Area of expertise of the Committee for Civil and Water Engineering

The main directions of scientific and research activities:

• loads acting on the object and the response of the structure to loads,
• interaction between the structure and the soil,
• building materials,
• insulating systems,
• heating, ventilation, water and energy supply, sanitary systems,
• water engineering structures,
• road, railroad, bridge engineering,
• city infrasture,
• organization and planning of construction

The main tasks and forms of activity of the Committee:

• integration of the scientific and technical community in the fields of science and knowledge represented by the Committee members,
• development of scientific personnel in the field of scientific disciplines represented in the Committee,
• cooperation with business entities in inspiring research and implementing its results,
• promotion of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary scientific research,
• cooperation with central and local government agencies and industry institutes,
• ensuring a high level of publications related to the Committee,
• promotion of employees associated with the disciplines represented by Committee members,
• cooperation with Committees within Division IV (and other) of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
• providing current information on the PAS, including ongoing legal changes and in the scope of its activities.

International cooperation

The Committee serves as the National Committee for Cooperation with:

FIB (Fédération internationale du béton)
Coordinator – dr hab. inż. Wit DERKOWSKI, prof. at Cracow University of Technology.

RILEM (Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires d’Essais et de recherches sur les Matériaux et les constructions)
Coordinator – dr hab. inż. Izabela HAGER, prof. Politechniki Krakowskiej – Cracow University of Technology.

ACI (American Concrete Institute)
Coordinator – prof. dr hab. inż. Maria KASZYŃSKA – West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin.