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The Bridge Owners Forum was founded in 2000 and meets three times a year.
Recent News
Looks perfectly fine to me. A little bounce is ok.
Not often a bridge nerd sees something they’ve never seen before. What do you think? @hamishharvey @ICELibrary
The amount of wingflex in a 737 wing during turbulence, wings can flex much more than most people realize.
Aircraft designers calculate the maximum
stress they anticipate a wing will experience in flight, then make it able to withstand 50% more as a safety margin. This means…
Reliable Forensic Investigations – Causes, Investigation Methods and Lessons Learned to Mitigate Failures
IABSE Pre-Congress Workshops, New Delhi, 19.09.23.
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Course Leads: Laurent Rus and Karel Terwel
A significant landslide occurred in the Maurienne valley (Alps), France at around 5:15 pm (local time) today. It is estimated to have involved 700 cubic meters of rock.
IABSE SYMPOSIUM MANCHESTER 2024
Construction's Role for a World in Emergency
10-12 April 2024.
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We’re in the midst of a climate crisis demanding urgent action. Join us!
Ian Firth, Chair, OC, UK.
India bridge collapse: At least 26 killed at construction site: somewhat scary that India’s PM refers to this as a “mishap”!
I guess this bridge gets rebuilt every season…
…because that’s what happens on Planet Normal, right?
[Valdaora, South Tyrol, Italy]
Participating Organisations
Many of these organisations are also represented on the UK Roads Liaison Group Bridges Board.