fib Symposium 2021
Concrete Structures: New Trends for Eco-Efficiency and Performance
The 2021 fib Symposium will take place from 14 to 16 June 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal.
COVID-19 – Message from the Organizing Committee – NEW
Dear fib Lisbon Symposium 2021 attendees and sponsors,
Despite COVID-19 vaccination program worldwide, we are far from having the pandemic controlled and, thus, travelling to Lisbon in June is not expected to be easier than now. For this reason, the Organizing Committee, together with fib, has decided to host the fib Lisbon Symposium 2021 fully online.
We would prefer hosting the symposium at LNEC, in Lisbon, nevertheless, we are working on solutions to provide you with almost the same possibilities of an on-site event, mainly the possibility of socializing. In addition, the online event will allow you to easily access all sessions in real-time and also later on, even after the event.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the fib Lisbon Symposium 2021.
fib Symposium 2021
The fib Symposium 2021 will be held online, from the 14th to the 16th of June 2021, gathering together professionals, researchers and students from all over the world to discuss ‘Concrete Structures: New Trends for Eco-Efficiency and Performance’.
On the day before the event, there will be a keynote lecture addressing the maintenance of Vasco da Gama bridge by Julio Appleton followed by a virtual technical visit to the structure. During the event, key-note speakers will address the three most relevant topics: fib Model Code 2020 by Stuart Matthews, sustainable concrete (recycled aggregates concrete) by Jorge de Brito, and high-performance structures (1 km tall Jeddah Tower) by Robert Sinn. Furthermore, the latest scientific and technological innovations and the most impressive projects in structural concrete will be presented. The fib YMG is organizing virtual events and group meetings. A students’ competition will take place, addressing the double challenge of optimizing concrete’s carbon footprint and performance for a specific structural application. The most relevant companies from the concrete construction industry will exhibit their products both during the event and at the fib Symposium 2021 webpage.
We are currently working on alternative solutions to provide attendees with almost the same possibilities of an on-site event, mainly the possibility of socializing. In addition, the online event will allow attendees to easily access all sessions in real-time and also later on, even after the event.
Lisbon is a breathtaking city with thousands of years of history and it was considered the Worlds’ Leading City Break Destination in 2019. Moreover, it is surrounded by astonishing magical places nearby, such as Cascais and Sintra. We hope that the online event will encourage you to visit Lisbon and Portugal in the near future.
Important dates
Submission of abstracts – CLOSED *
Notification of abstract acceptance – 14th January 2021
Submission of full paper – 14th February 2021
Notification of paper acceptance – 14th March 2021
* new submissions may eventually be accepted; please send request to info@fiblisbon2021.pt up to Feb 1st, 2021.
Organization
Organizing Committee
Scientific Committee
Eduardo Júlio (Chairman)
David Fernández-Ordoñez (Co-chair)
Jónatas Valença (Co-chair)
Ana Sofia Louro (Co-chair)
António Pinho Ramos
Eduardo Cavaco
Hugo Costa
João Pacheco
José Alexandre Bogas
José Sena Cruz
Luís Oliveira Santos
Mário Pimentel
Paulo Fernandes
Pedro Cabral
Ricardo do Carmo
