Workshop 1
Title: Simulation of wind farm flow fields in complex terrain
Summary：Wind energy distribution in complex terrain is critical in determining wind turbine displacement location. Due to the influence of topography, surface roughness type, vegetation distribution type and density, wake effect of wind turbines, temperature, and convection, studying the flow field of wind farms within the atmospheric boundary layer is difficult. When airflow passes through complex terrain landscapes, wind field characteristics such as wind speed and pressure near the ground, combined with the wake effect of wind turbines, exhibit irregular distribution, resulting in significant differences and effects. As a result, accurate prediction of wind speed and turbulence intensity information for wind farms in complex terrain is important. Therefore, this researchissue is useful for micro-siting wind farms in complex terrain and improving wind farm power generation efficiency.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry for academic and technical discussions, as well as to present the most recent research findings. We encourage and hope that academics working in this field will actively contribute to the research and discussion of cutting-edge topics.
Keywords：Complex terrain, Wind field simulation, Wind farm, Wind turbine wake, Numerical simulation
Chair：Prof. Zhenqing Liu , Civil Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Zhenqing Liu, Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, and obtainer of the “National Youth Talent Support Program”. He is dedicated to the research in the field of wind power technology, and has presided over two National Natural Science Foundation Projects, as well as three other provincial and ministerial projects and tens of important enterprise technology research projects. He has authored over 70 academic papers, 17 national invention patents with the original inventor, 16 software copyrights with the original designer, and edited two academic monographs. He also has served as a reviewer for more than 50 important journals, and a reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Workshop 2: Experimental Techniques
Title: Structural Performance Evaluation using Advanced Experimental Techniques
Summary：The experiment technique is one of the main approaches to investigate the performance of engineering structures subjected to various kinds of loads or actions, such as earthquake. With the advent of new and complicated structural types, there is an urgent demand for developing experimental techniques. For instance, real-time hybrid simulation is one of the promising experimental techniques and attracts the interests of researchers all over the world. There are a lot of related research content such as integration algorithm, delay compensation and applications such as structural control and soil structure interaction. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers and engineers to present, discuss and exchange the latest developments in experimental techniques.
Keywords：experiment, real-time hybrid simulation, integration algorithm, delay compensation, structural control
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Bo Fu, School of Civil Engineering, Chang’an University, China
Dr. Bo Fu is an associate professor of Chang'an University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Tongji University in 2017. He has been a visiting scholar at Lehigh University (2013-2015). He is a member of the Youth Committee for Earthquake Prevention and Mitigation of Infrastructure of the Chinese Seismological Society, a member of the Academic Committee of the Symposium on Hybrid Simulation Technology of Engineering Structures, and a review expert of more than 20 scientific journals such as Journal of Structural Engineering. His research interest focuses on structural vibration control and earthquake resistance of engineering structure. He has published more than 30 scientific papers, and won the Annual Best Paper Award of JAABE Journal jointly issued by the Architectural Societies of China, Japan and South Korea, the Outstanding Academic Paper Award of Huixian Earthquake Engineering Conference, the First Prize of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Colleges and Universities and Liu Huixian Earthquake Engineering Scholarship.
Dr. Bo Fu is an associate professor of Chang'an University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Tongji University in 2017. He has been a visiting scholar at Lehigh University (2013-2015). He is a member of the Youth Committee for Earthquake Prevention and Mitigation of Infrastructure of the Chinese Seismological Society, a member of the Academic Committee of the Symposium on Hybrid Simulation Technology of Engineering Structures, and a review expert of more than 20 scientific journals such as Journal of Structural Engineering. His research interest focuses on structural vibration control and earthquake resistance of engineering structure. He has published more than 30 scientific papers, and won the Annual Best Paper Award of JAABE Journal jointly issued by the Architectural Societies of China, Japan and South Korea, the Outstanding Academic Paper Award of Huixian Earthquake Engineering Conference, the First Prize of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Colleges and Universities and Liu Huixian Earthquake Engineering Scholarship.
Workshop 3: Disaster Resilience of Bridge Structures
Title: Resilience Assessment, Resilience Improvement and Post-Disaster Repair of Bridge Structures
Summary: Bridge structure is the important part of lifeline engineering. The bridge may suffer different disasters during operation, including earthquake, collision, blast, wind, waves, flood as well as multi-hazards. The disaster resilience of bridge structures is vital to the resilience of lifeline and city. This workshop aims to discuss the new theories and technologies for the disaster resilience assessment, resilience improvement as well as post-disaster repair of bridge structures. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
(1)Resilience assessment of bridge structures under different disasters (including earthquake, collision, blast, wind, waves, flood as well as multi-hazards)
(2)Resilient bridge structures from material (high-strength and high-performance material), component (isolation bearing, BRB, etc.) and structural levels (isolation, replaceable members, rocking piers, etc.)
(3)Post-disaster repair of bridge structures
(4)Multi-disaster effects, and defense of bridges or infrastructure
(5)Bridge collapse simulation, inversion and accident analysis technology
(6)Other related fields on hazard prevention and mitigation
Keywords：Bridge; Resilience; Disasters; Earthquake; Collision; Multi-hazards
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Junsheng Su, School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, China
Junsheng Su received his Ph.D. degree in Bridge and Tunneling Engineering from Tongji University in China under the supervision of Prof. Junjie Wang, also had the experience of visiting scholar under the supervision of Prof. Rajesh Dhakal. He is currently an associate professor in School of Civil Engineering of Tianjin University. His research interests include the seismic design of bridge structures, resilience assessment of bridge structures and the application of high-performance material in bridge engineering. he has hosted 7 projects from National Natural Science Foundation, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin and the Open Projects of Key Laboratory. He has published over 20 papers and serves as reviewer for many journals, including Engineering Structures, ACI Structural Journal, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, etc. He is the Outstanding Reviewer of Engineering Structures.
