Past Conferences

The Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI) conference series has grown initially from Concrete Research Ireland (CRI) and Bridge Research Ireland (BRI) symposiums, which subsequently held joint symposiums that became Bridge and Concrete Research Ireland (BCRI). Over the years, the themes of the conference broadened significantly, attracting submission from the titular areas, as well as from other areas in civil engineering. As the research needs broaden, and the range of submission widened correspondingly, the Organising Committee of BCRI 2012 recommended renaming the conference series to Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI). Proceedings of the 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022 Conferences are available below.

History of the Conference Series

  • 1995 The 10-yearly Concrete Practice in Ireland suggests a bi-annual concrete colloquium
  • 1997 First Colloquium on Concrete Research in Ireland held in University College Dublin
  • 1999 Second Colloquium on Concrete Research in Ireland held in Trinity College Dublin
  • 2001 Third Colloquium on Concrete Research in Ireland held in National University of Ireland Galway
  • 2002 First Symposium on Bridge Engineering Research Activity in Ireland, University College Dublin
  • 2003 Fifth Colloquium on Concrete Research in Ireland held in Queen’s University Belfast
  • 2004 Second Symposium on Bridge Engineering in Ireland held in Queen’s University Belfast
  • 2006 First joint Bridge Research in Ireland and Concrete Research in Ireland Symposium held jointly in Trinity College Dublin/University College Dublin
  • 2008 Joint BRI/CRI symposium held in National University of Ireland Galway
  • 2010 Bridge and Concrete Research in Ireland held jointly in Cork Institute of Technology/University College Cork, some papers from related fields
  • 2012 Bridge and Concrete Research in Ireland held jointly in Dublin Institute of Technology/Trinity College Dublin: many papers from related fields. For more details visit BCRI2012  
  • 2014 onwards – A broader conference to represent all aspects of civil engineering research. Formation of CERAI and conference series renamed as Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI).
  • First CERI conference (CERI2014) held at Queen’s University Belfast, Aug 2014.
  • Second CERI conference (CERI2016) held at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Aug 2016.
  • Third CERI conference (CERI2018) held at University College Dublin in August 2018.
  • Fourth CERI conference (CERI2020) held at Cork Institute of Technology in August 2020.
  • Fifth CERI conference (CERI2022) to be jointly held at TU Dublin and Trinity College Dublin in August 2022.