COE International Advanced School on
Wind Resistant Design of Buildings and Structures

November 21-23, 2007, Shanghai, China

 

Co-Host Organization

The 21st century COE(Center of Excellence) program "Wind effects on buildings and urban environment"

Department of Bridge Engineering of Tongji University

 

 

Scope

 

The effect of wind is a very important issue in the building engineering field. 85% of economic losses due to natural hazards around the world are caused by wind damage. However, few universities have curriculums in this area. The proposed school intends to cover this lack of relevant advanced professional training. The lectures in the advanced school will deal with wind disaster, wind load and structural aerodynamics. The lectures will provide the outline and latest knowledge as well. The advanced school will be of interest to students, engineers, and researchers who work in relevant scientific research or design topics

 

Date and Venue

 

Date: November 21-23, 2007

Venue: Auditorium Hall, Bridge Building, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, China.

 

 

Invited Lecturers

 

Yaojun GE (Tongji University, China)
2 lectures on: Bluff-Body Aerodynamics and Wind Resistant Design of Long-Span Bridges

John D. HOLMES (JDH Consulting, Australia)
3 lecturers on: Wind Loads on Lattice Structures and Long-Span Roofs, Internal Pressures of Buildings, and Aerodynamics of Wind-Born Debris and Measures

Ahsan KAREEM (University of Notre Dame, USA)
3 lectures on: Computational Tools for Wind Engineering (1 & 2) and Control of Wind-Induced Responses

Michael KASPERSKI (Ruhr University, Germany)
3 lectures on: Wind Loads on Cladding and Wind Loads on Low-Rise Buildings (2 & 3)

Kenny C.S. KWOK (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, H.K., China)
3 lectures on: Aerodynamics of Tall Buildings, Wind-Induced Responses of Full-Scale Buildings and Structures, and Habitability of Buildings to Wind-Induced Motion

Giovanni SOLARI (University of Genova, Italy)
3 lectures on: Closed Form Solutions of Wind-Excited Response of Structures (1 & 2) and Wind-Induced Fatigue Problems

Yukio TAMURA (Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan)
2 lectures on: Extreme Winds and Damage Assessment and Monitoring Techniques in Wind Engineering

 

 

Timetable of Lectures

 

 

 

Admission

 

Applicants must apply at least two weeks before the beginning of the course and applications with applicantfs name, affiliation and address can be sent by post or e-mail to the following address. The registration fee for the course is 1,500 CNY (Student: 500 CNY), and can be paid on site of the course.

Secretariat of COE-IAS3

c/o Department of Bridge Engineering

Tongji University
1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
E-mail: ledong@mail.tongji.edu.cn
Phone: +86-(0)21-6598-3116 ext. 2309
Fax: +86-(0)21-6598-4882

Further information

 

For further information please contact:

The 21st Century COE Office

Tokyo Polytechnic University

Tongji University
1583 Iiyama, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243-0297, Japan
E-mail: coe_office@arch.t-kougei.ac.jp
Phone/Fax:+81-(0)46-242-9658
http://www.wind.arch.t-kougei.ac.jp


Department of Bridge Engineering

Tongji University

1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China

E-mail: ledong@mail.tongji.edu.cn

Phone: +86-(0)21-6598-3116 ext. 2309

COE program at Tokyo Polytechnic University are selected and supported by ministry of education of Japan as the 21st Century COE Program(in Japanese).