No. 51. Concrete Structures for Resilient Society. - 17th fib Symposium Proceedings - 22-24 November 2020 - Online, Shanghai, China PDF format

On behalf of the Scientific, Advisory, and Organising Committees, as well as the host organisations—Tongji University and the Concrete and Pre-stressed Concrete Institute of China Civil Engineering Society (Chinese National Group of fib)—we warmly welcome you to the fib Symposium 2020. This symposium is an annually organised conference and is recognised for promoting innovation in concrete materials and construction. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the fib Symposium 2020 is being held online.

Natural disasters threaten human society, and there is a growing need for effective means of protection against such events, as well as the ability to rapidly restore functionality afterwards. The development of a resilient society depends on the joint efforts of the international community. Concrete materials and structures are widely used across the world and play a critical role in protecting society from natural hazards. The theme of fib Symposium 2020 is Concrete Structures for a Resilient Society, providing engineers and researchers with a global platform to exchange the latest insights, innovations, developments, and techniques on this important topic.

We received 652 abstract submissions and 373 full paper submissions from around the world. All submissions were peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee and other leading experts in the field of concrete materials and structures. We are sincerely grateful for their efforts and constructive feedback, which ensured the high quality of the accepted papers. The published contributions address the sustainability and resilience of concrete structures. In addition, several papers present the application of advanced research technologies, such as machine learning and image processing based on artificial intelligence, in the analysis of concrete structures.

Six world-class and highly respected keynote speakers were invited by the Organising Committee to present on topics including resilient concrete structures, seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete components, integrated seismic strengthening and energy upgrading, challenges in non-metallic structures, concrete-related issues in climate change, and crack control technology for large-scale infrastructure. We sincerely appreciate their valuable contributions.

We would like to express our gratitude to all authors for their contributions. We are confident that this Symposium and the shared papers will help engineers and researchers better understand advances in innovative concrete materials and structures, and will further support the development of concrete structures for a resilient society. We thank everyone who contributed to the fib Symposium 2020