Co-Chair：Assoc. Prof. Jian Zhong, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China
Jian Zhong is an associate professor in structural engineering and earthquake engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in bridge engineering from Tongji University in China under the supervision of Wancheng Yuan, also had the experience of visiting scholar under the supervision of Reginald DesRoches. Zhong is now the deputy dean of Department of Bridge Engineering. He is also the deputy director of Bridge Engineering Research Institute of Hefei University of Technology. He has published more than 50 international journal and conferences papers, of which over 30 of these publications are SCI articles (JCR Q1/Q2) in the general area of earthquake engineering and seismic resilience assessment. Two of the articles has been listed as “top 1% papers” for highly cited paper. As Principle Investigator (PI), Zhong attracted the funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China twice in 2016 and 2021, and many other projects entrusted by enterprises. He also serves as the evaluation expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has Won the first prize of for Progress in Transportation Science and Technology (Anhui Province) twice in 2017 and 2019.
Workshop 4
Title: Low-carbon materials and green construction
Summary：The total carbon emissions of the whole process of construction in 2019 is 4,997 million tons, accounting for 50.6% of the national carbon emissions. The construction industry, as a significant area to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, urgently needs to innovate and change its production mode and construction methods. Long-term international and domestic practical experience shows that by better producing, using and reusing raw materials, the significant carbon emissions from the production, transport and disposal of raw materials and products can be effectively reduced. In order to accelerate the implementation of the "carbon peaking" and "carbon neutral" strategy, the resourceization and industrialization of construction solid waste becomes an urgent task. Therefore, in-depth exploration of solid waste resource utilization, research of low carbon building materials and development of green construction methods are effective strategies to comply with the national low carbon development strategy and accelerate the realization of energy saving and carbon reduction in the construction industry.
This workshop focuses on the green and low-carbon utilization of recycled materials, including but not limited to construction and demolition waste, decoration waste and industrial by-products. By investigating the characteristics of recycled materials, analyzing the complex characteristics on the quality of multi-source recycled materials to explore scientific and effective source classification methods and recycling strategies; Meanwhile, This workshop addresses the challenges of resourceful disposal of solid waste, analyzes the key influencing factors that hinder the resourceful use of recycled materials, proposes targeted design methods for the recycled multi-source solid waste, and explores the application technologies, routes and modes for the large-scale use of multi-source recycled materials; Finally, based on the development concept of green construction, the production, use methods and preferred process of recycled materials in the practical application environment are discussed.
Keywords：Low-carbon; Green construction; Recycled materials; Resource utilization
Chair：Dr. Zhenhua Duan , Civi Engineering, Tongji University, China
Zhenhua Duan, Associate Professor at School of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, and obtainer of the “Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program”. He is dedicated to the research in the field of recycled concrete and sustainable construction, and has presided over 20 research projects, incuding 2 National Natural Science Foundation Projects and three other provincial and ministerial projects. He has authored over 80 academic papers, 16 national invention patents and co-edited 1 academic monographs. He has also awarded 7 provincial and ministerial awards, including 3 first prize awards. He served as the Secretary General of the Academic Committee of Recycled Concrete in the Society of Civil Engineering. He has also served as a reviewer for more than 50 important journals, and a reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Workshop 5
Resilient ecosystem architecture and implementation in smart city construction
Summary：Building a smart urban resilient ecosystem is an effective means to deal with global climate change. At present, this method integrates technological achievements in many fields, such as artificial intelligence, big data, human settlement environment science, natural ecological protection, etc., and has been widely used in the practice of smart city construction in various countries and regions. It gradually formed a complex resilient system suitable for different resource and environmental conditions, eco-climatic characteristics and regional spatial characteristics.
The aim of this workshop is to discuss the research results of academia and the construction practice of industry. Share the latest experiences and challenges in the construction of smart cities, and provide innovative ideas and suggestions for the construction of resilient urban ecosystems in the future. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of both: theoretical approaches and practical case reviews. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title_workshp title”.
Keywords： intelligent human settlement environment, climate change challenge, ecological environment restoration, urban organic renewal, resilient city
Chair：Dr. Sicheng Wang , Urban planning, Guizhou University, China
Sicheng Wang, received a Ph.D. degree in Urban and Rural Planning from Tianjin University. He work as a associate professor at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guizhou university. His research interests include Urban resilient ecosystem, Sponge urban landscape design and low impact development.
He preside over or participate in the National Natural Science Foundation, Major projects of the National Social Science Foundation, Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects, etc. Based on these projects, he has written and published one academic book, and he has also published more than 10 papers in SCIE/EI/CSCD/CSTPCD and other journals/conferences.
Workshop 6
Lightweight and High-Strength Sandwich Structures
Summary：
Lightweight and high-strength sandwich structures have the advantages of high specific strength and specific stiffness properties, and so has good application prospects in aerospace, shipbuilding, and construction industries. With the development of sandwich structure design and optimization, different core shapes appear and are applied in various engineering fields, such as honeycomb sandwich structures, lattice sandwich structures, foam sandwich structures, and so on. At the same time, the development of industry also requires the development of sandwich materials and processes, such as the emergence and production of fiber sandwich structures. This workshop is dedicated to the mechanical performances of lightweight sandwich structures. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): experiments on lightweight and high-strength sandwich structures; mechanical analysis of lightweight and high-strength sandwich structures; numerical simulations of lightweight and high-strength sandwich structures; damage and failure of lightweight and high-strength sandwich structures; design and application of lightweight and high-strength sandwich structures; multiscale modeling of lightweight and high-strength sandwich structures; and the optimization of lightweight and high-strength sandwich structures.
Keywords： multiscale modeling; damage and failure; design and application; experiments
Chair：Prof. Yifeng Zhong, Chongqing University, China
Yifeng Zhong, received a Ph.D. degree in Solid Mechanics from Chongqing University. He worked as a professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University. His research interests include mechanics of composites, multiscale modeling and simulation, variational asymptotic theory.
He participated in the National Natural Science Foundation and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, etc. Based on these projects, he published more than 50 papers in SCI and other journals/conferences.
