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This scientific event comprises new editions of the High Performance of Structures and Materials (HPSM) as well as the Optimum Design of Structures (OPTI) conferences; it follows the success of a number of meetings on structures and materials and on optimum design that originated in Southampton as long ago as 1989. As the HPSM meetings evolved, they gave rise to the current series, which started in Seville in 2002, and continued in Ancona in 2004, Ostend in 2006, the Algarve in 2008, Tallinn in 2010 and the New Forest, home of the Wessex Institute of Technology in 2012. OPTI started…

ERES 2025 is the 14th international conference in the series on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures organised by the Wessex Institute. The conference began in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1997, followed by Catania, Italy (1999); Malaga, Spain (2001); Ancona, Italy (2003); Skiathos, Greece (2005); Bologna, Italy (2007), Cyprus (2009), Tuscany, Italy (2011), A Coruña, Spain (2013), Opatija, Croatia (2015), Alicante, Spain (2017) and Seville, Spain (2019). The 13th event was organised online in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Major earthquakes and associated effects such as tsunamis continue to stress the need to carry out more research on those topics. The problems…

Very often, a technically excellent project dies prior to being implemented. The reason for this is usually that the engineer who had proposed the project was not capable of explaining its financial benefits. How does a project (be it a manufacturing line, a power plant, the security protection of a shipping centre or whatever) come to life? Firstly, the technical side has to be developed - which is the engineer’s task. Once this is achieved, the project is ready to be implemented. The key decision-makers in this final stage are almost always economists. If the engineer fails to explain why…

The objective of this course is to describe the critical role of energy systems in modern infrastructure. Water and food supply, transportation, governments, administrations, health, internet, communication channels, manufacturing of goods, banking and other sectors essentially depend on energy. Without energy, all these infrastructures cannot be operated. Hence, the energy sector is today’s most critical infrastructure. A failure in parts of the energy sector results in negative impact on other infrastructure systems - and may result in situations of disaster. Oil is still a key energy source for the world, however many countries are highly dependent on imports. In the…

The WIT Short Course on Impact and Blast Dynamics is designed to equip professional engineers, researchers and post-graduate students with the knowledge, tools and methods to analyse and better understand problems associated with large dynamic loads produced by a variety of sources, typically structural impact and explosions. The main aims of the course are to introduce the fundamentals of impact and blast dynamics, concepts, principles and simplified methods of design and analysis. This course will also cover introductory techniques and design approaches for impact- and blast-resistant structures. The course will cover dynamic material behaviour, the response of structures to impulsive…

The huge volume of hydrocarbons transported through pipelines and by ships poses a continuous risk to the environment due to accidental spills. Understanding the processes determining oil trajectory and fate, and learning oil spill simulation tools, allows environmental professionals to design better response plans, and help mitigate future events. This course provides insight into the main processes that govern overland and water oil spills and offers practical training to perform oil spill simulations using the OilFlow2D computational model. The course offers hands-on experience in setting up and running a variety of scenarios including pipeline spills hitting sensitive areas, and spills…

Introduction Energy and Sustainability 2025 is the 11th International Conference in a very successful series which started in 2007, in the New Forest, UK, home of the Wessex Institute; it was followed by meetings in Bologna (2009), Alicante (2011), Bucharest (2013), Kuala Lumpur (2014), Medellin in Colombia (2015), Seville (2017), Coimbra (2019) and Lisbon (2023). The 9th 2021 meeting was organised as an online event because of the COVID pandemic. All published papers from previous meetings are permanently archived in the Wessex Institute eLibrary (www.witpress.com/elibrary) where they are freely available to the international community. The world’s economy is fuelled by…

Introduction The Sustainable City 2025 conference follows a series of very successful meetings that started in Rio (2000), followed by Segovia (2002), Siena (2004), Tallinn (2006), Skiathos (2008), A Coruña (2010), Ancona (2012), Kuala Lumpur (2013), Siena (2014), Medellin (2015), Alicante (2016), Seville (2017), Valencia (2019) and online in 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting always attracts a substantial number of contributions from participants from different backgrounds and countries. The variety of topics and experiences is one of the main reasons behind the success of the series. Since 1993 all published papers are archived in…

Description In this short course participants are introduced to the legal framework and the new climate targets that have been set in the most intensive sectors of the economy aiming to make the climate, energy and transport policies fit for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the adoption of integrated rules on the promotion of energy from renewable sources. This course will help the participants to gain a clear understanding of the new provisions adopted in the transport sector i.e. FuelEU Maritime Regulation and ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation for sustainable maritime and air transport, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU/UK ETS) and…

Description The course aims to cover several aspects of human interaction with non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) including not only the undesired exposure from artificial sources but also the biomedical applications of electromagnetic fields. The course deals with basic aspects of electromagnetic fields in the environment, coupling mechanisms between humans and electromagnetic fields, established biological effects of electromagnetic fields from static to high-frequency range, international safety guidelines related to limiting human exposure to those fields, including relevant exposure limits and safety guidelines, electromagnetic-thermal dosimetry models and the related analytical/numerical solution methods. Illustrative examples include analysis of power lines, transformer substations, PLC…

The main objective of this course is to update technicians and engineers involved in developing and implementing new technologies in the sector of wastewater plant management. The course aims to teach specific skills relating to the design, construction and management of a water treatment plant. Some of the course themes that will be covered are as follows: Develop and market digital systems for the management of pipelines and water and wastewater distribution networks. Manage processes, data and information through ICT platforms and applications. Use of innovative and sustainable materials. Adoption of systems for saving and recovering energy in water treatment…

Presented by Dr Paolo Zannetti, QEP, President of The EnviroComp Institute, USA and EnviroComp Consulting, Inc., USA Since the very beginning, in the late 1940s, computers have been used not only for data storage, organization and analysis, but also for simulation and forecasts. For example, the idea of using computer models for weather forecasting was initiated at the US Weather Bureau headquarters in January 1946, and the first operational computer-generated forecasts were issued in May 1955. Since then, the science of computer simulation has expanded exponentially. Today, all fields of science and engineering are investigated via computer simulation, especially those…

Description This course is particularly designed for managers and scientists with limited experience in air pollution modelling. All aspects of air pollution will be discussed: emissions, atmospheric processes, chemical concentration and deposition impacts, and adverse effects on humans and the environment. Then, in relatively simple terms, attention will be given to the available mathematical and numerical methods used to simulate, understand, and predict air pollution phenomena. Finally, the available software tools for simulating air quality matters will be presented, including the simulation of meteorological parameters needed for air quality analyses. Participants will learn about all the major topics and challenges…

This course is designed to build participants’ background from basics to the advanced level of fatigue fracture analysis. It will cover practical-analytical aspects of fatigue failure and fracture mechanics for engineering components and structures subjected to various cyclic loading conditions. Typical fatigue problems are analyzed and methods of solution are discussed. Topics covered include: fundamental concepts of fracture mechanics and fatigue damage in materials, fatigue fracture analysis of cyclically loaded components, practical application, the stress intensity factor, fatigue and fracture data analysis, fatigue crack initiation and growth of engineering components subjected to the uniaxial and multiaxial fatigue loading conditions, fatigue…