The conference venue will be the Riva Del Garda Congress Centre, Lake Garda, Italy. The conference opening session will be at 5pm on 16th September. Parallel Sessions will be timetabled on the 17th, 18th and 19th September from 08.30 to 18.00. A welcome drinks party will be held after the opening session on the 16th September. An optional conference dinner will be held on the evening of the 18th September. Lunches, tea and coffee breaks are included on 17th, 18th and 19th September. Conference Invited Lectures List currently being prepared - please check back later to see the updated list. Conference Special Sessions CC 1. "Analysis, Modelling and Design of Masonry Structures" Professor Bassam A Izzuddin, Dr Lorenzo Macorini and Dr Corrado Chisari, United Kingdom CC 2. "Computational Developments for Railway Applications" Professor Joao Pombo, United Kingdom, Dr Enrico Meli, Italy, Dr. Pedro Antunes, UK and Dr Valeri Markine, The Netherlands CC 3. "Linear and Non-Linear Dynamics" Dr Jiri Naprstek, Czech Republic and Professor J.R. Banerjee, UK CC 4. "Computational Issues for Sustainable Urban Environments" Dr Anatoli Vassiljev, Estonia CC 5. "Multi-Hazard Performance-Based Design of Structures" Dr A. Palmeri, United Kingdom CC 6. "Computational Masonry Modelling" Professor Gabriele Milani, Professor Antonio Formisano and Professor Francesco Clementi Italy CC 7. "Multiscale, Multiphase and Multiphysics Modeling of Geomaterials" Professor C. Majorana and Dr V. Salomoni, Italy CC 8. "Advances in Multilayered Composites Modeling for Aerospace, Marine, and Automotive Applications." Dr Alexander Tessler, USA, Professor Marco Di Sciuva, Italy and Professor Marco Gherlone, Italy CC 9. "Analysis, Modelling and Design of Timber Structures" Dr Hexin Zhang, Scotland, UK CC 10. “Dynamics, Control, and Identification of Structural Systems” Dr. Carmine Pappalardo and Dr Marco C. De Simone, Italy CC 11. "Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofitting of Structures" Professor Humberto Varum, Portugal CC 12. "Modelling (Multi-Phase) Porous Media" Professor Eduard Rohan, Czech Republic CC 13. "Modelling of Composite Materials and Structures" Dr D. Yang, United Kingdom CC 14. "Computer Software Development for the Next and Future Eurocodes" Professor John W. Bull, United Kingdom CC 15. "High Performance Computing for Engineering Simulation and Design" Professor P. Ivanyi, Hungary CC 16. “Structural Health Monitoring and Model Updating for Heritage Structures” Dr M. Girardi, Italy, Professor P.B. Lourenco, Portugal, Dr M.G. Masciotta, Portugal and Dr. D. Pellegrini, Italy CC 17. "Theory and Applications of Nanomechanics" Professor Ginevra Salerno, Italy and Professor Nicola L. Rizzi, Italy CC 18. "Reduced Order Modeling for Data Assimilation in Structural Health Monitoring" Professor Alberto Corigliano, Professor Andrea Manzoni and Professor Stefano Mariani, Italy CC 19. "Structural Control and Heath Monitoring of Bridges" Professor L.M. Simoes and Professor Fernando Ferreira, Portugal CC 20. "Space, Tension and Tensegrity Structures" Professor Stanislav Kmet, Slovakia CC 21. "Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling for Complex Materials (MMCM13)" Professor Patrizia Trovalusci, Dr Nicholas Fantuzzi and Dr Egidio Lofrano, Italy CC 22. "Structural Analysis of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Structures" Professor J.G. Santos da Silva, Brazil and Professor L.F. Costa Neves, Portugal CC 23. "Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering of