Bridges 2020
Management for Long-term Bridge Performance
King's College, Cambridge, UK
13th - 16th September 2009
Introduction
The inaugural International Bridge Forum took place at King's College, Cambridge in September of 2009. In addition to members of the Bridge Owners' Forum from the UK and Ireland, delegates attended from Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States of America.
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Participants (PDF File 21KB) |
Agenda
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Agenda (PDF File 92KB) |
Minutes
Minutes of the forum are in preparation. The minutes will be posted here after a draft has been approved by all the participants.
Presentations
Session 1 - Bridge Asset Management
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Introduction - Bridge Asset Management Bill Valentine (Transport Scotland, UK) (PDF File 4.05MB) |
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Risk-based Bridge Asset Management in New Zealand Rudolph Kotze (New Zealand Transport Agency, NZ) (PDF File 18.58MB) |
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Bridge Management in Ireland Liam Duffy (National Roads Authority, Ireland) (PDF File 6.52MB) |
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National Overview of Bridge Condition and Management: Japan Masahiro Shirato (Public Works Research Institute, Japan) (PDF File 2.26MB) |
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Long-Term Bridge Performance - LTBP Road Map Malcolm Kerley (Virginia Department of Transportation, USA) (PDF File 1.87MB) |
Session 2 - Inspection, testing and monitoring & Condition evaluation
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Introduction - Inspection, testing and monitoring & Condition evaluation Graham Cole (County Surveyors' Society, UK) (PDF File 8.19MB) |
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The Assessment of VIPP (beam and slab PC bridges) in France Bruno Godart (LCPC, France) (PDF File 2.08MB) |
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Bridge Management System: an Italian Experience SAGGI Livia Pardi (Autostrade l'Italia, Italy) (PDF File 2.24MB) |
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Australian Perspective - Bridge and Vehicle monitoring Geoff Boully (VicRoads & Austroads, Australia) (PDF File 3.85MB) |
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Target Inspection of Bridges Nathalie Odent (SETRA, France) (PDF File 264KB) |
Session 3 - Maintenance, repair and strengthening & Safety and security
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Introduction - Maintenance, repair and strengthening & Safety and security Stephen Pottle (Transport for London, UK) (PDF File 544KB) |
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Safety and Security of Bridges on Federal Highways in Germany Jrgen Krieger (Federal Highway Research Institute, Germany) (PDF File 1.62MB) |
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FRP Strengthening on the London Underground System Graham Bessant (London Underground, UK) (PDF File 853KB) |
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Repair and Strengthening of Masonry Arches - Network Rail's Experiences Brian Bell (Network Rail, UK) (PDF File 4.37MB) |
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Strengthening Metallic Bridges - Network Rail's Experiences Brian Bell (Network Rail, UK) (PDF File 6.56MB) |
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Road Safety - Constraint & Collision Barriers Geoff Boully (VicRoads & Austroads, Australia) (PDF File 3.61MB) |
Session 4 - Bridge design, analysis and assessment & New materials and Construction methods
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Introduction - Bridge design, analysis and assessment & New materials and Construction methods Albert Daly (National Roads Authority, Ireland) (PDF File 1.53MB) |
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Current approach to the evaluation of the structural safety of bridges on the Swiss motorway network Stefan Kun (Swiss Federal Roads Office, Switzerland) (PDF File 2.76MB) |
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Designing for Increased Traffic Loading Geoff Boully (VicRoads & Austroads, Australia) (PDF File 5.18MB) |
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FRP Bridges - Network Rail's Experiences Brian Bell (Network Rail, UK) (PDF File 1.69MB) |
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The Flexible Concrete Arch Brian Bell (Network Rail, UK) (PDF File 3.50MB) |
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Combined lower and upper bound plastic analysis Andrew Jackson (University of Cambridge, UK) (PDF File 725KB) |
Session 5 - Co-operative programs, research needs and developments & Codes, standards and information sources & Sustainability and climate change
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Introduction Pt.1 - Structures sustainability issues Neil Loudon (Highways Agency, UK) (PDF File 58KB) |
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Introduction Pt.2 - Codes, standards and information sources Neil Loudon (Highways Agency, UK) (PDF File 3.81MB) |
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NCHRP Leveraging Resources for Better Transportation Waseem Dekelbab (Transportation Research Board, USA) (PDF File 1.14MB) |
