Report on SEMC 2025
The Ninth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2025) was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 1 to 3 September 2025. In the tradition of previous SEMC conferences (the first of which was held in 2001), SEMC 2025 brought together from around the world academics, researchers and practitioners in the broad fields of structural mechanics, associated computation and structural engineering, to review recent achievements in the advancement of knowledge and understanding in these areas, share the latest developments, and address the challenges that the present and the future pose.
Nearly 300 papers were presented at the conference. Authors represented some 42 countries worldwide. The full conference report and pictures taken at the conference may be seen via the links:
