Handling Exceptions in Structural Engineering:
Structural Systems, Accidental Scenarios, Design Complexity
Cloister hall
Faculty of Engineering
University of Rome La Sapienza
Via Eudossiana 18
8-9 July 2010
Versione in Italiano Introduction
Nowadays the development of society activities demands the construction of more and more complex civil structures and infrastructures, which are required to fulfill diverse performances with high safety levels. Current societal needs require the construction of increasingly complex civil engineering structures and infrastructure which must satisfy complex safety and serviceability performance criteria.
The ensuing design complexity is reflected in the configuration of the structural system (in terms of geometry, static scheme, dimensions, technology or intended use), in demands imposed by the construction’s environment that may cause materials degradation, and in interactions with hazards such as fire, explosions, high winds, earthquakes with the potential of causing damage to structural elements and connections.
In this respect, the usual prescriptive approaches are not always adequate. Furthermore, control and monitoring measures should be considered to effectively assure the required performances and safety levels
This workshop is concerned with the need for developing practical and judicious approaches to the development of appropriate performance criteria and the design of structures in accordance with such criteria. The development of a comprehensive and systemic approach is required, together with the identification of analysis strategies and the formulation of innovative computational methods that will complement or replace traditional design procedures. It can be expected that, with time, the ideas considered in the Workshop will find wider and wider if not universal applicability in structural engineering.
Following the first Workshop held in the fall of 2008 (for Proceedings see following link handling_papers), this Workshop will focus on:
- complex structural systems (such as hospitals, tunnels, …);
- structural robustness, particularly concerning the behavior in case of fire and explosions;
- performance based design of structure under wind and seismic actions.
The workshop is organized on the basis of invited contributions and oral presentations, which will be discussed and debated in depth by the participants. Some of the contributions are concerned with technical details, others are aimed at presenting the state-of-the art and the design framework. Technical tools and software will be presented, which can be used for supporting the analysis and design of complex structural system. The working languages are English and Italian, although no translation service will be offered by the Workshop.
The proceedings will be published electronically and each contribution will have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number, permanently identifying intellectual property in a digital network.
Workshop topics
- Structural system, complexity, uncertainty
- Performance based design
- Safety and structural robustness
- Simulation of fire scenarios and modeling of structural response
- Explosion and explosion effects
- Wind engineering and Aeolian risk
- Seismic actions, collapse mechanisms, seismic isolators, structural monitoring
- Structural monitoring, identification and optimization
- Special structures and interaction phenomena
- Complex structural systems
Some scheduled papers
- "Performance criteria in wind engineering: What do we know, what do we need to know?", Emil Simiu, NIST Fellow, Structures Group, Materials and Construction Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA.
- "La normativa tecnica e l'uso delle nuove tecnologie per il controllo strutturale di strutture complesse: uno stato dell'arte comparativo", Ing. Emanuele Renzi, Dirigente presso il Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Consiglio Superiore dei LL.PP. Servizio Tecnico Centrale, Roma.
- "Consistency or risk and performance of structures under multiple hazards", Dat Duthinh, Ph.D., Research Structural Engineer, Materials Science and Engineering Lab, Building and Fire Research Lab, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA.
- "A new patented building technology based on ancient Roman knowledge.", Kristian Hertz, Professor, Head of the section of Building Design, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
Scientific committee
Franco Bontempi, University of Rome La Sapienza
Giuliano Augusti, University of Rome La Sapienza
Marcello Ciampoli, University of Rome La Sapienza
Pier Giorgio Malerba, Technical University of Milan
Pierluigi Colombi, Technical University of Milan
Giuseppe Rega, University of Rome La Sapienza
Sandro De Stefano, Technical University of Torino
Pierpaolo Diotallevi, University of Bologna
Donato Abruzzese, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Pasquale Malangone, Second University of Naples
Roberto Bubbico, University of Rome La Sapienza
Claudio De Angelis, National FireBrigade Department, Turin
Francesco Chillé, GexCon Representative Italy
Maurizio De Angelis,University of Rome La Sapienza
Luca Bolognini, LABS Managment, ALTRAN Italy
Claudio Amadio, University of Trieste
Daniela D’Alessandro, University of Rome La Sapienza
Maria Marsella, University of Rome La Sapienza
Luciano Santarpia, University of Rome La Sapienza
Luca Grossi, University of Rome La Sapienza
Livio Giuliani, ISPESL branch manager, Florence
Massimiliano Gioffré, University of Perugia
Aurelio Ghersi, University of Catania
Vittorio Nascé, Technical University of Torino
Daniela Pedrini, National President S.I.A.I.S (Italian Society of Engineering and Architecture for Healthcare)
Giampaolo Rosati, Technical University of Milan
Paolo Franchin, University of Rome La Sapienza
Elsa Garavaglia, Technical University of Milan
Alessandro Palmeri, Loughborough University
Luisa Giuliani, Technical University of Denmark
Sauro Manenti, University of Pavia
Sergio Tattoni, University of Cagliari
Luca Sgambi, Technical University of Milan
Organizing committee
Franco Bontempi,
franco.bontempi@uniroma1.it,
Stefania Arangio,
Francesco Petrini,
Chiara Crosti,
Filippo Gentili,
Francesca Brando,
Konstantinos Gkoumas,
Giuseppe Parlante (
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Registration
The participation to the workshop is free, but a registration is required: How to register
Workshop Brochure. (pdf format, last revision 05/05/10)
Paper template: in pdf format (paper template) and word format (paper template).
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