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October 25, 2021
"Het Zin" towers construction site visit
the 45 students of the first Master's degree in construction engineering discovered their first building site near the North Station in Brussels. They were able to discover "in real life" all the prefabrication techniques and many other aspects of construction sites. Thanks to our guide and site...
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September 29, 2021
Research Seminar
Research Seminar - Dr. Ryan Hoult
Seismic and Torsional Performance of Reinforced Concrete U-shaped Walls
Research Seminar, October 1
Summary :
Reinforced concrete (RC) walls are embedded in millions of buildings internationally and provide the lateral resistance from wind and earthquakes. These structural elements can...
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September 02, 2021
Welcome to Dr Ryan Hoult !
The GCE gives his warmest welcome to Dr Ryan Hoult, who joined the GCE team in early August. Dr Hoult flew in from Melbourne, Australia, together with his enthusiasm and passion for research on structural systems for earthquake loading. In particular, Dr Hoult’s primary research focus is on the...
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August 31, 2021
Research Seminar - Dr. Michele Godio
Advances in research at RISE Applied Mechanics
Since 2017 RISE keeps under the same roof the major Swedish research centres. More than 2800 employees work there nowadays, operating in more than 25 cities and on the most diverse research domains, like safety, transport, built...
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June 10, 2021
Course on “Nonlinear Response Analysis”
Prof. João Almeida and Dr. António Correia (LNEC, Lisbon) co-lecture again this year, from mid-May to mid-June, the 5-week intensive course "Nonlinear Response Analysis", which is part of the international Master of Science programme in "Civil Engineering for Mitigation of Risk from Natural...
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