Minisymposia

Advances in soil dynamics
(Organiser: D. Adam; Austria)

Age- and state-dependent structural reliability and non-stationary issues in seismic risk analysis
(Organiser: I. Iervolino; Italy)

Lessons learnt from recent earthquakes: Risk assessment, risk prevention and insurance
(Organisers: A. Smolka & A. Allmann; Germany)

Performance based seismic engineering: From basic research to practical applications
(Organisers: D. Vamvatsikos & M. Dolsek; Greece & Slovenia)

Seismic behaviour of existing masonry structures
(Organisers: K. Beyer & T. Wenk; Switzerland)

Seismic behaviour of new masonry structures
(Organiser: S. Lu; Austria)

Seismic demands on nonstructural components in building structures
(Organisers: D. Lopez-Garcia & R. Medina; Chile & USA)

Seismic vulnerability assessment
(Organisers: H. Friedl & G. de Roeck; Austria & Belgium)

State of knowledge in collapse assessment of structures during earthquakes
(Organisers: D. Lignos & F. Zareian; Canada & USA)

Induced seismicity
(Organisers: M. Joswig & W. Lenhardt; Germany & Austria)

Recent earthquakes
(Organiser: P. Suhadolc & W.Lenhardt; Italy & Austria)

Conclusions from 15 years of international experience with the EMS-98
(Organisers: J. Schwarz & G. Grünthal; Germany)

Stochastic methods in structural dynamics
(Organiser: A. Pirrotta; Italy)