Dangers such as raging fires, devastating earthquakes and deterioration of infrastructures threaten entire communities around the world every year.
The MSU College of Engineering will host PROTECT2015, the fifth international workshop on performance, protection and strengthening of structures under extreme loading, on June 28-30 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
Sharing research, technology and expertise on structural response, material performance, extreme loading and structural management is an important way that specialists are able to develop solutions and improve safety.
Venkatesh Kodur, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MSU and chairman of PROTECT2015, said workshop topics will focus on the behavior of structures under extreme loading conditions, including the art, science and practice of structural engineering.
“Our infrastructure around the world is aging at a rapid pace, yet our expectations of better performance are increasing,” Kodur said.
PROTECT2015 will have information on the latest developments for better design of structures to withstand extreme loading events, such as earthquake, blast, impact, fire and other environmental conditions.
The event will include tours of the MSU Civil Infrastructure Laboratory, which has testing facilities to undertake experiments on structural components and assemblies under extreme loading conditions.