International Workshop on Seismic Risk Mitigation Held in Kurdistan

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Faculty:Engineering
Department: Civil Engineering
Type of the workshop: International workshop

The workshop in brief:
DAAD-funded project “Towards Earthquake Mitigation in Iraq: EMS-98 Adopted Vulnerability Assessment of Existing Buildings.

Participants: 150

Date and time: 7 January 2025

Place: Seminar Hall of the College of Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan.

Session topics: 
09:30 – 10:00 | Registration & Arrivals 10:00 – 10:05 | Opening Remarks – Prof. Dr. Serwan Khurshid 10:0 – 10:15 | Germany-Iraq Research Collaborations – Prof. Dr. Lars Abrahamczyk 10:15 – 10:30 | Project Highlights – Peshawa Luqman Hasan 10:30 – 10:45 | Technical Session I – Dr. Brwa Hama Saeed 10:45 – 11:00 | Technical Session II – Baban A. Bapir 11:00 – 11:08 | Student Exchange Experiences – Project Participants 11:08 – 11:20 | Q&A Session 11:20 – 12:00 | Networking Break & Poster Presentations 12:00 – 12:30 | Certificates Ceremon

Presenters names and affiliations:
Prof. Dr. Lars Abrahamczyk-Buhaus Univeristy Peshawa Luqman Hasan- Buhaus Univeristy
Dr. Brwa Hama Saeed-Sulaymaniya University Baban A. Bapir- Buhaus Univeristy

Outcome of the workshop:
The workshop featured presentations on various key aspects, including project objectives, field survey findings, tailored building assessment schemes, and technical discussions on innovative solutions for seismic hazard mitigation.
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