Workshop 7
Post-Occupancy Evaluation on Built Environment
Summary：
As a design feedback mechanism, Post-Occupancy Evaluation(POE) is an effective tool for optimizing the built environment. POE focuses on the performance of the built environment and the actual needs of residents, and its purpose is to provide reliable reference for the design of similar buildings and environments in the future.
The aim of this workshop is to discuss the research results, technologies and methods of Post-occupancy evaluation on built environment in recent years, share the latest experiences and challenges, and provide innovative ideas and suggestions for the development of Post-Occupancy Evaluation on Built Environment. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of theoretical approaches and practical reviews. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title_workshop title”.
Keywords：Post-Occupancy Evaluation; Built Environment; Environmental Behavior; Human Settlements;Evaluation Method
Chair：Dr. Yan Wang, Architecture, Guizhou University, China
Yan Wang, received a Ph.D. degree in Architecture from South China University of Technology. He worked as an associate professor at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guizhou University. His research interests include Post-occupancy Evaluation and Environmental Behavior. He participated in the National Natural Science Foundation, Guizhou Science and Technology Support Plan Project, Guizhou Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Project, etc.
Workshop 8
Geotechnical Engineering towards Sustainability
Summary：
While the application of geotechnical research is practical in nature, the improvement of fundamental knowledge of geotechnical engineering and its potential risk or impact when implemented in field applications are key aspects of sustainability in geotechnical engineering. The development of laboratory/field experiments and numerical techniques will improve the sustainable design of geotechnical and geoenvironmental infrastructure. Furthermore, construction wastes (e.g. soil spoils, demolition wastes, concrete, steel, rubber) have demonstrated good potential to be reused in geotechnical engineering which will also alleviate the demand on raw materials for construction and hence, resource depletion and environment deterioration. nature of geomaterials with high uncertainty. The workshop aims to bring together recent advances in all aspects of geotechnical engineering (e.g., recent progress in laboratory experiments, reliability in geotechnical engineering, advances in numerical methods, etc.) that will potentially contribute to sustainable geotechnical design. In addition to topics related to engineered systems, topics related to environmental and economic issues in geotechnical engineering are also welcome.
Keywords：Geotechnical engineering; Reliability; Cost-effective；Geomaterial characterization；Biogeotechnical engineering
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Haoliang Wu, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Haoliang Wu is an associate professor and master's supervisor in the School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University. He is mainly engaged in the research of migration and transformation of contaminants in coupled water-soil-subsurface barrier system and green ultra-high ductility cementitious composites (ECC). He has published more than 40 SCI-indexed papers (1 ESI highly cited paper) in authoritative journals such as Cement and Concrete Composites, Science of The Total Environment, and Journal of Cleaner Production. He has published more tha 40 SCI papers and 10 EI papers, and holds more than 20 patents. He is also the guest editor-in-chief editorial board member of several international journals, and reviewer of more than 20 well academic journals.
Workshop 9 Autonomous and Federated Smart City Systems
Exploration of Data Mining and Machine Learning in Autonomous and Federated Smart City Systems
Summary：
With the rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Edge Computing, and other advanced technologies, an emerging paradigm for smart cities, called Autonomous and Federated System (AFS), has drawn much attention since it can serve the public autonomously and intelligently without human intervention. Moreover, to utilize massive data generated by distributed data sources of AFS, a novel decentralized data mining and machine learning paradigm, called Federated Learning (FL), is applied to leverage AFS.FL can collaborate with multiple ends and learn valuable knowledge in a privacy-preserving way, which provides sound solutions for AFS. However, several challenges, including architecture design, data heterogeneity, and system security, remain open questions to be solved urgently.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers from the areas of federated learning, data mining, and AFS. We expect to encourage original and interesting work dedicated to exploring FL in AFS for smart cities. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Theoriesaboutsmartcities
- Algorithms, models, and methods for FL in AFS
- Novel architecture which enables FL in AFS
- Micro-services or applications of AFS provided by FL
- Security and privacy issues on FL and AFS
Keywords：Smart Cities, Federated Learning, Data Mining, Autonomous Systems, Internet of Things
Chair：Prof. Linlin You, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Linlin You is an associate professor at the School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, and also a research affiliate at the Intelligent Transportation System Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pavia, and his BSc in Software Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology.
He led and participated in projects of the National Key Research and Development Program of China, National Natural Science Fund of China, National Research Foundation Singapore, Federal Highway Administration USA, etc. Moreover, He won the youth talent project of Guangzhou province. Based on these projects, he published more than 30 journal and conference papers in the research fields of Internet of Things, Autonomous Transportation System, Federated Learning, Smart Cities, Service Orchestration, Multi-source and Multi-modal Data Fusion, and Machine Learning.
Workshop 10
Upcycling new types of solid waste toward sustainable construction materials
Summary：
The utilization efficiency of construction resource can be effectively improved by upcycling new types of solid waste (e.g., FRP wastes, shield muck, sludge), thus yielding to circular construction. The upcycling concepts involve with the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products with high added values. This special session of upcycling new types of solid waste toward sustainable construction materials focuses on the use of solid waste recyclate as a component of construction materials. It will be discussed in this session on the challenges, development as well as opportunities in this area. We welcome the innovative, creative, original, cutting-edge and state-of-the art theoretical and applied contribution on this and relevant issues.
Keywords：recycling; solid waste; construction materials; sustainability
Chair 1：Prof. Bing FU, Jinan University, China
Dr. Bing FU is a professor in School of Mechanics and Construction Engineering at Jinan University, China. Dr. Fu received his Ph.D. and master degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Dalian University of Technology, China, respectively. He is the PI of three projects funded by NSFC and one funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and serves as a main contributor of a number of peer-reviewed papers published in prestigious journals, such as Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE and Composite Structures, or international conferences. His research interests lie in high performance materials for construction, specifically including (1) efficient utilization of FRP for strengthening concrete structures; (2) use of FRP in hybrid structures of new forms; (3) valorization of waste FRP composites.
