Publications

In 2005, the Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS) together with Working Commission 1 of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) organised a workshop on robustness of structures, held at the BRE facilities in the UK.

Among the results of the workshop the decision to develop a proposal for a joint European project on structural robustness turned out to be good and successful. The project ‘COST Action TU0601 : Robustness of Structures’ commenced in February 2007 under the aegis of the COST1(European Cooperation in Science and Technology) programme. Research teams drawn from 24 COST member countries representing both academia and industry as well as experts from the United States of America have been part of the project. The main objective of this project is to provide the basic framework, methods and strategies necessary to ensure that the level of robustness of structural systems is adequate and sufficient in relation to their function and exposure over their life time and in balance with societal preferences in regard to safety of personnel and safeguarding of environment and economy. The work of the project is organised in three working groups each respectively dealing with a) development of a theoretical and methodological framework for assessment of robustness; b) modelling of exposures and

vulnerability; and c) robustness assessment and implementation issues.

The present book is a compilation of the scientific contributions of the final conference that was held in Prague on the 30th and 31st of May 2011.

The activity of COST C26 Action was developed by four Working Groups (WGs), each dealing with the main issues related to catastrophic events: WG1 “Fire resistance”; WG2 “Earthquake resistance”; WG3 “Impact and explosion resistance”; WG4 “Risk assessment for catastrophic scenarios in urban areas”. In addition an “ad hoc” Working Group on “Lexicon” was created. The Final Report represents the results of the COST C26 Action, summarised in five chapters.

Inauguration Film of the COST Days – Disabled people’s accessibility to public transport (reports from Euronews).

This book provides an overview of the activity in the field of Photonic Crystals (PCs) developed in the frame of the COST P11 Action.
The main objective of the COST P11 Action was to unify and coordinate national efforts aimed at studying linear and nonlinear optical interactions with PCs. Related materials research and methods for the realization fo 3D PCs were also considered, together with the development and implementation of measurement techniques for the experimental evaluation of the potential applciations of PCs in different areas, for example telecommunication with novel optical fibres, lasers, nonlinear multi-functionality, display devices, optoelectronics and sensors.
The book contains contributions from authors who gave their lectures at COST P11 Training School that was held at Warsaw University and the National Institute of Telecommunications, Warsaw, in May 2007. It was attended by 23 students. The focus of the School was on the work of Working Groups WG1 and WG3, concerning the active and non-linear properties of photonic crystals and the fabrication and characterisation of photonic crystal structures. This was supported by two opening lectures providing a general introduction to the topics covered within the Action, and a summary of the challenges faced by and achievements of the modelling and simulation activities developed during the Action.

Proceedings of the Second European COST E31 Conference “Management of Recovered Wood – Strategies Towards a Higher Technical Economical and Environmental Standard in Europe”, which took place in Bordeaux, France on 29 September – 1 October.

Working Group 4 of the COST Action 726 ‘Long term changes and climatology of UV radiation over Europe’ is responsible for the Quality control of erythemally weighted solar irradiance radiometers. One major task of this activity was the organisation of a characterisation and calibration campaign of reference radiometers in use in regional and national UV networks in Europe. The results are shown in this report.

Proceedings of the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advanced Timber and Timber-Composite Elements for Buildings – Design, Construction, Manufacturing and Fire Safety, which took place in Florence, Italy on 27-29 October 2004.