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Theme: Structural Failures – Causes, Investigation, Resilience, Mitigation & Standardisation

Causes of Structural Failures
  • Material degradation, Use of defective Materials
  • Fatigue failures
  • Design errors and calculation mistakes
  • Construction defects and poor workmanship
  • Foundation failures and soil-structure interaction issues
  • Environmental factors (corrosion, weathering, seismic activity)
  • Overloading and unforeseen load conditions
  • Human errors and communication breakdowns
  • Inadequate quality control and supervision
  • Poor maintenance.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Retrofitting and strengthening techniques
  • Early warning systems and monitoring
  • Risk assessment and management frameworks
  • Maintenance and inspection protocols
  • Load path optimization
  • Use of advanced materials (FRP, high-performance concrete)
  • Structural control systems (dampers, isolators)
  • Reporting of Structural Failures and Near Misses
  • Emergency response planning.
Investigation Methodologies
  • Forensic engineering techniques and tools
  • Non-destructive testing methods (NDT)
  • Structural health monitoring systems
  • Root cause analysis frameworks
  • Digital forensics and BIM-based investigation
  • Case study analysis of major structural failures
  • Laboratory testing and material analysis
  • Site investigation and evidence collection.



Standardisation and Codes

  • Evolution of building codes and standards
  • International code harmonization
  • Lessons learned from failures incorporated into codes
  • Material specifications and testing standards
  • Construction quality standards
  • Documentation and compliance requirements
  • Future trends in structural standards
  • Role of regulatory bodies and professional ethics.
Building Resilience
  • Resilience-based design approaches
  • Performance-based engineering
  • Redundancy and robustness in structural systems
  • Progressive collapse prevention
  • Adaptive and self-healing structures
  • Climate change adaptation strategies
  • Seismic and wind-resistant design
  • Fire resistance and blast protection
  • Regulation of Engineering Profession.


Special Sessions

SS 1 - Advanced Bridge Structures and Construction Technologies-from Concept to Realization

SS 2 - Failure of Caisson Foundation and Remedies

SS 3 - Building Resilience with Urban Rail Transit in India

SS 4 - Cutting-Edge Technologies in Structural Health Monitoring

SS 5 - Performance-Based Design Founded on Lessons from Bridge Failures

SS 6 - Life Cycle Impact Analysis for Climate Adapted Resilient Infrastructure

SS 7 - UHPC for Modern Infrastructure: Fundamentals and Applications

SS 8 - Multi-Hazard Disaster Risk Assessment

SS 9 - Building Resilience with Application of Stainless Steel

SS10- Mega Sea-Link Projects

SS11- Empowering the Next Generation of Structural Engineers -Challenges, Innovation and Leadership


keynote speakers


John Duntemann, USA 

Naeem Hussain, Hongkong  SAR

Barbara Seibert, Germany

Eugen Bruhwiler, Switzerland 

Mourad M Bakhoum, Egypt 

Mangu Singh, India 

Mitsuyoshi Akiyama, Japan 


Laurent Rus, Spain


Jochen Köhler, Norway 

Structural Failures and Their Influence on Engineering Practice


Causes of Failure of Facades – Learning for More Resilient Structures

New UHPFRC Technology for “Upcycling” Deteriorated Bridges

Structural Engineering Codes and Standards: History, Current Status, Future Insights

Structural Failures in Underground Construction

Toward Resilience-Based Standards for Infrastructure: Life-Cycle Design and Assessment under Extreme and Nonstationary Hazards

Investigation Methodologies in Forensic Structural Engineering

Assessment of Existing Structures – from EN 1990-2 and its Nordic Implementation to a Global Perspective


