Structural Engineering Convention 2016
21-23 December 2016
Organized by
CSIR-STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE
Jointly with
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Anna University, Chennai
Under the auspices of
Indian Association for Structural Engineering (IASE)
Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)
CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Ccentre
CSIR Campus, CSIR Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600113
TamilNadu, INDIA
sec2016@serc.res.in
About The Convention
The journey of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC) began in 1997 with the pioneering efforts of CSIR - Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai
and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, with the first event held at Chennai. It
is a biennial national event, attracting a large number of structural engineers from
India and abroad from both academia and industry. The journey continued through
IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, IISc Bangalore, SERC-Chennai, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, SVNIT Surat, and IIT Delhi.
The Tenth Structural Engineering Convention 2016 (SEC-2016) will be organized by
CSIR - Structural Engineering Research Centre jointly with IIT Madras and Anna University, Chennai during 21-23 December 2016 at CSIR-SERC Chennai, India. CSIR-SERC is
a constituent national laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR), Government of India, and is making pioneering contributions in the field of
advanced structural engineering, including analysis and design, cyclone and earthquake disaster mitigation, sustainable materials, bridge engineering, fatigue and fracture, transmission line towers, and structural health monitoring.
The objective of Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2016) is to provide a common
platform for professional structural engineers, academicians and researchers in the
broad fields of engineering mechanics and structural engineering to make themselves abreast of the latest R&D trends, interact, exchange ideas and establish relationships with a view to further enrich the research and development activities in the
area of structural engineering in the country.
While the main theme of SEC-2016 is “Advances in Structural Engineering”, technical
papers dealing with other contemporaneous areas in the broad subject of engineering mechanics and structural engineering are also welcome. The suggested themes of
the convention are listed for the benefit of the prospective authors and participants.
A few sessions will be dedicated to honour eminent researchers in the field of structural engineering.
CSIR-SERC, IIT Madras and Anna University, Chennai, the joint organizers of SEC-2016,
invite the structural engineering fraternity to participate and contribute immensely
for the success of SEC-2016.
Themes/Topics
* Analysis and Design of Concrete Structures
* Analysis and Design of Steel Structures
* Heritage Structures
* Computational Structural Mechanics
* Static and Vibration Testing of Structures
* New Building Materials for Sustainable Construction
* Mitigation of Structures against Natural Hazards
* Hazard Analysis
* Structural Health Monitoring
* Wind and Earthquake Engineering
* Vibration Control and Smart Structures
* Condition Assessment and Performance Evaluation
* Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofit of Structures
* Advances in Construction Techniques/ Practices
* Behaviour of Structures under Blast/Impact Loading
* Fatigue and Fracture
* Durability and Performance Based Design of Structures
* Composite materials and structures
* Large Deformations and Plasticity
* Structures for Non-conventional Energy (Wind and Solar)
Committees
Patron
Dr. Girish Sahni
Director-General, CSIR & Secretary, DSIR
National Advisory Committee
* Prof. S.K. Bhattacharyya, IIT Kharagpur
* Prof. S.S. Chakraborty, CES(I), Pvt. Ltd.
* Mr. A.K. Dadarya, ED(B&S), RDSO
* Prof. T. K. Datta, IIT Delhi
* Prof. B. Dattaguru, IISc Bangalore
* Prof. Durgesh C. Rai, IIT Kanpur
* Dr. B. K. Dutta, BARC
* Prof. Gautam Biswas, Director, IIT Guwahati
* Mr. V.N. Heggade, Gammon India Ltd.
* Prof. Mahesh Tandon, Tandon Consultants Pvt. Ltd
* Dr. Manmohan Kalgal, President, ICI
* Mr. T.V.B.S.S. Murthy, BGR Energy
* Prof. D. K. Paul, IIT Roorkee
* Dr. V. Ramachandra, Ultra Tech Cements Ltd.
* Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, L&T Ltd.
* Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director, IIT Gandhinagar
* Prof. Tarun Kant, IIT-Bombay
Committees
Organizing Committee
* Prof. Santosh Kapuria, Director, CSIR-SERC - Chairman
* Prof. A. Meher Prasad, IIT Madras - Co-Chairman
* Prof. K.P. Jaya, Anna University, Chennai - Co-Chairperson
* Prof. Anjan Dutta, IIT Guwahati
* Prof. Baidurya Bhattacharya, IIT Kharagpur
* Dr. A. K. Bhaduri, IGCAR
* Prof. B. Bhattacharjee, IIT Delhi
* Dr. P. Devadas Manoharan, Anna University
* Prof. Devdas Menon, IIT Madras
* Prof. C. V. R. Murty, Director, IIT Jodhpur
* Dr. S. Gomathinayagam, DG, NIWE
* Prof. S. Gopalakrishnan, IISc Bangalore
* Prof. R. S. Jangid, IIT Bombay
* Mr. K. Jayasankar, Ultra Tech Cements Ltd.
* Prof. C. S. Manohar, IISc Bangalore
* Prof. K. Nagamani, Anna University, Chennai
* Dr. B. S. Sarma, L&T Ltd.
* Mr. Sthaladipti Saha, L&T Ltd.
