International Structural Engineering and Construction Society

The International Structural Engineering and Construction Society (ISEC) is a non-profit professional body founded in 2001 to represent members of the civil engineering, structural engineering, and construction engineering profession worldwide. Based in Fargo, North Dakota, it offers educational conferences, seminars, and literature through an international network of advisors and regional representatives.

International Structural Engineering and Construction Society (ISEC)
FormationJanuary 24, 2001 (2001-01-24)
TypeEngineering Society
HeadquartersFargo, North Dakota, United States
Official language
English
President
Amarjit Singh
Key people
Frank Yazdani, Dejan Dinevski, Takashi Hara, Vanissorn Vimonsatit, Sai On Cheung, Swapan Saha, Asli Pelin Gurgun
Websitewww.isec-society.org

Mission

According to its website, "The mission of ISEC Conferences is to enhance communication and understanding between structural, system, and construction engineers, for successful design and construction of engineering projects. Interdisciplinary integration and international cooperation are encouraged. ISEC conferences promote innovative and integrative approaches in life cycle systems thinking in civil and building engineering that include constructability, specifications, design, bidding, and construction. It is the purpose of ISEC to provide an international forum for the discussion of topics important to developing new knowledge in construction and structural engineering. The aim of ISEC is to conduct such conferences at an international level.".[1]

History

ISEC was founded in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 24, 2001, with its first conference in Waikiki hosted by the University of Hawaii. Since its formation ISEC Society has held the following conferences:

  • First International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-01): University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2001.
  • Second International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-02): University of Roma "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy, 2003.
  • Third International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-03): Tokuyama College of Technology, Shunan, Japan, 2005.
  • Fourth International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-04): RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2007.
  • Fifth International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-05): University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2009.
  • Sixth International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-06): The ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, 2011.
  • First Australasia and South-East Asia Structural Engineering and Construction (ASEA-SEC-01): Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 2012.
  • Seventh International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-07): University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2013.
  • Second Australasia and South-East Asia Structural Engineering and Construction (ASEA-SEC-02): Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2014
  • Eighth International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-08): Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, 2015.
  • First European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction (EURO-MED-SEC-01): Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2016.
  • Third Australasia and South-East Asia Structural Engineering and Construction (ASEA-SEC-03): Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia (Curtin Sarawak), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 2016.
  • Ninth International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-09): Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain, 2017.
  • Second European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction (EURO-MED-SEC-02): American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 2018.
  • Fourth Australasia and South-East Asia Structural Engineering and Construction (ASEA-SEC-04): University of Southern Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2018.
  • Tenth International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-10): University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA, 2019.
  • Third European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (EURO-MED-SEC-03): Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus, 2020.

Conferences and Education

Each year ISEC hosts an annual conference and some regional conferences. The ISEC conferences are held biennially. ASEA SEC and EURO MED SEC are regional conferences that are also held biennially.

The next international and regional conferences are scheduled to be held in Limassol, Cyprus in August 2020, for EURO MED SEC -3; in Christchurch, New Zealand in November/December 2020, for ASEA SEC 5; and in Cairo, Egypt in 2021 for ISEC-11.

ISEC Press

Since 2014, ISEC Society launched ISEC Press as a publishing subsidiary. The title is now known as "Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction," carrying an ISSN number of 2644-108X. All articles are registered with Crossref as journal articles. The main, ISEC conference publications are indexed in Scopus.

The articles go through a rigorous peer-review process. Abstracts are reviewed double-blind, whereas the manuscripts are reviewed single-blind. All articles go through an extensive copyediting process.

Publications

To date, ISEC has published its proceedings from international and regional conferences, containing more than 2,000 peer-reviewed papers from close to 60 countries. These are accessible in the ISEC Proceedings Archive. The published proceedings from ISEC Conferences are as follows:

ISEC Conference Proceedings (ISEC)

  • ISEC-10: Interdependence between Structural Engineering and Construction Management, 2019. 206 peer-reviewed papers; 40 countries represented.[2]
  • ISEC-09: Resilient Structures and Sustainable Construction, 2017. 225 peer-reviewed papers; 39 countries represented.[3]
  • ISEC-08: Implementing Innovative Ideas in Structural Engineering and Project Management, 2015. 227 peer-reviewed papers; 37 countries represented.[4]
  • ISEC-07: New Developments in Structural Engineering and Construction, 2013. 280 peer-reviewed papers; 44 countries represented.[5]
  • ISEC-06: Modern Methods and Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction, 2011. 205 peer-reviewed papers; 38 countries represented.[6]
  • ISEC-05: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions in Structural Engineering and Construction. 163 peer-reviewed papers; 32 countries represented.[7]
  • ISEC-04: Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction, 2007. 242 peer-reviewed papers; 34 countries represented.[8]
  • ISEC-03: Collaboration and Harmonization in Creative Systems, 2003. 150 peer-reviewed papers; 43 countries represented.[9]
  • ISEC-02: System-based Vision for Strategic and Creative Design. 360 peer-reviewed papers; 57 countries represented.[10]
  • ISEC-01: Creative Systems in Structural and Construction Engineering. 166 peer-reviewed papers; 27 countries represented.[11]

Australasia and South-East Asia Structural Engineering and Construction Conference Proceedings (ASEA-SEC)