Chair 2：Assoc. Prof. Bo LI, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China
Dr. Bo LI is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2014. He worked as a Research Associate in the same university and then as an Engineer/Senior Engineer in a research institute in Hong Kong. Dr. LI has been awarded research grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China, Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China, and Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau. He has published over 60 SCI journal papers in the field of civil engineering. He also serves as a reviewer for over 20 international journals, including Engineering Structures, ACI Structural Journal, ACI Material Journal, Thin-Walled Structures, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Construction and Building Materials, and Advances in Structural Engineering. His research interests focus on the development of novel low-carbon binders, high performance cementitious materials, and solid waste recycling/reusing technologies.
Chair 3：Assis. Prof. Yu XIANG, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Dr. Yu XIANG is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hong Kong, China. Dr. XIANG obtained his BEng degree in 2010 and PhD degree in 2017, both from Hunan University, China. After graduation, Dr XIANG joined PolyU and successively worked as a Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow and then Research Fellow from 2017 to 2022. He has published 25 journal papers including 18 SCI-indexed journal papers. His publications have received a total of 305 citations with an H-index of 9 in Scopus. He has served as a reviewer for a number of SCI journals, such as Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, Advances of Structural Engineering and Construction and Building Materials. His research interests include: (1) high-performance structures enabled by the use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); (2) valorization of waste FRP composites; (3) smart sensors for structural health monitoring.
Workshop 11
The Development and Mechanical Behavior of Novel Construction Materials
Summary：
As economic and social development continues, the demands placed on engineering structures have progressively increased. Such engineering structures are confronted with various challenges, such as high-temperature, high-humidity, high-salinity marine environments, scarcity of traditional sand and stone resources, large spans, high blast resistance, high seismic resistance, low carbon emissions, etc. As engineering structures are fundamentally made of construction materials, addressing these challenges from a material perspective is a crucial approach. In this context, numerous novel construction materials have emerged, including ultra-high performance concrete, seawater-sea sand concrete, coral concrete, desert sand concrete, solid waste-activated alkali concrete, ultra-high toughness concrete, 3D printed concrete, ultra-lightweight concrete, etc. The mechanical properties of these new construction materials, such as compressive strength, tensile strength, elastic modulus, and constitutive relationships, are the foundation of their practical application, necessitating comprehensive and systematic research. Accordingly, this workshop aims to explore the development of diverse novel building materials and the progress made in their mechanical behavior research, offering recommendations for the selection of building materials for future engineering construction. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the topic of new construction materials. Please name the title of the submission email with "paper title_workshop title".
Keywords：New construction materials; Mix proportion; Microstructure; Constitutive relationships; Mechanical properties.
Chair：Dr. Bing Liu, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, China
Bing Liu is an associate professor and supervisor of postgraduate at Guilin University of Technology, with a doctoral degree in civil engineering. He is dedicated to the research in the field of new construction materials such as coral concrete, solid waste-based concrete materials, and 3D printed concrete. Currently, he hosts multiple national and provincial funding projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Guangxi Natural Science Foundation, Guangxi Science and Technology Base and Talent Special Fund, and Provincial Key Laboratory Open Fund. He has published more than 20 SCI/EI papers in journals such as Construction and Building Materials and Structural Concrete. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for various academic journals, including ACI Structural and Materials Journals, Engineering Structures, Bulletin of The Chinese Ceramic Society, etc.
Workshop 12
Intelligent development and utilization of underground space
Summary：
Underground engineering and tunnel engineering are the main types of underground space development and utilization. Underground engineering and tunnel engineering both exist in the surrounding rock media. The mechanical problems of surrounding rock media will be caused during the construction of underground engineering and tunnel engineering. The mechanical properties of surrounding rock also affect the construction safety of underground engineering and tunnel engineering. At present, there are still many key technical problems in the construction of underground engineering and tunnel engineering, such as the mechanical evolution mechanism of surrounding rock during the construction of underground engineering and tunnel engineering; Construction safety of underground works and tunnel works in rich water geological environment; Intelligent construction of underground engineering and tunnel engineering.
Keywords：Underground Space，Tunnelling，Intelligent Construction
Chair：Prof. Zhanping Song, Civil Engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China
He is the executive deputy director of Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Space Engineering, the head of Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Team of New Technology and Application of Tunnel and Underground Engineering, the head of National First-class Undergraduate Major Construction Point of Urban Underground Space Engineering of Xi'an University of Construction Technology, the director of Institute of Tunnel and Underground Structure Engineering of Xi'an University of Construction Technology, and the director of Geotechnical and Underground Space Engineering Laboratory of Xi'an University of Construction Technology. He is a member of the Vice Chairman of the Teaching Guidance Group of Urban Underground Space Engineering of the Teaching Guidance Sub-Committee of Civil Engineering in Higher Education Schools of the Ministry of Education, a member of the National Working Committee for the Construction of Urban Underground Space Engineering, a member of the Geotechnical and Engineering Society of Shaanxi Province, a member of the Expert Committee for Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Shaanxi Province, a member of the First Expert Group for Infrastructure Construction of Xi'an City, an expert of the National Key Research and Development Program, and an expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has presided over more than 10 projects at provincial and ministerial level such as the National Key R&D Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, published more than 120 papers, and won more than 10 science and technology awards at provincial and ministerial level.Workshop 13
Structural optimization of flow-driven multi-physics problems
Summary：
Flow-driven multi-physics problems, including turbulent flow, fluid–structure interaction, fluid–thermal interaction and so on, are common phenomena in engineering. Structural optimization (size, shape or topology optimization) has become increasingly important for enhancing the performances of the flow related engineering products. Structural optimization of flow-driven multi-physics problems has extensive engineering application value in bridge structure design, wind turbine blade design, vehicle shape design, heat sink system design, etc.
The aim of this workshop is to present and discuss the latest research findings and progresses on structural optimization of flow-driven multi-physics problems. We encourage prospective authors to submit research papers on this subject. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title_workshp title”.