* Prof. K.V.L. Subramaniam, IIT Hyderabad
* Prof. Subrata Chakraborty, IIEST Shibpur
* Dr. P.V. Varde, BARC
* Dr. J. Rajasankar, CSIR-SERC
* Dr. B. H. Bharat Kumar, CSIR-SERC - Treasurer
* Dr. K. Ramanjaneyulu, CSIR-SERC - Organizing Secretary
Committees
Technical And Publication Committee
* Dr. A. Rama Mohan Rao, CSIR-SERC - Chairman
* Prof. Amlan K. Sengupta, IIT Madras
* Dr. M.B. Anoop, CSIR-SERC
* Dr. S. Arul Jayachandran, IIT Madras
* Dr. K. Balaji Rao, CSIR-SERC
* Dr. K. Chinnaraju, Anna University, Chennai
* Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan, CSIR-SERC
* Dr. G.S. Palani, CSIR-SERC
* Dr. G. Raghava, CSIR-SERC
* Prof. B.N. Rao, IIT Madras
* Prof. Ravindra Gettu, IIT Madras
* Dr. Rupen Goswami, IIT Madras
* Prof. S. R. Satish Kumar, IIT Madras
* Dr. Selvi Rajan, CSIR-SERC
* Dr. U. Saravanan, IIT Madras
* Prof. R. Senthil, Anna University, Chennai
* Dr. P.K. Umesha, CSIR-SERC
* Dr.–Ing. Saptarshi Sasmal, CSIR-SERC - TPC Secretary
Key Dates
Submission deadline for 2-page extended abstract
June 30, 2016
Notification of acceptance of abstract
July 31, 2016
Submission deadline for 6-page manuscript
September 15, 2016
Notification of review comments & acceptance
October 15, 2016
Submission of 6-page finalized Manuscript
October 30, 2016
Registration Fees
S.No.
Category of Delegates
2.
3.
IASE# Members
Non- IASE Members
Students
4.
SAARC Countries
5.
Other (Non-SAARC)
Countries
1.
*
Early bird Registration Fees upto
October 30, 2016
Registration
Fees
₹6000
₹7000
₹7000
₹4000
₹8000
₹4500
₹7000
₹8000
US$300
US$400
# Indian Association for Structural Engineering (IASE)
* South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
The registration fees may be paid through e-payment or demand draft drawn in
favour of “CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre” payable at Chennai. Registration can be done by filling out the form available at
http://sec2016.serc.res.in. Details of e-payment will be made available in the convention web site in due course.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship or co-Sponsorship is solicited from private, semigovernment and government organizations involved in manufacturing,
construction, consultancy and R&D.
Category of sponsor Sponsorship Fees (Rs.) Entitlement of free delegates
Platinum
500000
8+20 minutes presentation
Gold
200000
6+10 minutes presentation
Silver
100000
4
Bronze
50000
2
Co-sponsor
30000
1
In addition to the above entitlements, names, logos and website links
of the sponsors will be placed on SEC-2016 website. All categories of
sponsors would have an option for keeping their leaflet/brochure in the
registration kit, and also their names would appear in banners placed
at prominent places of the convention venue. Sponsors may make payment by demand draft (DD) in favour of "CSIR-Structural Engineering
Research Centre" payable at Chennai, or through e-payment. Organizations willing to come forward and financially support SEC-2016 can get
in touch with SEC-2016 secretariat.
Call For Papers
1st - Announcement
Abstract
Prospective authors are hereby invited to upload 2-page extended abstract at
http://sec2016.serc.res.in. Full contact information (name, affiliation, e-mail ID and
Tel/Fax number) of the corresponding author must be provided. Abstracts will be
reviewed by the technical committee, and the acceptance of abstracts will be notified
on the convention web site. Templates for preparation of extended abstracts and full
length papers are available in the convention web page.
Full-Length Paper
A maximum of 6-page manuscript soft copy (in the form of MS office document)
should be uploaded at http://sec2016.serc.res.in. The paper should be strictly well
within 6 pages fully inclusive of text, illustrations and references. The manuscript
would be peer-reviewed and authors would then be informed of the
comments/review/suggestions of the review process and invited to submit the
revised manuscript. Conference participants will be provided with a book of abstracts
and e-proceedings containing 6-page full-length papers. Best Paper Awards will be
given in experimental and theoretical research categories
Publication in Reputed Journal
Few selected papers will be recommended for publication, through an appropriate
review process, in Journal of Structural Engineering (CSIR-SERC Publication) and other
journals.
General Information
Accommodation
Chennai is one of the leading metros in India and has several hotels and
guest houses. Limited accommodation will be arranged in identified guest
houses on first-come, first served basis. The delegates have to make payment at respective places of stay as per the existing rates specified by the
concerned authorities.
Presentation Aids
All the modern facilities for projections will be provided for presentations.
Climate
The city is popular for its extreme treasure of tourist attractions.
The climate in the city will be generally pleasant during the month
of December with the temperature ranging between 20 to 24 centrigrade
Contact
Address for Correspondence
THE ORGANIZING SECRETARY
SEC-2016 SECRETARIAT
CSIR-STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE
CSIR CAMPUS, TARAMANI, CHENNAI-600 113, INDIA
Email: sec2016@serc.res.in
The information will be updated periodically and will be accessible through
the website https://sec2016.serc.res.in
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