12th East Asia-Pacific conference on structural engineering and construction

The Twelfth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-12) will be held on 26 - 28 January 2011 in Hong Kong.

The conference will be hosted by the Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. EASEC was founded by Professor Fumio Nishino, and the first conference was held in Bangkok during January 15-17, 1986. Thereafter, the conference has been held in Thailand, China, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Indonesia.

The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for professional structural and construction engineers and researchers to present recent progress in research and development, and to report implementation of new tools and technologies in practical applications.

The conference will cover the following areas:

- Analytical and Design Methods
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Bridge Engineering
- Composite Materials/Structures
- Computational Mechanics
- Concrete Technology
- Construction Management
- Earthquake Engineering
- Experimental Methods
- Fire Resistance Design
- Forensic Engineering and Case Studies
- Innovations in Structural Design
- Maintenance, Repairs and Rehabilitation
- Nanoscale Mechanics
- New Construction Materials
- Nonlinear Structures
- Optimal Design of Structures
- Plates and Shells
- Safety and Reliability
- Soil Structure Interaction
- Standards and Codes of Practice
- Steel Technology
- Structural and Solid Mechanics
- Structural Dynamics
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Structural Stability
- Sustainable Buildings
- Tall Buildings
- Wind Engineering