Buildings, Bridges and Critical Infrastructure" Professor A. Sextos, United Kingdom CC 24. "Railway Induced Vibrations on Bridges and Building Structures" Dr M.D. Martinez-Rodrigo, Spain CC 25. "Analysis and Assessment of Industrial Heritage Buildings and Structures" Dr Jiri Brozovsky, Czech Republic CC 26. "Efficient and Reliable Probaabilistic and Non-Traditional Approaches for dealing with Uncertainty" Dr E. Patelli, UK, Dr M.A. Valdebenito, Chile, Dr M. Broggi, Germany and Professor M. Beer, Germany CC 27. "Computaional Efficient Models for Non-Linear Inelastic Analysis of Building Frameworks", Professor Cosmin Chiorean, Romania and Professor Ricardo Silveira, Brazil CC 28. "Uncertainty Quantification in Simulation and Design of Large Civil Engineering Systems" Dr Pengfei Wei, China, Dr Sifeng Bi, Germany and Professor Michael Beer, Germany CC 29. "Novel Stochastic Dynamics Methodologies for Civil Engineering Applications" Dr Ioannis P. Mitseas, Germany, Professor Michael Beer, Germany, Professor Ioannis A. Kougioumtzoglou, USA and Professor Jianbing Chen, Germany CC 30. "Experimental, Numerical and Analytical Issues on Structural Safety and Strengthening of Masonry Arch Structures" Dr. Danila Aita, Dr. Nicola Cavalagli, Dr. Paolo Zampieri and Dr. Mariano Zanini, Italy CC 31. "Probabilistic Approaches to Structural Mechanics" Professor A. El-Hami, France and Professor B. Radi, Morocco Conference Themes All presentations will be related to computing as applied, in the widest sense, to Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. The range of areas considered by the Conference will include (but not be confined to): Professional and Practice Issues: Professional Issues for Engineering Computer Users Misuse of Computers Quality Assessment Software Standards, Quality Assurance and Benchmarking Model Verification and Validation Techniques and Tools: Data Management and Retrieval Systems Uncertainty Models Human Computer Interaction Data Acquisition and Control Systems Computer Aided Design Integrated Design Systems Management Systems Mobile Computing GIS Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Real-Time 3D Simulation Large Scale Simulation Computational Steering Computer Supported Collaborative Design Fuzzy Methods Multi-Criteria Decision Making Mathematical Software OOP Adaptive Methods Case Based Design Knowledge-Based Systems Artificial Intelligence Information Technology Areas of Application: Structural Engineering including Steel, Composite, Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures Bridge Structures Structural Integrity Composite Structures Smart Structures Structural Control Fracture Mechanics Modelling of Concrete Durability Formfinding, Topology and Structural Morphology Buckling and Stability Linear and Non-linear Dynamics Analysis of Semi-rigid Connections Space, Tension and Shell Structures Soil-Structure Interaction (static and dynamic) Analysis and Design of Pavements Geotechnical Modelling, Analysis and Design Numerical Modeling in Geotechnics Foundation Engineering Dam Engineering Slope Design Rock Mechanics Ground Vibration Environmental Engineering Transport and Highways Engineering Construction Automation and Robotics Construction and Civil Engineering: Management and Productivity Building Information Modelling Project Management Civil Engineering Surveying Civil Engineering Management Construction Lifetime Costs Forensic Engineering Water Resources Enginering Enviromental Modelling Offshore Structures Wind Engineering Wind Turbines Computer