Tor Ole Olsen (Norway) (Chairman)
Aad Q. C. van der Horst (Netherlands)
Agnieszka Bigaj-Van Vliet (Netherlands)
Akio Kasuga (Japan)
Albert de la Fuente (Spain)
Alberto Meda (Italy)
Alessandro Palermo (New Zealand)
Alfred Strauss (Austria)
Ali Akbar Ramezanianpour (Iran)
Ana Sofia Louro (Portugal)
António Abel Henriques (Portugal)
António Bettencourt Ribeiro (Portugal)
António Costa (Portugal)
António Lopes Batista (Portugal)
António Pinho Ramos (Portugal)
António Santos Silva (Portugal)
Arlindo Gonçalves (Portugal)
Aurelio Muttoni (Switzerland)
Avraham N. Dancygier (Israel)
Aylie Han (Indonesia)
Carlos Chastre Rodrigues (Portugal)
Carlos Félix (Portugal)
Carlos Pina (Portugal)
Carmen Andrade (Spain)
Chris Hendy (United Kingdom)
Christis Chrysostomou (Cyprus)
David Fernández-Ordoñez (Spain)
Eduardo Cansado Carvalho (Portugal)
Eduardo Cavaco (Portugal)
Eva Oller Ibars (Spain)
Fernando Branco (Portugal)
Fernando G. Branco (Portugal)
Fernando Rebouças Stucchi (Brazil)
Frank Dehn (Germany)
Frank Papworth (Australia)
Gennadiy G. Farenyuk (Ukraine)
Giuseppe Mancini (Italy)
Hans Rudolf Ganz (Switzerland)
Hans-Dieter Beushausen (South Africa)
Harald S. Müller (Germany)
Héctor Bernardo (Spain)
Hugo Corres Peiretti (Spain)
Hugo Costa (Portugal)
Hugo Rodrigues (Portugal)
Iria L.O. Doniak (Brazil)
Jaime C. Galvez (Spain)
Jan L. Vítek (Czech Republic)
Jean Michel Torrenti (France)
Jim G. Forbes (Australia)
Joan Ramon Casas (Spain)
João Almeida (Portugal)
João Fonseca (Portugal)
João Ramôa Correia (Portugal)
Joaquim Barros (Portugal)
Johan Silfwerbrand (Sweden)
Jónatas Valença (Portugal)
Jorge Alfaiate (Portugal)
Jorge de Brito (Portugal)
José Alexandre Bogas (Portugal)
José Camara (Portugal)
José Luiz Antunes (Brazil)
José Manuel Catarino (Portugal)
Jose Romo Martin (Spain)
José Sena Cruz (Portugal)
Juha Valjus (Finland)
Júlio Appleton (Portugal)
Kaare K.B. Dahl (Denmark)
Koji Sakai (Japan)
Larbi Sennour (United States of America)
Lionel Linger (France)
Lluis Torres (Spain)
Luc Taerwe (Belgium)
Luciano Jacinto (Portugal)
Luís Bernardo (Portugal)
Luís Evangelista (Portugal)
Luis Julian Lima (Argentina)
Luís Oliveira Santos (Portugal)
M. Helena Barros (Portugal)
Manfred Curbach (Germany)
Manuel Pipa (Portugal)
Marco di Prisco (Italy)
Marco Menegotto (Italy)
Mário Pimentel (Portugal)
Maria Rosaria Pecce (Italy)
Michael N. Fardis (Greece)
Miguel Azenha (Portugal)
Miguel Lourenço (Portugal)
Milan Chandoga (Slovakia)
Paulo Cachim (Portugal)
Paulo Fernandes (Portugal)
Paulo Helene (Brazil)
Paulo Silva Lobo (Portugal)
Paulo Maranha (Portugal)
Pedro Cabral (Portugal)
Petr Hájek (Czech Republic)
Piti Sukontasukkul (Thailand)
Radu Pascu (Romania)
Ricardo do Carmo (Portugal)
Rolf Eligehausen (Germany)
Rui Faria (Portugal)
Rui Rodrigues (Portugal)
Sandra Nunes (Portugal)
Sérgio Lopes (Portugal)
Sherif Yehia (United Arab Emirates)
Steinar Helland (Norway)
Stephen J. Foster (Australia)
Stuart Matthews (United Kingdom)
Sung-Gul Hong (South-Korea)
Tamon Ueda (Japan)
Thanasis Triantafillou (Greece)
Tor Arne Martius-Hammer (Norway)
Túlio Bittencourt (Brazil)
Válter Lúcio (Portugal)
Vyatcheslav R. Falikman (Russia)
Wit Derkowski (Poland)
Program
The technical program is organized in order to maximize the interest and intervention of all participants, covering the traditional technical sessions and keynote lectures, as well as technical exhibitions and free time for networking.
- keynote lectures by renowned international experts in the following relevant topics: ‘Recycled Aggregates Concrete’; ‘The fib Model Code 2020’; and ‘Super-tall Buildings’.