  • ASEA-SEC-04: Streamlining Information Transfer between Construction and Structural Engineering, 2018. 79 peer-reviewed papers; 20 countries represented.[12]
  • ASEA-SEC-03: Integrated Solutions for Infrastructure Development, 2016. 77 peer-reviewed papers; 25 countries represented.[13]
  • ASEA-SEC-02: Sustainable Solutions in Structural Engineering and Construction, 2014. 135 peer-reviewed papers; 28 countries represented.[14]
  • ASEA-SEC-01: Research, Development, and Practice in Structural Engineering and Construction. 184 peer-reviewed papers; 38 countries represented.[15]

European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction Conference Proceedings (EURO-MED-SEC)

  • EURO-MED-SEC-3: Holistic Overview of Structural Design and Construction, 2020. 84 peer-reviewed papers; 29 countries represented.[16]
  • EURO-MED-SEC-2: Responsible Design and Delivery of the Constructed Project, 2018. 62 peer-reviewed papers; 16 countries represented.[17]
  • EURO-MED-SEC-1: Interaction between Theory and Practice in Civil Engineering and Construction, 2016. 106 peer-reviewed papers; 27 countries represented.[18]

Sponsors, Promoters, and Endorsers

Past and present ISEC Conference sponsors, supporters, and endorsers have included:[19]

References
  1. "Mission of ISEC". International Structural Engineering and Construction Society. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  2. Interdependence between Structural Engineering and Construction Management; Ozevin, D., Ataei, H., Modares, M., Gurgun, A., Yazdani, S., and Singh, A. (eds.). ISEC Press, ND, USA, Vol. 6(1), May 2019, ISBN 978-0-9960437-6-2.
  3. Structures and Sustainable Construction; Pellicer, E., Adam, J. M., Yepes, V., Singh, A., and Yazdani, S. (eds.), ISEC Press - ND, USA, 2017, ISBN 978-0-9960437-4-8.
  4. Implementing Innovative Ideas In Structural Engineering And Project Management; Saha, Swapan; Zhang, Y. X.; Yazdani, Siamak; and Singh, Amarjit (eds.), 1358 pp., ISEC Press - ND, USA, 2015, ISBN 978-0-9960437-1-7.
  5. New Developments in Structural Engineering and Construction, Yazdani, Siamak; and Singh, Amarjit (eds.), 1806 pp., Research Publishing Services, Singapore, 2013, ISBN 978-981-07-5354-2.
  6. Modern Methods and Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction, Cheung, Sai On; Yazdani, Siamak; Ghafoori, Nader; and Singh, Amarjit (eds.), 1325 pp., Research Publishing Services, Singapore, 2011, ISBN 981-08-7920-2.
  7. Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions in Structural Engineering and Construction, Ghafori, N. (ed.), 1009 pp., CRC Press/ Balkema, 2009, ISBN 978-0-415-56809-8.
  8. Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction, Xie, Y. M. and Patnaikuni, I. (eds.), Vol. 1 & 2, 1588 pp., Taylor & Francis/Balkema, The Netherlands, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-45755-2.
  9. Collaboration and Harmonization in Creative Systems, Hara, T. (ed.), Vol. 1 & 2, 1000 pp., Taylor & Francis/Balkema, The Netherlands, 2005. ISBN 0 415 390370.
  10. System-based Vision for Strategic and Creative Design, Bontempi, F. (ed.), Vol. 1, 2 & 3, 2521 pp., A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 2003. ISBN 90 5809 599 1.
  11. Creative Systems in Structural and Construction Engineering, Singh, A. (ed.), 1019 pp., A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 2001, ISBN 90 5809 161 9.
  12. Streamlining Information Transfer between Construction and Structural Engineering; Shiau, J., Vimonsatit, V., Yazdani, S., and Singh, A. (eds.), ISEC Press - ND, USA, 2018, ISBN 978-0-9960437-7-9
  13. Integrated Solutions for Infrastructure Development; Lau, Hieng Ho; Tang, Fu Ee; Ng, Chee Khoon; and Singh, Amarjit (eds.), ISEC Press - ND, USA, 2016, ISBN 978-0-9960437-3-1
  14. Sustainable Solutions in Structural Engineering and Construction, Chantawarangul, Korchoke; Suanpaga, Weerakaset; Yazdani, Siamak; Vimonsatit, Vanissorn; Singh, Amarjit (eds.), 848 pp., ISEC Press - ND, USA, 2014, ISBN 978-0-9960437-0-0
  15. Research, Development, and Practice in Structural Engineering and Construction, Vimonsatit, Vanissorn; Singh, Amarjit; and Yazdani, Siamak (eds.), 1151 pp., Research Publishing Services, Singapore, 2012, ISBN 981-07-3677-0.
  16. Hollistic Overview of Structural Design and Construction; Vacanas, Y., Danezis, C., Singh, A., and Yazdani, S. (eds.), ISEC Press, ND, USA, Vol. 7(1), Aug. 2020.
  17. Responsible Design and Delivery of the Constructed Project; Abdul-Malak, M.; Khoury, H.; Singh, A.; and Yazdani, S. (eds.), ISEC Press - ND, USA, 2018, ISBN 978-0-9960437-5-5.
  18. Interaction between Theory and Practice in Civil Engineering and Construction; Komurlu, Ruveyda; Gurgun, Asli P.; Singh, Amarjit; and Yazdani, Siamak (eds.), 655 pp., ISEC Press - ND, USA, 2016, ISBN 978-0-9960437-2-4.
  19. "Sponsors, Promoters, Endorsers of ISEC". International Structural Engineering and Construction Society. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
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