Controlled Site Instrumentation Optimisation: Structural Optimisation and Sensitivity Analysis - please submit to CIVIL-COMP-OPTI 2019 Monitoring of Structures & Buildings Structural Health Monitoring Technologies Seismic Response of Structures and the Environment Earthquake Engineering Structural Identification Analysis and Design of Strengthening for Structures Assessment of Structures Timber Structures Structural Damage Detection and Identification Computational Modelling for Nanotechnology Modelling Mechanical Behaviour at the Nano- and Mesoscale Railway Engineering Optimal Structural Control under Stochastic Uncertainty Model Predictive Structural Control (MPSC) Stochastic Mechanics and Reliability Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Fluid-Structure Interaction Fire Structural Design Multi Scale Modelling, Multi-Scale Analysis Safety Analysis Computational Technology Issues including Hardware and Software: Grid and Cloud Computing Parallel and Distributed Computing Supercomputing Heterogenous Computing Large Scale Simulation and Modelling Computer Aided Design Graphics and Design Product Modelling Information Systems World Wide Web Applications Visualisation Decision Support Systems New Algorithms Solvers Solution-Finding Algorithms Genetic Algorithms - please submit to CIVIL-COMP-OPTI 2019 Neural Networks - please submit to CIVIL-COMP-OPTI 2019 Product Modelling Design Integration Conference Chairmen and Co-Editors: Professor Barry Topping Heriot-Watt University, UK and Pecs University, Hungary Professor Peter Ivanyi Pecs University, Hungary Conference Editorial Advisory Board: Dr Jose M. Adam Martinez - Spain Prof Hojjat Adeli - USA Prof Sondipon Adhikari - UK Asc. Prof. S. Adriaenssens - USA Dr Danila Aita - Italy Dr Pedro Antunes - UK Prof J.V. Araujo dos Santos - Portugal Prof Amjad J. Aref - USA Prof Harm Askes - UK Prof J.R. Banerjee - UK Prof Evgeny Barkanov - Latvia Prof K.J. Bathe - USA Prof François Bay - France Prof Michael Beer - Germany Prof Dimitri E. Beskos - Greece Dr Michele Betti - Italy Dr Sifeng Bi - China Prof Manfred Bischoff - Germany Prof Jan Blachut - UK Prof Bijan Boroomand - Iran Dr Matteo Broggi - Germany Dr Jiri Brozovsky - Czech Republic Dr Matteo Bruggi - Italy Prof Michael Brünig - Germany Prof John W Bull - UK Dr Pierfrancesco Cacciola - UK Prof Dinar Camotim - Portugal Prof Rui M. M. Carneiro de Barros - Portugal Prof Erasmo Carrera - Italy Prof Fabio Casciati - Italy Dr Nicola Cavalagli - Italy Dr Gabriel Cederbaum - Israel Prof A.H.C. Chan - Australia Dr Athanasios P. Chassiakos - Greece Prof Jianbing Chen - China Prof Giorgio Chiandussi - Italy Prof Cosmin G Chiorean - Romania Dr Corrado Chisari - UK Dr F. Clementi - Italy Prof Georgios Constantinides - Cyprus Prof Ottavia Corbi - Italy Prof Alberto Corigliano - Italy Prof Aniko Csebfalvi - Hungary Prof. Dr. L.R.O. de Lima - Brazil Dr Marco C. De Simone - Italy Prof S. Ozgur Degertekin - Turkey Prof Marco Di Sciuva - Italy Dr Daniel Dias-da-Costa - Australia Dr Ioannis Doltsinis - Germany Dr Marco Domaneschi - Italy Prof M. Domaszewski - France Prof Laszlo Dunai - Hungary Prof Abdelkhalak El Hami - France Prof D. Eyheramendy - France Dr N. Fantuzzi - Italy Dr Fernando Ferreira - Portugal Dr Antonio Formisano - Italy Assoc Prof Dora Foti - Italy Prof Dan M. Frangopol - USA Prof Giuseppe Gambolati - Italy Prof C. Gantes - Greece Prof Marco Gherlone - Italy Dr Maria Girardi - Italy Prof Luis Godinho - Portugal Prof Thomas Grätsch - Germany Prof George A. Gravvanis - Greece