The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation
within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations.
With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
ICMTSS 2021: 15. International Conference on Modern Timber Structures for Sustainability
aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of
Modern Timber Structures for Sustainability.
It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations,
trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Modern Timber Structures for Sustainability
Call for Contributions
Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters.
Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or
theoretical work in all areas of Modern Timber Structures for Sustainability are cordially invited for presentation at the conference.
The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of
novel research materials.
Guidelines for Authors
Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers.
Downloadable versions of the check list for
Full-Text Papers and
Abstract Papers.
Please refer to the
Paper Submission Guideline,
Abstract Submission Guideline and
Author Information
before submitting your paper.
Conference Proceedings
All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers.
The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index,
Google Scholar,
Semantic Scholar,
Zenedo,
OpenAIRE,
BASE,
WorldCAT,
Sherpa/RoMEO,
and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.
Special Journal Issues
ICMTSS 2021 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on
Modern Timber Structures for Sustainability.
A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues.
All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue.
The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage.
Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication.
The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly.
Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.
Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities
The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor.
To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the
Conference Sponsorship Request Form.
Selected Papers
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Improvement of Contractor’s Competitiveness through Sustainable Construction Practices in UAE
Sareh Rajabi, Taha Anjamrooz, Salwa Bheiry
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Experimental Investigation on the Fire Performance of Corrugated Sandwich Panels made from Renewable Material
Avishek Chanda, Nam Kyeun Kim, Debes Bhattacharyya
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Environmental Impact of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Modern Construction: A Case Study from the New Egyptian Administrative Capital
Esraa A. Khalil, Mohamed N. AbouZeid
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Risk Assessment of Building Information Modelling Adoption in Construction Projects
Amirhossein Karamoozian, Desheng Wu, Behzad Abbasnejad
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Investigation of Learning Challenges in Building Measurement Unit
Argaw T. Gurmu, Muhammad N. Mahmood
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Daily Site Risks Associated with Construction Projects and On-spot Corrective Measurements: Case Study of Revamping Projects in Kuwait Oil Company Fields Area
Yousef S. Al-Othman
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Causality between the Construction Industry and the GDP in the United Arab Emirates
Hasan S. Mahmoud, Salwa M. Beheiry, Vian Ahmed
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An Optimal Control Method for Reconstruction of Topography in Dam-Break Flows
Alia Alghosoun, Nabil El Moçayd, Mohammed Seaid
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Hip and Valley Support Location in Wood Framing
P. Hajyalikhani, B. Hudson, D. Boll, L. Boren, Z. Sparks, M. Ward
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Wood Ashes from Electrostatic Filter as a Replacement for the Fly Ashes in Concrete
Piotr-Robert Lazik, Harald Garrecht
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Flipped Learning Application on the Development of Capabilities for Civil Engineering Education in Labs
Hector Barrios-Piña, Georgia García-Arellano, Salvador García-Rodríguez, Gerardo Bocanegra-García, Shashi Kant
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Implementation of Building Information Modeling in Turkish Government Sector Projects
Mohammad Lemar Zalmai, Mustafa Nabi Kocakaya, Cemil Akcay, Ekrem Manisali
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Meanings and Construction: Evolution of Inheriting the Traditions in Chinese Modern Architecture in the 1980s
Wei Wang
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An Overview of Construction and Demolition Waste as Coarse Aggregate in Concrete
S. R. Shamili, J. Karthikeyan
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Identification of Social Responsibility Factors within Mega Construction Projects
Ali Alotaibi, Francis Edum-Fotwe, Andrew Price /
Digital Program consists of the e-proceedings book which is available online-only
and includes the conference communications (proceedings abstracts and papers).
Registered participants can access the digitally available conference
proceedings ( and certificates ) by visiting their profile pages.
Modern timber structures
Engineering modern timber structures
Novel timber construction techniques and technologies
Sustainability of timber and wood in construction
Timber use and engineering issues
Timber and climate change adaptation
Life-cycle assessment and analysis of timber structures
Lifetime engineering of timber structures
Timber and life-cycle impacts
Timber frame buildings
Timber as a sustainable building material
Timber preservation and treatment
Timber recycling and disposal
Solid timber construction
Seismic strengthening of modern timber structures
Timber structures modelling
Modern timber bridges
| Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline |
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January 28, 2021 |
| Notification of Acceptance/Rejection |
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February 11, 2021 |
| Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline |
|
April 13, 2021 |
| Conference Dates |
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August 12-13, 2021 |
| Alessandro De Masi |
milan polytechnic - II school of architecture, IT |
| Ali Sarrafi Nik |
Islamic Azad Unversity, IR |
| Farzaneh Hadafi |
Islamic Azad University, IR |
| Francesca Scalisi |
University of Palermo, IT |
| Fernando Martinez Soto |
University of Palermo, IT |
| Stefania Tomasiello |
University of Basilicata, IT |
| Peter Akadiri |
University of Wolverhampton, UK |
| Xiangming Zhou |
Brunel University, UK |
| Asem Hassan |
Durham University, UK |
| Rossella Ferraro |
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK |
| Poorya Hajyalikhani |
Tarleton State University , US |
| Robert Smith |
Virginia Tech, US |
| Mohammad Tahersima |
Oklahoma State University, US |
| Ali Mehrabian |
Daytona State College, US |
| Younghan Jung |
Old Dominion University, US |
| Abdullah Faruque |
Rochester Institute of Technology, US |
| Chao Wang |
Louisiana State University, US |
| Srijeeta Bagchi |
University of California San Francisco, US |
| Srikanth Gururajan |
West Virginia University, US |
| Rafaat Hussein |
State University of New York, US |
| Nasim Mirnateghi |
University of Southern California, US |
| Prabir Kolay |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, US |
| Gazan Bozai |
East Carolina University, US |
| Sunghwan Kim |
Iowa State University, US |
| Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan |
Iowa State University, US |
| Azzeddine Oudjehane |
SAIT Polytechnic, |
| Sushma M.b. |
Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science, IN |
| Manish Sharma |
Jamia Millia Islamia, IN |
| Nadir Ayrilmis |
Istanbul University, TR |
| Konstantinos Gasteratos |
Queen Mary University of London, |
| Participation Type |
Early Registration Fees |
Registration Fees |
| Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration |
€ 450 |
€ 500 |
| Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration |
€ 350 |
€ 400 |
| Listener Registration |
€ 250 |
€ 300 |
| Additional Paper Publication |
€ 100 |
All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system.
Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:
- e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
- e-program
- e-book
- e-name badge
- e-receipt
- e-presentation
Presentation Types:
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Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
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Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Early Bird Registration
Early Bird registration is valid until 2021-04-13 23:59:59
Online Credit Card Processing
Online payment option available for author
and listener delegates.
Conference participants can make online credit card payments for conference registration fees.
