Workshop on Connections for Building Structures in the 21st Century

计划邀请国内和国际专家参加研讨会，审查和讨论建筑结构连接的当前实践、研究需求和新兴技术。研讨会将集中讨论建筑业在钢铁、混凝土和混合（钢和混凝土）建筑三个领域的需求。计划中的讲习班将鼓励各学科之间的知识交叉。连接是推进结构系统技术的关键挑战之一。因此，计划中的研讨会的目的是确定连接领域的机遇和挑战，这些机遇和挑战将在21世纪产生影响，并且需要精心规划和国家协调的方法来实现或解决。研讨会将包括对当今连接技术的回顾，并讨论钢、混凝土和混合连接的新兴技术和所需技术。将举行全体会议和分组会议。一些选定的主题演讲将为分组会议奠定基础。

An invitational workshop with national and international experts is planned to review and discuss current practice, research needs, and emerging technologies in structural connections for buildings. The workshop will focus on the needs for the construction industry in the three areas of steel, concrete, and mixed (steel and concrete) construction. The planned workshop would encourage a crossover of knowledge among disciplines. Connections represent one of the key challenges in advancing the technology for structural systems. The purpose of the planned workshop is, therefore, to identify those opportunities and challenges in the connection area which will make a difference in the 21st century and which require a carefully planned and nationally coordinated approach for realization or a solution. The workshop will include a review of today's connection technology and discuss the emerging and required technologies for steel, concrete and mixed connections. A combination of plenary sessions and breakout sessions will be conducted. A few selected keynote presentations will be made to set the stage for the breakout sessions.