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Prof. Middleton on Transforming Construction at SSESL 2015 Conference

Prof. Campbell Middleton gave a presentation entitled Transforming Construction – Challenging the Status Quo at the Silver Jubilee International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management organised by the Sri Lankan Society of Structural Engineers (SSESL) in August 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Conference - on the theme of “Towards Excellence in Structural Engineering” - was attended by professional engineers and leading academics representing Asia, the Far East and Europe. It covered technical areas such as modelling and computational mechanics, energy-saving concepts and retrofitting, construction management challenges and innovative materials/structures. 

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