SMAR 2026

The 8 th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2026, will provide a forum for international scientists, engineers, enterprisers and infrastructure managers to present and discuss the state-of-the-practice and recent advances in testing and monitoring technology, in structural modelling and assessment methods, and in the application of advanced materials for structural rehabilitation. The conference will provide a platform for exploring the potential of international cooperation. SMAR 2026 is jointly organised by the Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden), Germany, and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Switzerland.


 

 

Main conference Topics

Structural health monitoring
Performance and damage assessment
Damage control
Structural strengthening and repair
Durability issues as related to harsh environments
Shape memory alloys in civil structures
Practical applications and case studies
Visionary concepts

 

Conference Chairs

 

 

Honorary Chairs
 

 

The conference will be held between 26 and 28 August 2026 at the Main Campus of the Dresden University of Technology in Dresden (DE).

 




The 7 th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2024, will provide a forum for international scientists, engineers, enterprisers and infrastructure managers to present and discuss the state-of-the-practice and recent advances in testing and monitoring technology, in structural modelling and assessment methods, and in the application of advanced materials for structural rehabilitation.

The conference will provide a platform for exploring the potential of international cooperation.

SMAR 2024 is jointly organised by the University of Salerno (UniSA), Italy, and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Switzerland.


The SMAR Conference series

Scope

The International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structure, SMAR, provides a forum for international scientists, engineers, enterprises and infrastructure managers to present and discuss the state-of-the-practive and recent advances in testing and monitoring technology, in structural modeling and assessment methods, and in the application of advanced materials for structural rehabilitation.

 

The next conference will be held between 26 and 28 August 2026 in  Dresden (DE)

From this page you can download or browse online the proceedings of the SMAR conferences

SMAR 2026 - Dresden DE

SMAR 2024 - Salerno IT

SMAR 2022 - Shanghai CN

SMAR 2019 - Potsdam DE

SMAR 2017 - Zürich CH

SMAR 2015 - Antalya TR

SMAR 2013 - Istambul TR

SMAR 2011 - Dubai UAE