The Second Indonesian Structural Engineering and Materials Symposium

Indonesia is located in a highly active seismicity region at the point of convergence of three major plates and nine smaller plates. After the Great Aceh Earthquake of December 2004 followed by a series of major earthquakes in the Sumatra and Java which brought serious damages to the major city of Yogyakarta and Padang, the community started to consider the earthquake risk more seriously.

In this event, Davy Sukamta highlighted the advances in seismic resistant design and construction practice in Indonesia, from the state of practice in design office to the application of new technology in the construction industry.