- Technical parallel sessions of individual oral presentations in the main topics of the symposium: ‘Trend-setting projects’; ‘Materials – eco-efficiency and performance’; ‘Structural behaviour – new on-site and precast solutions’; ‘Analysis and Design – advanced methods and innovative approaches’.
- Technical exhibitions with the most relevant companies from the concrete construction industry at the fib Symposium 2021 webpage.
- A students’ competition and the fib 2021 Achievement Award for Young Engineers (AAYE).
| Horas | June 13 - Sunday | June 14 - Monday | June 15 - Tuesday | June 16 - Wednesday |
| 08:00 - 9:00 | Registration | Registration | Registration | |
| 09:00 - 9:45 | Opening Ceremony | Keynote Lecture | Keynote Lecture | |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | ||
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Keynote Lecture | |||
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Coffee Break/ Sponsors Exhibition | Coffee Break/ Sponsors Exhibition | Coffee Break/ Sponsors Exhibition | |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | |
| 12:30 - 13:15 | ||||
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Keynote Lecture | Lunch Break/ Sponsors Exhibition | Lunch Break/ Sponsors Exhibition | Lunch Break/ Sponsors Exhibition |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Technical Visit | |||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | ||||
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Closing Ceremony | |||
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Welcome Reception | Cocktail Reception | ||
| 19:00 - 19:30 | ||||
| 19:30 - 20:00 | ||||
| 20:00 - 24:00 |
Keynote Speakers
Vasco da Gama Bridge – monitoring and maintenance 1998-2020
Júlio Appleton
in representation of Lusoponte
a2p consult partner
Lisboa, Portugal
Structural Engineering for the 1 Kilometer Tall Jeddah Tower
Robert C. Sinn
Principal
Thornton Tomasetti
Chicago, USA
MC2020: fib Model Code for Concrete Structures – Advances in design and life cycle management
Stuart Matthews
Convenor
fib Task Group 10.1:
Model Code 2020
The influence of the recycled aggregates on concrete’s structural design
Jorge de Brito
Professor
Instituto Superior Técnico
University of Lisbon, Portugal
Technical Visit
- The Technical Visit is focused on the Vasco da Gama Bridge, one of the most relevant infrastructures built in the Lisbon area in the past years, with structural concrete as its main material.
- A keynote lecture will be held by Julio Appleton, addressing the monitoring, inspection and maintenance works carried out in Vasco da Gama Bridge since 1998.
fib YMG
The fib Symposium 2021 includes activities organized by and for young engineers. The fib Young Member’s Group was established in Madrid in 2017 and, since then, fib Symposia have included YMG sessions and social activities that gather young professionals and students spread across the globe. The Symposium in Lisbon is no exception, with social activities, discussions and networking planned by the YMG and open for any interested young engineer. Work meetings, in which future projects of the YMG will be planned, will also occur.
The agenda of the YMG activities will announcement soon.
Authors
Main Topics
Topic 1:
Trend-setting projects
1.1. Buildings and bridges
1.1. Hydraulic and off-shore structures
1.3. Foundation engineering and other special structures
1.4. Transport and Highways Engineering
Topic 2:
Materials – eco-efficiency and performance
2.1. Sustainable cementitious-based materials and alternative binders
2.2. Durability and extended lifetime
2.3. Advanced materials and high-performance concretes
2.4. Materials characterization
Topic 3:
Structural behaviour – new on-site and precast solutions
3.1. Concrete structures submitted to extreme events
3.2. Advances in precast and prestressed concrete engineering
3.3. Strengthening and repair
3.4. Monitoring and structural assessment
3.5. Composite structures
Topic 4:
Analysis and Design – advanced methods and innovative approaches
4.1. Integrated Design Systems / Building Information Modelling / Life cycle design
4.2. Structural design / Numerical modeling / Codes
4.3. Structural safety and reliability
4.4. Management Systems
Special Issues
The authors of the best papers submitted to the fib Lisbon Symposium 2021 will be invited to further elaborate these and to submit a manuscript for possible publication in Structural Concrete, journal of the fib, or in a Special Issue of Materials, MDPI.
Structural Concrete, Journal of the fib, Wiley
A future issue of Structural Concrete will include a Special Theme dedicated to the fib Lisbon Symposium 2021.
