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Founded 2008

Last Update: November 15th, 2014

SEI-ASCE Technical Council on

Life-Cycle Performance, Safety,

Reliability and Risk of

Structural Systems

Those interested in joining the Technical Council should visit the SEI-ASCE website and fill out the on-line application form at:

Please indicate which Task Group you would like to join. Membership carries with it an obligation to participate actively in the work of the committee through contribution of technical information, prompt reply to requests for comments on draft committee reports, attendance at committee meetings, and review of papers submitted for publication in journals.

Completed applications are sent to the Chair of the Task Group identified on the application for review. The Chair of the Task Group will inform the applicant whether the applicant is approved to join the Task Group. Members are chosen as individuals, not as representatives of industries or groups. The most important criteria are scientific achievements and professional experience.

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Formation of the Technical Council Executive Board of the Technical CouncilChair

Task Group 1

The Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance,Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems was created on October 1st, 2008, replacing the former Technical Administrative Committee on Structural Safety and Reliability and its associated Technical Committees (Buildings, Bridges, Offshore Structures, Fatigue and Fracture) with a new Council with revised and updated objectives and scope.

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The Technical Council is part of the SEI-ASCE Technical Activities Division.

Technical Activities Division

The purpose of the SEI-ASCE Technical Activities Division is to advance the science of structural design by increasing the knowledge of the physical properties of engineering materials, developing methods of analysis, studying the relative merits of various types of structures and methods of fabricating, and disseminating knowledge relating to this division of the engineering profession. This is pursued with the dedicated work of its over 70 Technical Committees and one Technical Council, which produce technical papers and publications, organize the annual Structures Congress, and produce the Journal of Structural Engineering, the Journal of Bridge Engineering, and the Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction.

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Purpose and Objectives

The Technical Council provides a forum for reviewing, developing, and promoting the principles and methods of life-cycle performance, safety, reliability, and risk of structural systems in the analysis, design, construction, assessment, inspection, maintenance, operation, monitoring, repair, rehabilitation, and optimal management of civil infrastructure systems under uncertainty. To achieve these objectives, three Task Groups have been formed within the Technical Council.

ChairDan Frangopol, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

Vice ChairBruce Ellingwood, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO, USA

Chair of Task Group 1Mitsuyoshi Akiyama, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Chair of Task Group 2Michel Ghosn, The City College, New York, NY, USA

Chair of Task Group 3Leonardo Duenas-Osorio, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

Secretary & News CorrespondentSofia Diniz, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Task Groups

Task Group 1Life-Cycle Performance of Structural Systems under UncertaintyThe purpose of Task Group 1 is to promote the study, research, and application of scientific principles of safety and reliability in the assessment, prediction, and optimal management of life-cycle performance of structural systems under uncertainty.

Task Group 2Reliability-Based Structural System PerformanceIndicatorsThe purpose of Task Group 2 is to promote the study, research, and application of reliability-based system performance indicators including structural system reliability, robustness, and redundancy.

Task Group 3Risk Assessment of Structural InfrastructureFacilities and Risk-Based Decision MakingThe purpose of Task Group 3 is to promote the study, research and application of scientific principles of risk assessment and risk-based decision making in structural engineering.

Mitsuyoshi Akiyama, Waseda University, Tokyo, JapanMembersFabio Biondini (Former Chair), Politecnico di Milano, Milan, ItalySofia Diniz, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilBruce Ellingwood (Vice-Chair TC), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USADan Frangopol (Chair TC), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USAHitoshi Furuta, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan Jayadipta Ghosh, Air-Worldwide, Boston, MA, USASamuel Labi, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, USA Wang Liangsheng, RiserTec, Houston, TX, USAAbbie Liel, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA Jamie Padgett, Rice University, Houston, TX, USAAlessandro Palermo, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New ZealandXin Ruan, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaMauricio Sanchez-Silva, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaDuygu Saydam, Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, USAMahendra Shah, Shah Associates, Syosset, NY, USAMohamed Soliman, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

Task Group 2ChairMichel Ghosn, The City College, New York, NY, USAMembersFerhat Akgul, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyPaolo Bocchini, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USAFranco Bontempi, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, ItalyNecati Catbas, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USABruce Ellingwood (Vice-Chair TC), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USADan Frangopol (Chair TC), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USASantiago Hernandez, University of Coruna, La Coruna, SpainEhsan Minaie, Pennoni Assoc. Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USASarbjeet Singh, AECOM, New York, NY, USAAlfred Strauss, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AustriaGeorge Tsiatas, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USAXiao Zhao, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Task Group 3ChairLeonardo Duenas-Osorio, Rice University, Houston, TX, USAMembersJack Baker, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USAMichele Barbato, Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USAEun Cha, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USAPerry Cole, Dibble Engineers, Inc., Kirkland, WA, USAJason Coray, Marx Okubo Associates, San Francisco, CA, USAPaul DeStefano, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA, USABruce Ellingwood (Former Chair), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USADan Frangopol (Chair TC), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USAPaolo Gardoni, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USALeon Kempner, Bonneville Power Administration, Vancouver, WA, USAYue Li, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA Ming Liu, Department of the Navy, San Diego, CA, USAZoubir Lounis, Nat. Res. Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada Lance Manuel, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USATherese McAllister, National Institute of Standards and Technology,Gaithersburg, MD, USADavid Rosowsky, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USAAbdollah Shafieezadeh, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAIris Tien, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USALucia Tirca, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, CanadaNaiyu Wang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA