On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is our pleasure to welcome you all to the Symposium on Computational Structure Engineering (CSE 09) co-organized by Tongji University and Vienna University of Technology. The symposium is supported by International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), European Commission for Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCMAS), China Civil Engineering Society (CCES), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (STCSM).

Based on great progress in computing technology, whether in computer or programming technology, computation has become one of the most powerful tools for researchers and practicing engineers. It has led to tremendous achievements in computer-based structural engineering and there is evidence that this tendency will be accelerated. To acknowledge this trend, the Institute of Underground Engineering, Tongji University, and the Institute for Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Vienna University of Technology, will co-organize an International Symposium on Computational Structural Engineering in Shanghai, 22-24 June 2009, abbreviated as CSE 09. In recent years, concepts of simulation of structural behavior, virtual reality, super-computing, and intelligence approaches reinforced the impact on processes of design, construction, and maintenance of structures. CSE 09 aims at providing a forum for scientists, developers, and engineers to review novel research findings, to assess the suitability of new models, and to evaluate the robustness of advanced computational methods for investigation of the life-cycle of a structure.

The symposium is deeply honored to have Professor Herbert Mang and Professor Cui Junzhi to be the chairmen of this symposium. We are extremely grateful for their kind support of the symposium.

We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to the keynote speakers and authors whose contributions have made this workshop possible. Our thanks also goes to all those who have devoted their time and effort in the organization of the workshop.

We hope that you all will have a pleasant and memorable stay and a fruitful exchange of knowledge and opinions in Shanghai.

 

Shen Zuyan

On behalf of the Organization Committee