The Special Theme will cover project papers, as well as research papers on structural topics: trend-setting projects, structural behaviour of new on-site and precast solutions; and advanced methods and innovative approaches in analysis and design .
The best 10 papers in each category (project and research papers) will be selected and the authors will be invited to further develop the original manuscripts and to submit them for possible publication in
The Special Theme will cover project papers, as well as research papers on structural topics: trend-setting projects, structural behaviour of new on-site and precast solutions
The best 10 papers in each category (project and research papers) will be selected and the authors will be invited to further develop the original manuscripts and to submit them for possible publication in
All information can be consulted here
Materials, mdpi
A Special Issue “Structural Concrete Material: New Trends for Eco-Efficiency and Performance” will be launched in the scope of fib Lisbon Symposium 2021.
It will cover the latest developments and new challenges in the following main domains: sustainable cementitious-based materials and alternative binders, including geopolymers, waste cements, alkali-activated cements, modified clinkers, and other emerging low-carbon cements; concrete durability and extended lifetime; advanced materials and special concretes; materials characterization.
The scope of this Special Issue will include outstanding research based on the best papers submitted to the fib Lisbon Symposium 2021 addressing the topic of structural concrete material: new trends for eco-efficiency and performance.
All information can be consulted here.
Submission
The abstract should be less than 300 words and related to the Theme and Topics of the Symposium. Authors should submit their abstracts here.
Please click to download the Full Paper Template.
Number of abstracts submitted
380
Deadlines
Submission of abstracts – CLOSED *
Notification of abstract acceptance – 14th January 2021
Submission of full paper – 14th February 2021
Notification of paper acceptance – 14th March 2021
* new submissions may eventually be accepted; please send request to info@fiblisbon2021.pt up to Feb 1st, 2021.
Note:
1 – Abstracts and papers are written in English.
2 – Each registered author can submit up to two papers.
Awards & Competitions
Awards
Entries are now being accepted for the 2021 Achievement Award for Young Engineers (AAYE)!
The award includes a €2,000 prize and an invitation to our fib Symposium 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The award is given in two categories in the field of structural concrete: the Design & Construction category and the Research category. All details can be found here.
The call for entries and the entry form are both available online. Please contact the fib Secretariat if you have any questions.
Research category
in honour of Júlio Ferry Borges
Design & Construction category
in honour of Edgar Cardoso
Students’ Competition
The fib Symposium 2021 embraces a students’ competition within the spirit of the event: eco-efficiency and performance. Thus, the competition will be devoted to the ‘Prediction of the behaviour of reinforced recycled aggregates concrete (RAC) beams’.
Submission of the registration forms up to the 1st of February 2021.
Further details, rules and schedule can be found here.
Sponsorship & Exhibition
Sponsors & Partners
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Sponsorship Opportunities
The fib Lisbon Symposium 2021 offers an extraordinary opportunity for companies to promote their projects, products and services, since it will gather together contractors, designers, researchers and other professionals from all over the world to discuss the latest developments in the structural concrete industry.
Participating in the symposium will be an excellent opportunity to expand your network and, as an exhibitor, you will be able to stage your company as a prominent world-class brand at the symposium’s website.
Sponsorship possibilities and solutions are presented on the right-hand table.
For Sponsorship registration, please send the completed the Sponsorship & Exhibition form to info@fiblisbon2021.pt.
| Sponsorship Type | Gold € 10,000 | Silver € 5,000 | Bronze € 2,500 |
| Display Company Logo | |||
| Symposium Website | full size | 75% size | 50% size |
| Program (front cover) | full size | ||
| Program (sponsors section) | full size | 75% size | 50% size |
| Proceedings (sponsors section) | full size | 75% size | 50% size |
| Screens between Presentations | full size | 75% size | 50% size |
| Adverts & Commercial Workshop | |||
| Advert Promo Video during breaks | 1 min | 30 seg | 10 seg ** |
| Presentation of Sponsor and Products during lunch breack | 30 min | 10 min | 5 min |
| Program | full page | 1/2 page | 1/4 page |
| Speech or video projection | |||
| Opening Ceremony | 5 min | ||
| Symposium Website | 5 min | ||
| Before Parallel Sessions * | 1 min | 30 seg | 10 seg |
| Cocktail Reception | 3 min | ||
| Awards Ceremony | 3 min | ||
| Closing Ceremony | 5 min | ||
| Registration | |||
| Free Delegate Registrations | 5 | 3 | 2 |
* sessions within the sponsors’ core business
** static slide with logos
Social Program
Reception & Cocktail
Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception of the fib Symposium 2021, on the 13th of June, will be presented soon.
