Non Deterministic Approaches

IALCCE08 - First International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering

June 11-14, 2008, Varenna, Lake of Como, Italy

http://www.ialcce08.org/

The aim of IALCCE'08 is to bring together all the very best work that has been done in the field of life-cycle civil engineering. The state of the art as well as emerging concepts and innovative applications related to life-cycle assessment, design, maintenance, rehabilitation and monitoring of civil engineering systems, will be considered. In this context, papers on theories, methods, algorithms, and applications are all welcome.

Specifically, the Symposium will focus on the following topics:

LIFE-CYCLE DAMAGING PROCESSES

• Aging of Structures
• Deterioration Modeling
• Durable Materials
• Earthquake and Accidental Loadings
• Fatigue and Damage
• Fire and High Temperatures
• Marine and Severe Environments
• Structure-Environment Interaction

LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN

• Design for Durability
• Failure Analysis and Risk Prevention
• Lifetime Structural Optimization
• Long-term Performance Analysis
• Performance Based Design
• Service Life Prediction
• Time-variant Reliability
• Uncertainty Modeling

LIFE-CYCLE MONITORING, MAINTENANCE, AND REHABILITATION

• Damage Identification
• Field Testing
• Health Monitoring
• Inspection and Evaluation
• Maintenance Strategies
• Rehabilitation Techniques
• Strengthening and Repair
• Structural Integrity
  

LIFE-CYCLE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL STRUCTURES

• Bridges and Viaducts
• High-rise Buildings
• Hydraulic Structures
• Off-Shore Structures
• Precast Systems
• Roof Systems and Hangars
• Runway and Highway Pavements
• Tunnels and Underground Structures

LIFE-CYCLE COST OF STRUCTURES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

• Decision Making Processes
• Human Factors in Life-Cycle Engineering
• Life-Cycle Cost Models
• Project Management
• Risk-Lifetime Analysis and Optimization
• Whole Life Costing
  

LIFE-CYCLE ORIENTED COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS

• Artificial Intelligence Methods
• Evolutionary Procedures
• Heuristic Techniques
• Mathematical Optimization
• Soft-Computing Methods
• Survival Models and Simulation