ECNDT 2026, the European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, is a prominent congress gathering experts, academics and industry professionals to share innovation, research and cutting-edge technologies for the future of inspections and quality control.
ECNDT is EFNDT’s (European Federation for Non-Destrcutive Testing) premier international event.
It features a comprehensive program showcasing the latest research and practical applications in NDT across various industries. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition highlighting the connection between research and industry equipment, in order to promote NDTs and facilitate networking and knowledge exchange among participants.
Special session: Integration of Non-Destructive Testing into Building Information Models for Civil Structures and Infrastructures
OBJECTIVE AND TOPICS:
Concrete and masonry structures, whether part of modern infrastructure or heritage assets, require reliable diagnostic and monitoring tools to ensure safety and durability. This need is especially critical for regular inspections and for post-event assessments following catastrophic events such as floods, earthquakes or fires. In this context, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) approaches offer unique capabilities to detect damage, characterize material degradation, and evaluate structural integrity in a truly non-destructive manner.
This Special Session highlights methodological and technological advances in in-situ NDT for concrete and masonry, with a focus on their integration into next-generation assessment frameworks. Topics of interest include fracture and damage evolution analysis, material characterization, sensor network design, and hybrid approaches combining NDT with numerical simulations. Emphasis will be given to applications involving digital twin platforms, artificial intelligence, and physics-informed machine learning for data interpretation and predictive modelling.
Case studies, methodological innovations, and interdisciplinary contributions are especially encouraged. The session aims to foster exchange between researchers and practitioners to advance the broader implementation of NDT in intelligent, data-driven structural diagnostics and decision-making. The Special Session is intended also to share and discuss the results of European projects like MULTICLIMACT and REHOUSE.
Contributions are invited on (but not limited to) the following areas:
• In-situ Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods for concrete and masonry structures
REHOUSE
