Scientific sessions

1. Engineering seismology
   • (1a) Soil nonlinearity of strong ground motions
   • (1b) Ground motion prediction equations and engineering applications of ground motion simulation
   • (1c) Velocity structures and site effect
2. Geotechnical earthquake engineering
   • (2a) Soil dynamic and ground response
   • (2b) Soil liquefaction and ground failure
   • (2c) Soil structure interaction
   • (2d) Seismic design of foundations and geotechnical structures
   • (2e) Geotechnical engineering innovations
3. Seismic design, evaluation and retrofit
   • (3a) Practice case studies in seismic retrofits
   • (3b) Design for control of seismic damage
   • (3c) Advances in earthquake engineering research
   • (3d) Repairable structures and infrastructure
   • (3e) Practice case studies in innovative structural design
   • (3f) Case studies on use of emerging technologies
   • (3g) Seismic isolation, energy dissipation and vibration control of structures
   • (3h) Seismic performance design, evaluation and retrofit for non-structural components
4. Seismic loss and risk assessment
   • (4a) Social impacts and resilience
   • (4b) Seismic hazards and vulnerabilities
   • (4c) Earthquake loss estimation
   • (4d) Disaster risk assessment for earthquakes
   • (4e) Emergency management and planning
5. Monitoring and early warning
   • (5a) Structural health monitoring and early warning system
   • (5b) Economic implications of seismic risk and resilience
6. Advanced method for simulation
   • (6a) Advanced techniques for simulations in earthquake engineering
   • (6b) Advanced hybrid simulations with online model updating
7. Photogrammetry and visualization
   • (7a) Applications of techniques of structure from motion
   • (7b) Unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry for earthquake reconnaissance
8. Lessons learned from post-disaster response and recovery
   • (8a) Reconnaissance, lessons learned from recent earthquakes, and post-earthquake assessment and response
   • (8b) Intersection of earthquake engineering with social justice

Special sessions

• (SS1) Artificial intelligence and big data for earthquake engineering
• (SS2) Seismic design, analysis and qualification for off-shore wind turbines
• (SS3) Structural collapse behavior under near-fault earthquake effect
• (SS4) Advanced earthquake engineering techniques for seismic resistance and disaster mitigation
• (SS5) Structural assessment and health monitoring for bridge and civil structures
• (SS6) Advancements in earthquake early warning systems