Keywords：Structural optimization, Fluid flow, Multi-physics, Turbulent flow, Topology optimization
Chair：Dr. Bin Zhang, School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Dr. Bin Zhang is an assistant professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University. He received Ph.D. degree from School of Energy and Power, Xi'an Jiaotong University. He has been a visiting scholar at Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University (2014-2016). He is dedicated to the research in the field of topology optimization of flow-driven multi-physics problems, and has presided two National Natural Science Foundation Projects and several provincial and ministerial projects. He has published more than 10 papers in journals, including Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Applied Mathematical Modelling and Applied Thermal Engineering, and serves as reviewer for journals such as Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.
Workshop 14
Earthquake prevention and disaster mitigation of infrastructures in cold regions
Summary：
The broad cold regions with frozen soil account for more than 50% of the world’s total land area. Infrastructures in cold regions are located on and in the frozen soil. Ground seasonal freezing and thawing in cold regions can alter boundary conditions of foundations under various external loads. Meanwhile, some of these cold regions are also located in active seismic areas and prone to strong and frequent earthquakes, such as Siberia in Russia, Alaska in USA and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. If earthquakes occur in cold regions, some of the damage to infrastructures could be directly related to the existence of frozen soil.
Therefore, this workshop aims to bring together the research accomplishments provided by researchers from academia and the industry. The other goal is to show the latest research results in the field of earthquake prevention and disaster mitigation of infrastructures in cold regions. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Design, construction, maintenance of infrastructures in cold regions
- Earthquake prevention and disaster mitigation of infrastructures in cold regions
- Seismic performance evaluation of infrastructures considering frozen soil effect
- Frozen soil-structure interaction under various loading conditions
- New structures, new materials, new techniques for cold region engineering
Keywords：earthquake prevention, disaster mitigation, seismic performance, infrastructures, frozen soil, cold regions
Chair：Prof. Xiyin Zhang, School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China
Xiyin Zhang, works as a Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University. His research interests include Bridge engineering and Frozen soil engineering, especially for earthquake prevention and disaster mitigation of infrastructures in cold regions.
He presided over 8 projects from National Natural Science Foundation, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Science and Technology Planning Project of Gansu Province, etc. Based on these projects, he published more than 60 papers in peer reviewed journals and obtained over 10 Chinese authorized patents. His contributions have been recognized by several awards, including the Gansu provincial Award for Science and Technology Progress, the Distinguished Young Scholars Program of Gansu Province, and Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology.
Workshop 15
Urban and Rural Settlement Environment Improvement and Sustainable Development
Summary：
The improvement of human settlement environment and urban sustainable development is an important issue that involves multiple fields. It includes various aspects such as urban planning, architectural design, transportation, energy conservation and emissions reduction, ecological protection, community construction, and environmental monitoring. Through these measures, it is possible to promote balanced development and coordinated resource utilization between urban and rural areas, improve people's quality of life and health conditions, while protecting the environment and resources, and achieving sustainable development.
Keywords：Human settlement environment, urban and rural buildings, energy conservation and emissions reduction, sustainable development, and green technologies.
Chair：Prof. Wei Wang, College of Architecture and Art, Hefei University of Technology, China
Wei Wang, received a Ph.D. degree in Architecture Design and its Theory from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is currently a professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Architecture and Art, Hefei University of Technology, famous teaching teacher in Anhui Province, national first-class registered architect. Her research interests include urban and rural built environment and health, green buildings and low-carbon technologies.
She has led and participated in research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Key Research and Development Program. Based on these projects, she has published more than 100 papers in Chinese core journals, SCI, and other journals/conferences.
Workshop 16
Design and evaluation of thermal environment and energy-efficient systems in semi-open underground space
Summary：
In the construction of underground buildings, sunken plazas, underground courtyards and atriums are usually designed as passive systems to obtain daylighting and ventilation for improving underground environments and building energy consumption. These spaces (called as semi-open underground spaces) would cause thermal environment problems such as underground overheating in summer when they are connected to the outdoors. Therefore, it is a challenge how to design a semi-open underground with better thermally comfortable environment and less building energy consumption. This workshop is aimed to provide a platform for researchers to communicate and discuss their research accomplishments related to semi-open underground building space.
Keywords：Semi-open underground space; Spatial form; Thermal environment; Thermal comfort; Building energy saving.
Chair：Prof. Jiang He, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, China
Jiang He, received a Ph.D. degree in Environmental and Planning Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. He worked as a professor at Civil Engineering and Architecture College, Guangxi University. His research interests include Sustainable building design, Green urban planning and city design, Building energy-saving Technology, Eco building materials, Renewable energy application in buildings and cities.
He has undertaken a number of research projects financially supported from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangxi Science and Technology Project, etc. He has received the Best Paper Awards from Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, Journal of Japan Solar Energy Society, Journal of Japan Remote Sensing Society, the 9th International Symposium on Building and Urban Environmental Engineering, the Golden Design Prize from the Japan Industrial Design Association. He is also the supervisor to win the First Prize of Taida-Cup International Solar Building Design Competition and the Best Research-Informed Design Award of Student Design Competition organize by PLEA (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) Association.
Workshop 17
Dynamic characteristics of concrete structures subjected to blast and impact loads
Summary：
With the continuous development of modern engineering, large-scale concrete structures are constructed in large quantities, and often served in complex conditions. During the service period, the engineering structures could be potentially subjected to dynamic loads such as earthquake, typhoon, blast, impact and other natural disasters, experiencing the performance deterioration, and causing serous property damages and causalities. Disaster prevention and mitigation of engineering structures has become one of the most important, active and challenging research fields in civil engineering. Nowadays, great achievements have been made on the mechanical properties of both high-performance concrete materials and new concrete structural systems in disaster prevention, mitigation, disaster resistance and post-disaster repair. Therefore, it is of crucial importance to promote academic, scientific and technological achievements exchange of multi-disaster joint, strengthen the industrial incubation of fundamental and applied science in the relevant field. This seminar is planned to invite domestic experts and scholars in relevant fields and outstanding young talents to make a fully exchange and discuss the latest research achievements such as new ideas, new technologies and new methods in the form of academic reports and questions, so as to stimulate thought collision, establish academic cooperation, realize resource sharing and promote discipline development.
