8th International conference on Structural Engineering and Concrete Technology (ICSECT'23)
March 29, 2023 - March 31, 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal
The 8th International conference on Structural Engineering and Concrete Technology (ICSECT'23) held in Lisbon, Portugal on March 29, 2023 - March 31, 2023. ICSECT'23 has been completed with great success and this would not have been possible without the dedication and help of the organizers, the chairs and keynote speakers, scientific committee members, and all participants. Many thanks for their continuous support.
Submissions
Submissions were in the form of extended abstracts, short papers, and full manuscripts.
- all submitted papers were peer-reviewed
- the conference proceedings were published under an ISSN and ISBN number
- each paper were assigned a unique DOI number by Crossref
- the conference proceedings were indexed by Scopus and Google Scholar
- the proceedings were permanently archived in Portico (one of the largest community-supported digital archives in the world).
Congress Chair


Dr. Joaquim Barros
Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal
Conference Co-Chair
Local Committee

Plenary Speaker

Dr. Surendra P. Shah
Presidential Distinguished Professor
University of Texas at Arlington;
Walter P Murphy Professor(emeritus)
Northwestern University
Plenary Speaker
Keynote Speakers


Dr. Khaled Sennah
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Canada
Keynote Speaker
Scientific Committee Members
Dr. Federico Accornero, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Dr. Fahid Aslam, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, KSA
Dr. Firas AL MAHMOUD, University of Lorraine, France
Dr. Michele Barbato, University of California, USA
Dr. Chia-Ming Chang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr. Nawawi Chouw, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Bassam A. Izzuddin, Imperial College London, UK
Dr. Tribikram Kundu, University of Arizona, USA
Dr. Venkatesh Kodur, Michigan State University, USA
Dr. Beatriz Martin-Perez, University of Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Vangelis Marinakis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Dr. Saber Moradi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Dr. J.N Reddy, Texas A&M University, USA
Dr. M. Shamim Miah, Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Austria
Dr. Kejin Wang, Iowa State University, USA
Venue
We are pleased to announce that ICSECT'23 took a place at the Hotel Real Palácio.
Hotel Real Palácio
Restored from the former Guedes Quinhones Palace, which dates back to the 17th century, the Hotel Real Palácio is a piece of history located in the heart of Lisbon. The five star hotel combines classical and contemporary styles for a comfortable stay that also allows a glimpse back into the past. Guests are invited to the Real Cozinha Restaurant to creatively reimagine traditional Portuguese cuisine or to the Health Club for a relaxing spa experience.
Travelling around the city is quick and easy with buses and metros right on your doorstep. Hotel Real Palácio is also just a 15 minute car ride away from two airports, Lisbon Portela Airport and Terminal de Mercadorias do Aeroporto de Lisboa, for a fast arrival and departure. Most importantly, the Hotel Real Palácio is encircled by museums, restaurants, and cultural sites for any newcomers to Lisbon interested in experiencing the city. With the coast merely a short metro ride away, visitors are sure to fall in love with this city by the sea.
For more information on Hotel Real Palácio, please visit: realpalacio.realhotelsgroup.com.

Hotel Real Palácio R. Tomás Ribeiro 115 1050-228 Lisboa, Portugal
Best Paper Award Winners
We would like to congratulate the following authors for winning the Best Paper Award:
- Dr. Carmen Ibáñez for the paper entitled: "Numerical Analysis of the Influence of Spalling in Slender RC Columns"
- Omnia R. AbouEl-Hamd for the paper entitled: "On the Numerical Modelling of Steel Beams Strengthened by Purely Fastened FRP Sheets"