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Technology Day at TUD & Farewell Workshop

Worldwide Research and Development in Steel and Composite Structures

Worldwide Research and Development in Steel and Composite Structures

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Date 

25 June 2026

Location

Lecture Hall G, Building 23, TU Delft
💻 Online participation available (outside the Netherlands)

Invitation

We invite you to join us for Technology Day at TU Delft and a farewell workshop honoring Milan Veljkovic on his retirement:

This international event will bring together leading researchers and experts from around the world to present and discuss the latest developments in:

  • Steel and composite structures
  • Sustainable construction
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Eurocodes and structural standards
  • Resilient infrastructure
  • Innovative structural applications

The workshop features distinguished speakers from:

  • UNSW Sydney, Australia
  • Tsinghua University Beijing, China
  • Northeastern University Boston, USA
  • Imperial College London, United Kingdom
  • University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • RWTH Aachen University, Germany
  • TU Delft, The Netherlands

The event will provide an excellent opportunity for knowledge exchange, discussion, and networking with colleagues from academia and industry.

We look forward to welcoming you to TU Delft.

 

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Program

TimeNameTopic
From 13:30                     Getting together in lecture hall G, Building 23, TUD
13:50-14:00Frank and MilanWelcome
14:00-14:20Brian Uy, University of New South WalesRecent developments in composite structures in buildings in Australia
14:20-14:40Gang Shi, Tsinghua UniversityUse and Research of High Strength Steel Structures in China
14:40-15:00Jerome Hajjar, Northeastern UniversityNew Strategies for a Resilient and Sustainable Future
15:00-15:20                                            Coffee/Tea Break
15:20-15:40Leroy Gardener, Imperial College, LondonDevelopments in metal additive manufacturing for steel construction
15:40-16:00Luis Simoes da Silva, University of CoimbraFuture of advanced steel joints design 
16:00-16:20Markus Feldman, RWTHDevelopment of Eurocodes beyond 2027
16:20-16:50                                        Coffee/Tea/Snacks
16:50-17:00Marko PavlovicWrapped joints in jacket structures
17:00-17:10Florentia KavouraReusable Composite steel-concrete structures
17:10-17:20Trayana TankovaMetal 3D printing in construction: from material to full-scale applications
17:20-17:30Peter MeijersNon-destructive monitoring
17:30-17:40Max Hendriks Future of Engineering Structures
17:40-17:50Milan VeljkovicFarewell
18:00-18:45                               Drinks and snacks at PSOR, TUD

Lab
Lab

Guided Tour – MacroLab & SCS Section

Prior to the workshop, MacroLab and the SCS section will organize a guided tour:

🕐 13:00 – 13:45

Due to safety requirements, the number of participants is limited and advance registration is required.

Registration

When registering for this event, we would like to ask whether you will participate in person or online. You can indicate this in the remarks field at the bottom. If you choose to participate online, we will send you a link one day in advance.