IBF 2009 / BOF29: September 2009
Bridges 2020: Management for Long-term Bridge Performance
Introduction
King's College, Cambridge, UK
13th - 16th September 2009
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.
Participants:
Agenda
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
IBF 2009: Introduction - Bridge Asset Management
IBF 2009: Risk-based Bridge Asset Management in New Zealand
IBF 2009: Bridge Management in Ireland
IBF 2009: National Overview of Bridge Condition and Management: Japan
IBF 2009: Long-Term Bridge Performance - LTBP Road Map
Session 2 - Inspection, testing and monitoring & Condition evaluation
IBF 2009: Introduction - Inspection, testing and monitoring & Condition evaluation
IBF 2009: The Assessment of VIPP (beam and slab PC bridges) in France
IBF 2009: Bridge Management System: an Italian Experience SAGGI
IBF 2009: Australian Perspective - Bridge and Vehicle monitoring
Session 3 - Maintenance, repair and strengthening & Safety and security
IBF 2009: Introduction - Maintenance, repair and strengthening & Safety and security
IBF 2009: Safety and Security of Bridges on Federal Highways in Germany
IBF 2009: FRP Strengthening on the London Underground System
IBF 2009: Repair and Strengthening of Masonry Arches - Network Rail's Experiences
IBF 2009: Strengthening Metallic Bridges - Network Rail's Experiences
IBF 2009: Road Safety - Constraint & Collision Barriers
Session 4 - Bridge design, analysis and assessment & New materials and Construction methods
IBF 2009: Introduction - Bridge design, analysis and assessment & New materials and Construction methods
IBF 2009: Current approach to the evaluation of the structural safety of bridges on the Swiss motorway network
IBF 2009: Designing for Increased Traffic Loading
IBF 2009: Combined lower and upper bound plastic analysis
Session 5 - Co-operative programs, research needs and developments & Codes, standards and information sources & Sustainability and climate change
IBF 2009: Introduction Pt.1 - Structures sustainability issues
IBF 2009: Introduction Pt.2 - Codes, standards and information sources
