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Special Session Topics
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SS1 – Remote Bridge Inspection: from Advanced Sensing to Reliability Assessment SS2 – Steel and steel concrete composite bridges in Italy: new realizations, innovative features and trends. SS3 – From Sketch to BIM: Preserving Conceptual Structural Thinking in the Digital Era SS4 – Bridge Collapses and Failures SS5 – Next Generation Long and Super Long Span Bridges: Design, Construction, Control, Monitoring and Smart Management SS6 – Digitalization of Bridge Integrity Management SS7 – From Bridge Information Models to Digital Twins for Data-Driven Maintenance SS8 – Footbridge design and assessment: safety, durability and human-induced vibrations SS9 – Satellite Monitoring of Built Environment SS10 – Augmenting Human Intelligence in Structural Engineering through Artificial Intelligence SS11 – Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Bridges: Advanced Retrofit Strategies for Resilience and Serviceability SS12 – Recent Developments in the Assessment of Wind Effects on Long-Span Bridges SS13 – Between Reliability-Driven and Nonlinear Approaches and the Infrastructure Assessment and Management Practice – where do we stand right now, and what to do next? SS14 – A Preliminary Study on Pre-Engineered Reciprocal Framework in Long- Span Structures SS15 – Resource-Efficient Composite Structures for Sustainable and Circular Construction SS16 – Life extension of bridge fittings and equipment’s SS17 – Cable replacement : a global trend for ageing infrastructures & technologies SS18 – Seismic Resilience of Precast Industrial Buildings: Design, Assessment, and Retrofitting SS19 – Corrosion and Fatigue in Steel Bridges: Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation SS20 – Bridging Complexity: Integrated Engineering, Urban Transformation and Sustainable Mobility in the Drammen City Bridge SS21 – Strategies to Extend the Design Life of Existing Structures: Durable Key Components, Seismic Retrofitting, and Optimised Replacement Concepts SS22 – Emerging sensing technologies and intelligent infrastructure monitoring SS23 – GFRP Reinforcement for Resilient Infrastructure: Bridging North American and European Approaches toward Global Qualification, Design and Market Adoption | SS24 – Innovative Seismic Retrofit Strategies for Existing Bridges: From Research to Engineering Practice SS25 – Ponte Ferreirinha – Design and Construction of the World’s Longest Frame Bridge, using high strength light weight concrete SS26 – Structural Timber SS27 – Open-Source Tools for Bridge Analysis, Design, Monitoring, and Management SS28 – Zemun Polje – National Stadium railway viaduct SS29 – Post-Tensioning Systems in Concrete Structures: assessment, monitoring and practical experiences SS30 – Vulnerability and Structural Upgrade of Existing Structures SS31 – Traffic Data in Bridge Assessment SS32 – UHPFRC in Structural Engineering: From Material and Design Innovations to Code Standardisation SS33 – Intervening on Existing Bridges: Time for a New Paradigm SS34 – Proactive Structural Resilience: Integrating Digital Technologies and Multi-Hazard Adaptability for Infrastructure Disaster Preparedness SS35 – Advances in digital condition assessment of infrastructure through image-based structural inspection SS36 – Digital Twin Technologies for Predictive Maintenance and Multi-risk Assessment of Existing Bridges and Infrastructure SS37 – Innovative Structural Multifunctional Materials for Energy-Efficient and Smart Constructions SS38 – Reuse and Circularity in Infrastructure and Buildings SS39 – Existing Buildings First: Assessment, Adaptation and Reuse for a Sustainable Built Environment SS40 – Timber and Hybrid Structures for a Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment SS41 – Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges: From Research to Practice SS42 – Calibration of Partial Safety Factors for the Assessment of Existing Bridges SS43 – Utilization of Traffic Data in Research, Design, and Assessment of Bridges SS44 – Effects of Climate Change on Infrastructures SS45 – Carbon Footprint of Bridge and Infrastructure Construction Projects SS46 – Optical Fiber Networks for Structural and Post-Earthquake Assessment |
Scientific Committees Co-chair, Maria Pina Limongelli Co-chair, Fabrizio Palmisano Scientific Members: Al-Ani Moustafa, New Zealand Argentini Tommaso, Italy Biondini Fabio, Italy Di Bernardo Salvatore, USA Diana Giorgio, Italy Figueireido Eloi, Portugal Gervasio Helena, Portugal Giordano Pier Francesco, Italy Hawryszkow Pawel, Poland Hohberg Martin, Switzerland Hoj Niels Peter, Switzerland Kardon Joshua, USA Landi Filippo, Italy Madrazo Fernando, United Kingdom Makhoul Nisrine, France Matos Jose, Portugal Morleo Eleonora, Italy Oliveira Santos Luis, Portugal Pellegrino Carlo, Italy Rakoczy Anna, United States Ranzi Gianluca, Australia Rauch Marion, Germany Ribeiro Diogo, Portugal Rus Laurent, Spain Schmidt Franziska, France Seitz Peter, Germany Sousa Helder, Portugal Strauss Alfred, Austria Uy Brian, Australia Wang Xiaowei, China Zoratto Nadia, Italy Zwicky Daia, Switzerland D'Antino Tommaso, Italy Dell'Asta Andrea, Italy Gara Fabrizio, Italy Quaglini Virginio, Italy Quaranta Giuseppe, Italy | Scientific Committee Contact Maria Pina Limongelli & Fabrizio Palmisano Co-chairs Scientific Committee |