Scientific Committee Members

Abhishek Sanyal, India

Aditya Sharma, India

Akio Kasuga, Japan

Alok Bhowmick, India

Ananth Ramaswamy, India

Andreas Lampropoulos, Greece

Andrei Sizikov, Russia

Anna Rakoczy, USA

Apostolidi Eftychia, Germany

Arul Jayachandran, India

Atul Bhobe, India

Balthasar Novak, Germany

Bidhan Chandra Roy, India

Brian Uy, Australia

Bruno Godart, France

Christian Cremona, Lebanon

Diogo Ribeiro, Portugal

Eugen Brühwiler, Switzerland

Eva Lantsoght, USA

Fabrizio Palmisano, Italy

Fernando Madrazo, UK

Geralt Siebert, Germany

Gledson Tondo, Germany

Harshavardhan Subbarao, India

Helder Sousa, Portugal

Helena Gervásio, Portugal

Ho-Kyung Kim, Korea

Izabela Drygała, Poland

Jan Wium, South Africa

Jatin Singla, India

Jatinder Singh Pahuja, India

Joan Ramon Casas, Spain

Jothi Saravanan Thiyagarajan, India

Laurent Rus Jenni, Spain

Mahesh Tandon, India

Martin Hohberg, Switzerland

Max Mayer, Singapore

Mike Schlaich, Germany

Mitsuyoshi Akiyama, Japan

Moustafa Al-Ani, New Zealand

N Anandavally, India

Natividad Leonor Garcia Troncoso, Ecuador

Navneet Gupta, India

Nikolai Kozak, Russia

Nirav Modi, India

Nirmalya Bandopadhyaya, India

Nisrine Makhoul, France

Padmakar Manjure, India

Partha Pratim Banerjee, India

Pawel Hawryszkow, UK

Prashant Dongre, India

Rade Hajdin, Switzerland

Rajiv Ahuja, India

Rakesh Varadkar, India

Ramesh Nayaka, India

Rasmus Rempling, Sweden

Ravi Sinha, India

Roberto Cerdeiriña, Spain

Ronur Jaigopal, India

Sandeep Pattiwar, India

Sergei Poliakov, Russia

Shashank Rajbhoj, India

Shunichi Nakamura, Japan

Suzana Ereiz, Croatia

Sébastien Maheux, USA

Umesh Rajeshirke, India

V Karthik, India

Varsha Agarwal, India

Venkataramana Heggade, India

Venkatram. P. G, India

Wonsuk Park, Korea

Xiaowei Wang, China

Ye Xia, China

Yeun Chul Park, Korea

Young Joo Lee, Korea

Yukari Aoki, Japan


Pre-Symposium Workshops


Conceptual Design Process in Structural Engineering

Date: 21st April 2027

Time: 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM

Venue: Mayfair Spring Valley Resort, Guwahati


Instructors:

Prof. Mike Schlaich- Partner, Schlaich Bergermann Partner (sbp), Germany Professor Emeritus, Technical University of Berlin

Dr.Ing.Boris Reyher, - Managing Director, Schlaich Bergermann and Partner (sbp)

Er. V N Heggade,- Founder & CEO, DECon Complete Solutions, India



Performance-Based Seismic Design (PBSD) for Buildings and Bridges

Date: 21st April 2027

Time: 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM

Venue: Mayfair Spring Valley Resort, Guwahati

Instructors:

  • Prof. Yogendra Singh- Professor, Department of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee
  • Prof. Dipti Ranjan Sahoo- Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi
  • Mr. Alok Bhowmick, B&S Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
  • Prof. P.C. Ashwin Kumar, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Roorkee
  • Mr. Tajul Islam Research Scholar, Department of Earthquake Engineering IIT Roorkee, And CEO, Realm Risk NG Pvt. Ltd.

Symposium Proceedings 

The Symposium proceedings will be available in electronic format at the beginning of the Symposium. Authors must register for the Symposium: www.iabse.org/Guwahati2027 in order to have their paper presented in the Symposium and published in the proceedings. 

Young Engineers Programme

Delegates born in 1992 or later will benefit from reduced registration fees. In addition, a jury will select two outstanding young authors, born in or after 1992, who have personally presented their papers during the Symposium, to receive the Young Engineers’ Contribution Award.

The awards, consisting of financial prizes, are sponsored by the IABSE Fellows and the Organising Committee and will be presented during the Closing Ceremony of the Symposium.

  • Bridge/Structure Modelling Competition - This Ice Breaker Activity will promote interaction and collaboration between young engineers and esteemed IABSE fellows. The participants will work together in teams to build structure models.
  • Rapid Design Challenge - A time-bound competition to develop practical solutions to an engineering problem.
  • Reserved Bar– A specially reserved bar for the Young Engineers to break the ice with fun events.
  • Speed Networking Session - Young Engineers will be given exclusive opportunity to interact with Senior IABSE Members for Career Advice & widen their network.
  • Dedicated Young Engineers Special Session - A platform for young engineers to share ideas,experiences and emerging engineering trends

     




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