Cocktail Reception
The Cocktail Reception of the fib Symposium 2021, on the 14th of June, will be presented soon.
Visits & tours
Dear conference attendees and accompanying persons we suggest you to enjoy your stay in Lisbon for some unforgettable experiences. We propose that you visit the city of Lisbon, Cascais or Sintra.
Details about specific tours can be found here, or you can also consult Visit Lisbon.
June is the month of celebrations and festivities for the Popular Saints throughout the country on the nights of Santo António, São João and São Pedro. The main ones are the Festas de Lisboa, on 12 and 13 June, Santo António’s day, and in Porto on the night of 23/24 June when São João is celebrated.
Venue
About the Venue
The conference will take place at LNEC – National Laboratory for Civil Engineering. LNEC is a public institute of Science and Technology (S&T), with the status of State Laboratory that carries out research in all fields of civil engineering, giving it a unique multidisciplinary perspective. See LNEC presentation video here.
Avenida do Brasil, 101
1700-066 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
N – 38.758106¼ – 38¼ 45’ 29”
W – 9.142386¼ – 9¼ 8’ 33”
About Lisbon
Lisbon is a historical city where the sun shines 290 days a year and the temperature rarely drops below 15ºC. A city where you feel safe wandering around day or night, where the cuisine is dedicated to creating over a thousand ways to cook the beloved bacalhau (salted cod), and where you’ll find hotels and restaurants to suit every taste, budget and requirement. Discover Lisbon, a city full of authenticity where old customs and ancient history intermix with cultural entertainment and hi-tech innovation. Lisbon is ageless, but it loves company, as you’ll find out if you meet someone and ask them to explain, with lots of gestures and repetition, where the best place is to listen to Fado. After all, Lisbon is famous for its hospitality and the family-like way it welcomes visitors. (Turismo de Lisboa)
Registration
| online participation | ||
| Registration Type | Early Bird Rate until | Standard Rate until |
| April 14, 2021 | June 4, 2021 | |
| Regular delegate | € 425 | € 450 |
| fib members (1) | € 400 | € 425 |
| Students (2) & Young Engineers (3) | € 200 | € 225 |
| fib student members (2) | € 175 | € 200 |
| One-day delegate | € 200 | € 225 |
(1) Registration fee also applied to GPBE (Grupo Português de Betão Estrutural) and OE (Ordem dos Engenheiros) members.
(2) Students: supporting document of the student’s institution will be requested during the registration process.
(3) Young Engineers (born after 1st Jan. 1991): DoB document (e.g. Passport or ID Card) will be requested during the registration process.
Note: Registration fee includes the publication of a maximum of two papers.
Cancellation Policy:
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Cancellations until April 21th will be fully refunded (excluding cancellation costs – € 35,00)
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Cancellations after May 10th will be refunded in 25% (free of charges)
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Full refund of change of hybrid to online registration if this mode is adopted (free of charges)
Social Program
Reception & Cocktail
Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception of the fib Symposium 2021, on the 13th of June, will be presented soon.
Cocktail Reception
The Cocktail Reception of the fib Symposium 2021, on the 14th of June, will be presented soon.
Visits & tours
Dear conference attendees and accompanying persons we suggest you to enjoy your stay in Lisbon for some unforgettable experiences. We propose that you visit the city of Lisbon, Cascais or Sintra.
Details about specific tours can be found here, or you can also consult Visit Lisbon.
June is the month of celebrations and festivities for the Popular Saints throughout the country on the nights of Santo António, São João and São Pedro. The main ones are the Festas de Lisboa, on 12 and 13 June, Santo António’s day, and in Porto on the night of 23/24 June when São João is celebrated.