Technical Session 4.2 - Bridges
Wednesday, October 4
09:30
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13:00
Chair: Kiyohiro IMAI, Chair of PIARC TC 4.2 Bridges, Japan
Room: South Hall 2, 2nd floor
This Technical Session was organised by PIARC Technical Committee 4.2 on Bridges. It presented the work accomplished by the Committee during the 2020-2023 work cycle on the following issues:
- Issue 4.2.1: Measures for increasing adaptability to climate change
- Issue 4.2.2: Forensic engineering for structural failures
- Issue 4.2.3: Advancement of inspection techniques / technologies and bridge management systems
- Issue 4.2.4: New rehabilitation materials and technologies
- Issue 4.2.5: Damage-resilient bridges in seismic areas
This session also presented the best articles identified through PIARC’s international call for papers on call topics including
- Topic 42: Bridge resilience considering natural hazards
- Topic 43: Advancement of inspection, repair and rehabilitation techniques / technologies
- Topic 44: Forensic engineering for structural failures.
In addition, a round table discussion was held on “Measures for increasing adaptability to Climate Change”.
- Welcome and introduction
- Presentations
- Questions and Answers
- Presentations
- Questions and Answers
- Introduction
- Presentations
- Questions and Answers
- Presentation
- Questions and Answers
- Round table discussion
- Conclusion
- Final Conclusions
- Organization
Welcome and introduction
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Introduction
Presentations
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Forensic engineering for structural failures
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Procedures in forensic engineering applied to the old Cancura bridge, Los Lagos Region, Chile
Questions and Answers
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Introduction to the Q&A session
Presentations
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Advancement of inspection techniques / technologies and bridge management systems
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New rehabilitation materials and technologies
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Use of Ultra-High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete for the rehabilitation of Swiss road bridges
Questions and Answers
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Introduction to the Q&A session
Break
Introduction
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Introduction to the 2nd part
Presentations
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Damage-Resilient Bridges in seismic areas
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Shaking Table Tests of a Simply-Supported Bridge Scaled Model
Questions and Answers
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Introduction to the Q&A session
Presentation
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Measures for increasing adaptability to Climate Change
Questions and Answers
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Introduction to the Q&A session
Round table discussion
Measures for increasing adaptability to Climate Change
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Introduction to the round table
Panelists
• Carmen SWANWICK, Utah Department of Transportation, USA
• Hajar ZOUBIR, National Center of Road Studies and Research - General Road Directorate, Morocco
• Kazuo ENDO, Honshu Shikoku Bridge Expressway Co., Ltd., Japan
• Marta PERTIERRA RODRIGUEZ, INES Engineering, Spain
• Matias VALENZUELA, Ministry of Public Works, Chile
• Yvonne GUNREBEN, Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport, Germany
Conclusion
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Conclusion
Final Conclusions
Organization
Session Organisation and Secretariat: Kiyohiro IMAI, Chair of PIARC TC 4.2 Bridges, Japan