Prof R. Greco - Italy Prof R.M. Guedes - Portugal Prof M.N.S. Hadi - Australia Prof G. Hofstetter - Austria Prof Camille A. Issa - Lebanon Prof Peter Iványi - Hungary Prof B.A. Izzuddin - UK Prof Ondrej Jirousek - Czech Republic Dr E.S. Kameshki - Bahrain Prof Marcin Kaminski - Poland Dr Alper Kanyilmaz - Italy Prof A. Kaveh - Iran Professsor David Kennedy - UK Prof Eisuke Kita - Japan Prof Stanislav Kmet - Slovakia Dr. Petros Komodromos - Cyprus Prof Ioannis A. Kougioumtzoglou - USA Prof G. Kouroussis - Belgium Dr. Piotr Koziol - Poland Prof. J. Kruis - Czech Republic Dr. Dmitri Kvasov - Italy Prof Roman Lackner - Austria Prof Pierre Ladevèze - France Prof. Nikolaos D. Lagaros - Greece Prof Luciano Lamberti - Italy Prof R. Landolfo - Italy Prof Frederic Lebon - France Prof Roman Lewandowski - Poland Dr Egidio Lofrano - Italy Prof Janos Logo - Hungary Prof S.M.R. Lopes - Portugal Prof Paulo B. Lourenco - Portugal Prof A. Luongo - Italy Dr R. Ian Mackie - UK Dr L. Macorini - UK Prof F. Magoules - France Prof Giulio Maier - Italy Prof C.E. Majorana - Italy Prof Andrea Manzoni - Italy Prof G.C. Marano - Italy Prof Stefano Mariani - Italy Dr Valeri Markine - Netherlands Prof Dr. Kurt Marti - Germany Dr M.D. Martinez-Rodrigo - Spain Dr M.G. Masciotta - Italy Prof T.J. McCarthy - Australia Dr G. Mejak - Slovenia Dr Enrico Meli - Italy Ass. Prof G. Milani - Italy Dr Ioannis Mitseas - Germany Dr Sassan Mohasseb - Switzerland Prof Foudil Mohri - France Dr F. Moleiro - Portugal Prof F.J. Montans - Spain Prof R. Montenegro Armas - Spain Dr M. Morga - UK Prof Evgeny V. Morozov - Australia Prof Giuseppe Muscolino - Italy Dr J. Náprstek - Czech Republic Prof Luis F. Costa Neves - Portugal Dr Gunwoo Noh - Korea Dr Josef Novak - Czech Republic Dr Daniel V. Oliveira - Portugal Prof Hamid Reza Ovesy - Iran Dr Alfonso Pagani - Italy Dr Luis Pallares - Spain Dr Francisco J. Pallares Rubio - Spain Dr A. Palmeri - UK Prof P.G. Papadopoulos - Greece Dr Carmine Pappalardo - Italy Dr Edoardo Patelli - UK Dr Daniele Pellegrini - Italy Prof. Carlo Pellegrino - Italy Dr. Jiri Plesek - Czech Republic Prof Joao Pombo - UK Prof C. G. Provatidis - Greece Prof Bouchaib Radi - Morocco Prof F.G. Rammerstorfer - Austria Prof Nicola L. Rizzi - Italy Prof E. Rohan - Czech Republic Prof M P Saka - Kingdom of Bahrain Prof Ginevra Salerno - Italy Professor Valentina Salomoni - Italy Prof W. Salvatore - Italy Prof Carlo Sansour - UK Prof Luis Manuel Santos Castro - Portugal Prof E.J. Sapountzakis - Greece Dr. Anastasios G. Sextos - UK Prof Ahmed A. Shabana - United States of America Prof Shailendra K. Sharan - Canada Prof Yong Sheng - UK Prof Jose G.S. da Silva - Brazil Professor Ricardo Silveira Brazil Prof L.M. da Cruz Simoes - Portugal Prof Scott W. Sloan - Australia Prof J.E. Souza de Cursi - France Prof K.V. Spiliopoulos - Greece Prof G.E. Stavroulakis - Greece Prof Ichiro Takahashi - Japan Prof K.K. Tamma - USA Prof Roberto A. Tenenbaum - Brazil Dr Alexander Tessler - USA Professor Patrizia Trovalusci - Italy Prof Ching Piao Tsai - Taiwan Prof J. Turmo - Spain Dr Marcos Valdebenito - Chile Dr Marcos Valdebenito - Chile Prof. Humberto Varum - Portugal Dr A. Vassiljev - Estonia Prof P.C.G. da S. Vellasco - Brazil Prof Paolo Venini - Italy Prof Gerhard Venter - South Africa Prof X. Sheldon Wang - USA Dr Pengfei Wei - China Dr Qizhi Xiao - UK Dr D. Yang - UK Prof Jie Yang - Australia Prof Yeong-Bin Yang - Taiwan Prof Gil Ho Yoon - Korea Dr Paolo Zampieri - Italy Dr Mariano Zanini - Italy Dr Hexin Zhang - UK updated 26 Feb 2019