SGSC 2019 – UAlberta Structures Group

Oral Presentation Awards

Session	Name	Topic	Place
Masonry	Karren Izquierdo	Increasing the Accuracy of In-plane Shear Strength Predictions for Partially Grouted Masonry Walls
Concrete	Benedict Egbon	The Strength Prediction of Notched Sandwich Panels under Push-through Test
Steel	Sheldon Twizell	Evaluation of the Lateral Torsional Buckling Response of Heat Straightened Girders
Pipeline	Saher Attia	Evaluation of Elbow Element Behavior in Abaqus under Internal Pressure	Overall Best
Timber	Ahmed Mowafy	Nonlinear Static Analysis of Hybrid Steel-timber Structures Using Fibred-based Nonlinear Model
Bridge/Biomechanics	Maha Ead	Investigation of Pelvic Symmetry and the Development of 3D Pelvic Models

Poster Presentation Awards

Place	Name	Topic
1st	Miguelangel Bilotta	Assesment of Design Procedures for Slender Masonry Walls for Future Optimization
2nd	Moad Bani	Nonlinear Static Analysis of Steel Concentrically Braced Frames Designed to CSA S16-14 Provisions

Why the conference?

The purpose of the conference is to celebrate the graduate students of the Structures Group. The conference will provide a nice and relaxed environment for all the students to present their work to their peers and to the industry. The conference will provide networking opportunities between different research groups within our Structures Group and the industry partners.

The emphasis throughout the conference is on sharing ideas, experiences and building a bridge between the students in the Structures Group and the industry.

A call for abstracts is to be released June 19th, 2019.

The conferecne is to be held at the following location:

Royal Glenora Club

11160 River Valley Road Northwest

Edmonton, AB T5J 2G7

Call for Abstracts 2019

Registration:

Deadline for registration to the conference is August 11th, 2019.

The cost of registration for students is free and all meals are included. Tickets for your spouse or partner, and industry are available at the cost of $50.00. For this and all other inquiries, please contact sgscuofa@ualberta.ca.

Conference Registration 2019