• Characterisation of fire, blast and impact
loading on structures
• Behaviour of structural materials at high
temperatures and highstrain rates, includ-
ing performance of protective materials
• Mechanics of material and structural damage,
including the analysis of failure and collapse
mechanisms
• Modelling and simulation, including coupled
modelling methods
• Design of structures for improved resilience
• Strengthening, retrofit and repair
• Risk and uncertainty modelling as well as
performance based engineering
• Safety of high risk facilities such as nuclear
power plants
• Applications of sensing, AI and big data in
infrastructure safety
• Examples of high-end design case studies in
various industry sectors, both on and offshore
• Material Behaviour of Timber Structures un-
der Fire & Blast Loading
• Design of Bridges for Fire & Blast Resistance
(Including Cables & Other Appendages)
• Effects of Fire & Blast on Steel Connections
• Effects of Fire & Blast on Facades & Glass
Assemblies
• Competing Constraints in the Design Process
• Multi-Hazard Assessment & Design
Conference Themes:
Key Dates:
Abstract deadline: 8th March 2021
Full payment: 9 July 2021
Full paper submission: 8 August 2021
Cost:
Full registration: £400
Student: £300
Industrial Advisory Board
Mr Neal Blennerhassett, IKM Consulting, UK
Dr Kees Both, PROMAT, UK
Dr Allan Jowsey, PFP Specialists,UK
Dr Jiayu Hu, Mott MacDonald, UK
Dr Danny Hopkin, OFR Consultants,UK
Dr Holly Warren, AkzoNobel, UK
Organising Committee:
Prof Asif S Usmani, Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hong Kong
Prof Yong Lu, University of Edinburgh, UK
Prof Purnendu Das, ASRANet Ltd, UK
Dr Katherine Cashell, Brunel University London, UK
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Prof. Daniel Alvear, University of Cantabria, Spain
Prof Daniel Ambrosini, National University of CUYO,
Argentina
Dr Masuhiro Beppu, National defense
Academy, Japan
Prof Serge Bourbigot, University of Lille, France
Prof George Boustras, European University, Cyprus
Prof.Ian Burgess, University of Sheffield, UK
Prof Luke Busy,University of Edinburgh,UK
Dr. Ricky Carvel, University of Edinburgh, UK
Prof Suwen Chen, Tongji University ,China
Dr.Xudong Cheng, University of Science & Technology of
China,
China
Dr Leon Chernin, University of Dundee, UK
Prof Demitrios Cotsovos, Heriot Watt University, UK
Prof Wan-Ki Chow,Hong Kong Polytichnic University, Hong
Kong
Dr. Charles Clifton, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Prof Jim Davidson, Auburn University,USA
Dr. Dhionis Dhima, CSTB, France
Prof Charles Fleischmann, University of Canterbury,
New Zealand
Prof. Massimo Fragiacomo, University of LAquila, Italy
Prof Jean-Mark Franssen, University of Liege,
Belgium
Dr.Feng Fu, City, University of London, UK
Dr. Thomas Gernay, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Dr.Marlair Guy, INERIS, France
Prof John Adam Gales, York University, Canada
Prof. George Hadjisophocieous Carleton University,
Canada
Prof. Lin-Hai Han, Tsinghua University,China
Prof Hong Hao, Curtin University. Australia
Prof Zhaohui Huang, Brunel University,UK
Prof Khalifa Al-Jabri, Sultan Qaboos
University, Oman
Prof Eric Jacques, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State
Univer-
sity, USA
Dr Anne Jeffers, University of Michigan, USA
Dr Panos Kostovinos,Arup,UK
Prof. Adam Krauski, The Main School of Fire Service,
Poland
Prof. Qingming Li, University of Manchester, UK
Dr. Ruggiero Lovreglio, Massey University, New Zealand
Dr. Chrysanthos Maraveas, University of Patras, Greece
Prof Margaret McNamee, Lund University, Sweeden
Prof Ali Nadjai, University of Ulster, UK
Dr. Amr Nasser, Assiut University, Egypt
Prof.Eulalia Planas, UPC, Spain.
Prof.Muhammad Masood Rafi, NED University, Pakistan
Prof. Paulo Vila Real, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Prof. Guillermo Rein, Imperial College London,UK
Prof. Thomas Schulenberg, Kalsruhe Instiute of
Technology, Germany
Prof. Umesh Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee,
India
Prof Mark Stewart, The University of Newcastle,
Australia
Dr Ming Tan, Mott MacDonald, UK
Prof Ganesh Thiagarajan, University of
Missouri, Kansas city, USA
Dr. Nicola Tondini, University of Trento, Italy
Prof Jose Torero, University College London,UK
Prof. Dimitry Val, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Prof Eric Williamson University of Texas,USA
Prof. Subhash C Yaragal, NITK, India
Prof Bensheng Zhang, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
International Advisory Committee
8-9th September 2021, Brunel University, London, UK
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