First Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures: Transferring Research into Practice

These are the proceedings of the 1st Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures: Transferring Research into Practice, held at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on July 10to 13, 2005. This conference is hosted by the McMaster University Centre for Effective Design of Structures (CEDS) to provide a Canadian and International forum for information exchange among delegates from the design profession, the construction industry, research organizations, and academia. The theme of this conference is 'Transferring Research into Practice,' focusing on 5 main areas, including: analysis, investigation and remediation of structures; masonry materials and building envelope; seismic design and retrofit of structures; new and under-utilized materials, and; precast concrete drainage products.