2nd announcement /   2nd Hybrid (physical-virtual  real-time) Workshop     in     “Innovative Seismic Protection and Structural/Community Resilience”     Saturday 2nd of September – Monday 4th of September 2023,      place: Civil Engineering Department, Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh), Conference Center, Xanthi, Greece.

Workshop Main Topics:

Deficient RC structures in need of proactive assessment and interventions

Innovative intervention techniques in seismic protection of RC structures

Novel Materials for seismic protection of RC structures

Advanced instrumentation of structures in the field and lab

Recording of the dynamic response of structures in the field and lab

Biomechanics in Seismic protection of RC structures

Structural Resilience

Community Resilience

        Critical resilience indices

        Resilient Consortiums

        Resilient Policies

        Climate Resilience

        Sustainable Green Materials, Biomaterials, Bioproducts and Biowaste

        Resilient Academia

                      50 years of DUTh

        Resilient Schools

        Resilient Local Administration

Democritus Thought

Any other to be added…

Interested colleagues may submit proposal for 10 min presentation, title and preferred day and  time as soon as possible and until Saturday 5th of August

Fixed Sessions and keynote lectures:

– Monday morning, 4th of September,    Keynote lecture 1    by Prof A. Matzarakis    in

Session on warning systems:   Title: Meteorological warnings as examples for prevention and communication

– Saturday morning, 2th of September,    Keynote lecture 2    by Prof A. Ilki    in

Session on Seismic Protection 1:   Title: Damage Assessment System in Turkey and Modification Suggestions In the Light of February 2023 Earthquakes

– Date to be defined,    Keynote lecture 3    by Prof Y. Wu    in

Session on Seismic Protection 2:   Title: Failure localization and its mitigation

More details can be found in the attached file    2nd announcement2 Workshop Xanthi_202309