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10/07/2020 - 11:59

10 July 2020
New dates for ACE2020 (new) 

The Organizing Committee of the 14th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE2020) has rearranged the new date of the ACE2020 which has been postponed for a year due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. The new date on which the conference will be held is set as September 2021. The abstract submission deadline for the 14th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE2020) is 24 March 2021.

10 July 2020
New dates are announced for 17WCEE (new) 

The Organizing Committee of the17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE) has been making arrangement to set the new date of the 17WCEE scheduled to be held this September in Sendai, Japan which has been postponed for a year due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. The new date on which the conference will be held is set as September 27- October 2, 2020.

26 March 2020
METU-EERC report of the Elâzığ-Sivrice earthquake has been published 

According to the data released by AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency), on 24 January 2020, at 5:55:11 p.m. (UTC), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of Mw = 6.8 and a depth of 8 km occurred near Elâzığ-Sivrice. Under the light of the detailed field studies carried out by METU Earthquake Engineering Research Center teams, a detailed report was prepared that address the seismological and geotechnical features of the earthquake and earthquake induced structural damage. The report is available under this link.

24 February 2020
About Elazig-Sivrice Earthquake

The studies carried out by the METU Earthquake Engineering and Research Center on the earthquake that took place in Elazig-Sivrice on January 24, 2020 at 8:55 p.m. were completed. The detailed report will be shared with the public in a short time.

17 February 2020 
The full paper submission deadline has been extended for the 17WCEE.

The full paper submission deadline has been extended for the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering until 29 February 2020. 

10 February 2020
A Seminar from Prof. M. Saatçioğlu

The seminar titled "Blast Threat and Performance of Civilian Infrastructure Under Blast Loads" will be given by Professor M.Saatçioğlu at the METU Civil Engineering Department K1-106 on February 21, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.

10 February 2020
A Seminar from Prof. M. Saatçioğlu

The seminar titled "Lessons Learned from Previous Earthquakes" will be given by Professor M.Saatçioğlu at the METU Civil Engineering Department K1-106 on February 18, 2020 at 12:40 p.m.

10 February 2020
ACE 2020 Abstract Submission Deadline Reminder

The abstract submission deadline for the 14th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE2020) is 25 March 2020.

2 February 2020
A Seminar from the METU-EERC team about the Elazığ-Sivrice Earthquake

The seminar titled "Preliminary Observations Evaluations Presentation on Elazig Earthquake" will be given by Prof. E. Canbay, Prof. A. Caner, Prof. M. A. Erberik, Assoc. Prof. N. Huvaj, and Prof. A.A. Gündoğan at the METU Civil Engineering Department DR1 on February 6, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.