Keywords：Performance deterioration; Blast and impact loads; Concrete engineering structures.
Chair：Dr. Fengjuan Chen, Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, China
Fengjuan Chen, received her Ph.D. degree in 2016 from Lorraine University in France and currently serves as an assistant professor and master's supervisor at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Transportation Engineering, attached to Beijing University of Technology. Her main researches areas are listed as follows: (1) Radiation-Induced Degradation of Concrete in Nuclear Power Plants; (2) Seismic Performance and Size Effect of FRP-RC shear walls. Fengjuan Chen presides over a National Natural Science Foundation program of China (No. 52208453) and is the author of more than 20 scientific papers published on the peering journals ranked as Q1/Q2.
Workshop 18
Intelligent maintenance strategy for infrastructures
Summary：
With the rapid growth in quantity of infrastructures such as bridges, tunnels, high-speed railways, high-rise buildings, offshore wind turbines etc., the maintenance workload keeps increasing dramatically in the past decades. Due to the promising development in computational algorithms and hardware, sensing and inspection methodologies, AI-driven techniques and fast IoT connection, maintenance of infrastructures has come to the era of intelligence. To embrace the next-generation intelligent maintenance concept, we need to utilize the above cutting-edge technologies in a logical, innovative and systematical way. This workshop aims to discuss new philosophy and methodology for intelligent maintenance strategy for infrastructures. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
(1)Novel theories or computational methods for infrastructure analysis under operational and hazardous conditions.
(2)Innovative sensors and algorithms for structural health monitoring and parameter identification.
(3)Intelligent inspection robotics and UAVs with AI-driven capacity for automatic damage detection.
(4)Digital twin models for infrastructures based on physical-digital base synchronization.
(5)Other related topics on infrastructure maintenance.
Keywords：Infrastructure maintenance; Smart sensor; Inspection robotics: UAV; Digital twin
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Baoding Zhou, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
Baoding Zhou received his Ph.D degree in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing from Wuhan University. He is currently an associate professor in in College of Civil and Transportation Engineering of Shenzhen University. His research interests include indoor localization, robot autonomous navigation, and mobile mapping. He has presided and participated in research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Key Research and Development Program. He has published over 50 journal papers and international conference papers. He has awarded the first class of Survey and Mapping Science and Technology Award of China and first class of Guangdong Provincial Technology Invention Award.
Co- Chair：Assis. Prof. Chuanrui Guo, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
Chuanrui Guo received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA. He then joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Assistant Professor in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is currently an assistant professor in College of Civil and Transportation Engineering of Shenzhen University. His research interests include the intelligent monitoring of infrastructures, novel sensors such as fiber optics, MEMS and PZTs, as well as digital twin models for infrastructures including parameter identification and model updating. He has published over 10 journal papers and international conference papers.
Workshop 19
Advanced Materials for Coastal and Offshore Construction
Summary：
Advanced materials such as fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and ultra-high performance cementitious (UHPC) materials have become attractive in offshore construction applications. Enabled by emerged materials, innovative structures that feature excellent mechanical performance and corrosion resistance have allowed a more economical life-cycle design of next generation coastal and offshore construction compared with conventional construction. This workshop will focus on recent advances in the development and application of advanced materials for coastal and offshore construction. Interested authors can submit their original abstracts/papers with a focus on relevant topics.
Keywords：Advanced materials, novel structural members, FRP, UHPC, offshore construction
Chair 1：Dr Jun-Jie Zeng
Dr Jun-Jie Zeng is currently a Professor in Structural Engineering and Associate Head of Department of Civil Engineering at Guangdong University of Technology, China. He will join the University of South Australia as a Senior Lecturer in June 2023. Dr Zeng received his PhD degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has expertise in emerging materials and structures such as fiber-reinforced polymer structures, ultra-high performance concrete, 3D printed FRP/cementitious composites and advanced floating structures. Dr Zeng has published more than 80 SCI indexed journal papers, including five ESI hot/highly cited papers. His publications have received more than 2000 citations with an H-index of 28 in Web of Science. Dr Zeng has received a number of research grants, including an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award and two NSFC funds. Dr Zeng is currently an editor for academic journal of Building (SCI indexed), Sustainable Structures, Earthquake Engineering and Resilience, Current Chinese Science and. He was invited as keynote/invited speaker in more than ten international academic conferences. Dr Zeng is in the 2020, 2021 World's Top 2% Scientists List of Stanford University.
Chair 2：Dr Guan Lin
Dr Guan Lin is currently an Associate Professor at Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology. Dr Lin’s research interests include the structural use of novel engineering materials [e.g., fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), engineered cementitious composites (ECC)], high-performance and durable structures enabled by novel engineering materials particularly for marine infrastructure, advanced numerical modelling of FRP-strengthened/reinforced concrete structures, recycling of concrete, 3D printing of FRP-concrete structures. Dr Lin has published over 40 SCI journal papers which have attracted over 1200 citations with an H-index of 19 in Google Scholar. His research outcomes have been adopted by the Chinese national standard GB50608 2020 and the Chinese technical specification CECS146 2022.
Workshop 20
Submerged Floating Tunnel and Engineering Disaster Prevention
Summary：
Submerged Floating Tunnel, or SFT for short, is a kind of innovative transportation structure across the straits, lakes and waterways. Generally, it consists of a tubular structure floating in a certain depth of water, a cable device anchored in the underwater foundation, an anchor foundation anchored to the anchor and a structure connected to both sides.
The aim of this workshop is to bring together the research accomplishments provided by researchers from academia and the industry. The other goal is to show the latest research results in the field of Submerged Floating Tunnel. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of both: theoretical approaches and practical case reviews. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title_workshp title”.
Keywords：submerged floating tunnel, engineering disaster prevention
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Zhiwen Wu, Deep Sea Bridge and Tunnel Project, Guangxi University, China
Zhiwen Wu, Postdoctoral Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University. His research interest covers Deep Sea Bridge and Tunnel Project.
He has presided over the National Natural Science Foundation (Youth Foundation), the Postdoctoral Foundation, the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation, and participated in the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Science and Technology Support Program. Based on these projects, he has published more than 30 SCI/EI papers in journals such as Marine Structures and Ocean Engineering. Presided over 5 provincial and ministerial level projects.
Workshop 21
Intelligent Structural Design
Summary：
Intelligent design has become increasingly popular in the field of civil engineering and can be applied to structural optimization, design automation, and construction process control. The development of intelligent design technology has provided new design and construction methods for civil engineering, which can make engineering more efficient, economical, safe, and environmentally friendly. For example, structural topology optimization can reduce weight, lower costs, and improve performance by optimizing material distribution. At the same time, intelligent design can also be applied to the construction process, controlling and optimizing the construction process through machine learning and other technologies to improve construction quality and efficiency.
To promote research and application of intelligent design in the field of civil engineering, we cordially invite experts, engineers, and graduate students to participate in this workshop and share your research findings and experiences. This workshop will provide a platform for researchers to exchange ideas and collaborate, explore the application of intelligent design in civil engineering, and discuss future development directions. We also welcome submissions of relevant papers and presentations of your latest research findings. We believe that through our joint efforts, intelligent design will bring more innovation and progress to the field of civil engineering.
Keywords：Artificial Intelligence, Topology Optimization, Structural Design
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Peng Wei, School of Civil Engineering and Transportation of South China University of Technology
Wei Peng, currently an associate professor at the School of Civil Engineering and Transportation of South China University of Technology, is a registered member of the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His main research area is computational mechanics. He has long been engaged in structural topology optimization, finite element methods, architectural design and 3D printing related research. He has presided three National Natural Science Foundations and published more than 60 academic papers. Main research areas: (1) Static and dynamic numerical simulation analysis of engineering structures, mechanical vibration analysis, optimization, and control of random vibration of structures; (2) Research on structural topology optimization methods. Optimal combination of stiffness spreading methods, improved and developed structural topology optimization methods based on parameterized level sets; (3) Research on related topics of new structural design, material design and 3D printing technology based on topology optimization.
Workshop 22
Green Wisdom of Traditional Villages and Sustainable Development of Modern Smart Cities and Villages
Summary：
Traditional villages have a long history and have been continued for hundreds of years, with many talented people cultivating and guarding fertile land. As one of the important manifestations of the excellent Chinese traditional culture, traditional village architecture space is full of people's long-standing respect for nature and the pursuit of harmonious coexistence between human beings and nature, and is full of rich green wisdom and profound cultural connotation in terms of village site selection, architectural layout, space creation, space utilization, safety and disaster prevention, and avoidance of harm. At present, many scholars are conducting research on the green wisdom of traditional villages, which plays an important guiding role in carrying forward the excellent Chinese traditional culture, improving the level of rural construction services, promoting rural construction, and playing an important role in rural revitalization and sustainable development.
The modern wisdom of urban and rural construction is being carried out widely and deeply nationwide. Many scholars have conducted in-depth research in materials research, new materials application, structure and construction technology, information technology and multidisciplinary cross-application, etc., and have achieved rich research results and successful application practical experience. Through the construction of urban and rural areas by means of green and intelligent technology, the symposium will integrate the principles of "wisdom, green and technology", promote the construction of "regionalization, low-carbon, ecology, intelligence and modernization" of urban and rural areas, and realize the high-level construction and sustainable development of modern urban and rural areas.
The purpose of the seminar is to bring together the research results of academics and industry researchers. Another goal is to present the latest research results on traditional villages and urban-rural wisdom construction. We encourage prospective authors to submit relevant and outstanding research papers.
The modern wisdom of urban and rural construction is being carried out widely and deeply nationwide. Many scholars have conducted in-depth research in materials research, new materials application, structure and construction technology, information technology and multidisciplinary cross-application, etc., and have achieved rich research results and successful application practical experience. Through the construction of urban and rural areas by means of green and intelligent technology, the symposium will integrate the principles of "wisdom, green and technology", promote the construction of "regionalization, low-carbon, ecology, intelligence and modernization" of urban and rural areas, and realize the high-level construction and sustainable development of modern urban and rural areas.
The purpose of the seminar is to bring together the research results of academics and industry researchers. Another goal is to present the latest research results on traditional villages and urban-rural wisdom construction. We encourage prospective authors to submit relevant and outstanding research papers.
Keywords：Traditional Villages, Green Wisdom, Modern Smart Cities and Towns, Sustainable Development
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Changyou Wu, Wuhan University of Science and Technology
He is an associate professor of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, College of Urban Construction, master's degree, first-class registered architect, senior planner, and head of the professional professor team of urban and rural planning. He has been engaged in civil engineering, architecture, urban and rural planning, landscape architecture, human geography and other related professional research and technical services for 38 years. He mainly carries out extensive theoretical research and social practice and other service work in architectural design, residential area and landscape planning, historical building restoration, village planning, tourism planning, traditional village culture and historical heritage protection, rural revitalization and beautiful countryside construction, ecological environment governance and green energy utilization, and humanities. He is also the vice president of Hubei Historical Architecture Research Association, the director of Traditional Architecture Branch of China Survey and Design Association, the member of Green Building Committee of Wuhan Civil Engineering and Construction Society, the deputy director of the 14th Agriculture Special Committee of Hubei Provincial Committee of the League of Democrats, and the member of Wuhan University of Science and Technology League Committee.
Workshop 23
Concrete freeze-thaw damage-common diseases of concrete in cold regions
Summary：
Freeze-thaw damage of concrete is an important factor affecting the durability of concrete structures. Especially in the cold climate area of high latitude and high altitude, the internal uneven frost heave deformation caused by freeze-thaw cycle will lead to the shedding of concrete surface mortar and internal loose cracking, which seriously reduces the durability of engineering structure and causes huge economic losses. At present, more and more researchers have carried out a lot of research on concrete freeze-thaw damage and accumulated a lot of research results.
