The congress is being organized by the Costa Rican Association of Structural and Seismic Engineering and will bring together companies in the construction sector from 5th to 7th of August at the Barcelo San Jose Palacio Hotel.

Topics to be discussed at the event:

• Analysis and structural design of buildings.
• Analysis and structural design of bridges.
• Analysis and design of foundation structures.
• Analysis and design of special structures.
• Performance-based seismic design.

• Evaluation of seismic hazard.
• Criteria and seismic design codes.
• Strengthening structural and seismic retrofit of buildings.
• Experimental studies of materials and structural systems.
• Forensic Engineering.

Source: CentralAmericaData.COM

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