ICEQRCP  2012  

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International Conference

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Earthquake Resistant Construction Practices

ICEQRCP  2012

JULY 27 & 28, 2012

Organised by

Department of Civil Engineering

In association with

About the conference

The International Conference on earthquake Resistant Construction Practices aims to bring leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars onto a common platform to exchange and share their experiences and research results about Earthquake and construction practices and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.

Conference Objectives

To create awareness of various issues regarding seismic hazards, earthquake engineering education and social preparedness.

To improve the ability of civil engineering professionals in analysis, design and construction of earthquake-resistant structures through exposure of concepts and ideas.

To highlight the design guidelines provided in various methods of retrofitting and health monitoring of existing structures.

 Highlights of the conference

 The problem of protecting the built environment in earthquake-prone regions involves not only the optimal design and construction of new facilities, but also the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing structures including heritage buildings. One of the most catastrophic earth quake occurred on January 26, 2001, India's 52nd Republic Day, at 08:46 AM local time (3:16 UTC) and lasted for over two minutes. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 7.7 and has caused a destruction of 3 lac houses and damaged 7 lac buildings, though all the Indian standard codes were in Practice (IS-4326) during 2001. The loss of life and property were mainly due to the ignorance of existing codes at the time of construction. Hence to create awareness among all the stake holders of the building industry, it is mandatory to follow such IS codes by satisfying the INTEGRITY AND DUCTILITY.

Publication

All the accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, and the lead papers will be communicated to International journals for publication.

Conference topics

1. Analysis and design of structures subjected to earthquake loads. 

2. Behavior & Design of reinforced concrete structures under earthquake loads.

3. Symmetry of building. 

4. Avoidance of "soft storey" & design of "shear walls”.

5. Design of masonry and their behavior under earthquake loads.  

6. Behavior of steel structures (stacks) and long span bridges.

7. Strengthening of structures.

8. Repair and retrofitting of damaged structures. 

9. Testing in-situ strength of existing buildings to withstand cyclic loads.

Guidelines - abstract / paper submission

The soft copy of the extended abstract (not exceeding 300 characters) should be submitted before the deadline and the authors of selected papers will be intimated through email. The authors should kindly restrict their papers to EIGHT A4 pages including text, figures, tables and references. It should be typed in single column with single line spaces, Times New Roman with font size 12. The authors can mail the papers to eqrcp2012@gmail.com

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Important Dates

Submission of extended abstract                             2nd June 2012

Intimation of acceptance                                         10th June 2012

Submission of full paper with Registration Fee         2nd July 2012

Registration

Registration should be made in advance by paying suitable fee as demand draft/cash in favor of 'Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute' payable at Chennai. Foreign delegates can also pay the equivalent Indian rupee at the conference venue. 

Accommodation

Limited accommodation will be provided close to the conference venue on priority basis. Foreign delegates are requested to confirm their requirements and need for transport at the earliest.

For futher details contact

Dr.T.Felix Kala, Head Of Department,Department Of Civil Engg.

 Dr.M.G.R. Educational & Research Institute University

 Phase II,Adayalamppattu,Chennai-600095

 Phone:+91 9445205939  E-mail: kalastrut@yahoo.co.in