The purpose of this seminar is to bring together the research results of academic and industry researchers, and another purpose is to show the latest research results in the field of freeze-thaw damage of concrete. We encourage scholars and researchers to submit outstanding research results on frost resistance and freeze-thaw damage of concrete. Please name the title of the submission email with “paper title_workshp title”.
Keywords：Concrete, frost resistance, freeze-thaw damage, durability
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Jiangfeng Dong, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University
Jiangfeng Dong, Sichuan University and the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom co-trained PhD, post-doctoral, Sichuan University to introduce talent, special associate researcher, Sichuan University School of Architecture and Environment, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Associate Professor. The main research directions include building structure maintenance and seismic reinforcement repair, construction waste recycled concrete and its environmental strength, high performance concrete and its structure fatigue behavior under high temperature-freeze-thaw environment, self-compacting recycled concrete and its structure durability and disaster prevention and mitigation technology. Participate in the National Natural Science Foundation of China youth projects, Sichuan University to introduce talent research start-up funding projects, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation general funding projects and special funding projects and other funds. China Composite Materials Society enterprise innovation expert support platform experts.
Workshop 24
Disaster Mitigation Technology for Urban Underground Engineering in Extreme Environments
Summary：
Urban underground space engineering is an important way to effectively solve urban population, transportation, resources, environment, and other issues, and is the main cornerstone of a city's rapid development to high-quality development. However, the current international situation is tense, terrorism continues to spread, and daily transportation and logistics pressures in cities are increasing unprecedentedly. These factors pose new requirements for the viability of urban underground engineering in extreme environments. Explosion, impact, fire, and earthquake are manifestations of extreme loads, and structures can exhibit unusual failure modes in this situation. Meanwhile, the interaction between structure and soil in underground engineering will make the structural load response more complex. Currently, the research on underground engineering to resist extreme disasters is not yet mature, and there are still many challenges in extreme disaster prevention and control. For this reason, urban underground engineering disaster prevention and mitigation technology is a hot topic worthy of extensive consideration and discussion in the academic and engineering circles under the current situation.
The aim of this workshop is to bring together the research results provided by researchers from the academic and engineering communities. Another goal is to showcase the latest research results in the field of disaster reduction mechanisms and prevention and control strategies for urban underground engineering in extreme environments. We encourage future authors to submit excellent research papers on these two topics: theoretical methods and practical cases. Please name the title of the submission email "paper title+workshp title".
Keywords：urban underground engineering, disaster reduction technology, disaster reduction technology, extreme environment, explosion, collision, fire, earthquake
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Zhen Huang , Underground Engineering, Guangxi University
Zhen Huang, received a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Central South University. He worked as an associate professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Guangxi University. His research interests include disaster reduction mechanisms and prevention and control strategies for urban underground engineering. He presided over and participated in various projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation of China, the Guangxi Key Research and Development Plan Project, the Guangxi Major Science and Technology Special Project, and the Guangxi Transportation Industry Key Science and Technology Project, etc. He published more than 80 academic papers and authorized more than 10 national patents. Based on these achievements, he has won 5 second prizes of provincial and ministerial level scientific and technological progress awards. He has served as a guest editor for Applied Sciences journals and as a reviewer for over 20 journals.
Workshop 25
Fiber-reinforced composites and smart material in civil engineering
Summary：
This workshop aims to explore the application of fiber-reinforced composites and smart materials in civil engineering. Fiber-reinforced composites are composite materials composed of fibers and matrix materials, which have the advantages of high strength and lightweight, and have been widely used in bridges, buildings, and other structures. Smart materials are materials that can respond to external stimuli and change their properties, such as piezoelectric materials and shape memory alloys, which can be used for structural monitoring, repair, and control in civil engineering. This workshop will discuss case studies of the application of fiber-reinforced composites and smart materials in civil engineering, and examine their advantages, challenges, and future development directions.
Keywords：fiber-reinforced composites, smart materials, civil engineering, structural monitoring, repair, and control.
Chair：Assoc. Prof. Hu Yan-Gao, Chongqing University
Hu Yan-Gao obtained his PhD degree in City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include multiscale analysis of engineering materials, high-performance concrete, and smart material. To date, he has published about 20 SCI/EI papers, with a total citation count of over 800 and an h-index of 11. One of his papers was cited over 400 times, and was selected as a highly cited paper in ESI. He has led research projects including the Doctoral Program Foundation of the Ministry of Education, the Basic and Frontier Research Program of the Chongqing Science and Technology Commission, and the Natural Science Fund Project of the Chongqing Science and Technology Commission. He has also conducted research as the main researcher for a National Natural Science Foundation project.
Workshop 26
Applications of building information modeling and digital twins in civil engineering
Summary：
Along with the rapid developments of artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT), building information modeling (BIM) and digital twins (DT) have positively disrupted civil engineering and geo-engineering, helping engineers with simulations, inspections, routine maintenance, real-time monitoring, etc. And the uses of BIM and DT in civil engineering are soaring dramatically. However, in the current stage, applications of BIM and DT are still immature. Besides, what BIM and DT can bring to the civil engineering industry in the future is still unclear.
The aim of this workshop is to provide a platform for researchers who are interested in this topic to communicate together. The other goal is to show the latest research results in the fields of BIM and DT. We encourage prospective authors to submit research papers related to this subject. Please name the title of the submission email with "paper title_workshop title".
Keywords：Building information modeling, Digital twin, Artificial intelligence, Internet of things, Civil engineering, Geo-engineering
Chair：Prof. Zhifeng Xu, Civil Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology
Zhifeng Xu received his Ph.D. degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He has worked for the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Institute of Technology, as a professor since 2021, and worked at Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. as a software engineer from 2019 to 2020. His research interests include algorithms, structural reliability, statistical mechanics, and fracture mechanics.
He participated in National Science Foundation of China projects, the U.S. National Science Foundation project, the U.S. Army Research Office project, etc. Based on these projects, he published more than 10 SCI papers.