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International Bridge Engineering Online Workshop

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented consequences across the globe and has affected the traditional offline academic events planned for year 2020 that aim at exchanging knowledge and advancing the practice of bridge engineering worldwide.

To cope with such circumstances, BRIDGE MAGAZINE of China put forward its new online conferencing format and launched its International Online Workshop series. With the unappeased COVID-19 pandemic, the International Online Workshop on Orthotropic & Steel Bridges, which is BRIDGE MAGAZINE’s third international online workshop, will be broadcasted on 16th and 17th July, 2020. It is co-organized by ASCE Capital Branch of Sacramento, ASCE/SEI San Francisco Chapter, The Scientific Committee of the Orthotropic Bridge Conferences and the Department of Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University.

The workshop itself will cover a range of topics including:

  1. The Development and Achievements of Orthotropic Bridge Decks and Steel Box Girders in terms of Specifications, Design, Manufacturing, etc.
  2. The Types and Common Diseases of the Pavement of Orthotropic and Steel Bridge Decks.
  3. The Research and Innovation of Orthotropic Steel Decks.
  4. Composite Decks of Orthotropic Steel Bridges and their Engineering Application.
  5. The New Structures, New Materials, New Technologies and New Concepts of Steel Bridges.
  6. The Safety and Durability of Steel Structural Bridges.

With a series of newly recorded video content from 17 lecturers of diverse background, the International Online Workshop on Orthotropic & Steel Bridges will enable designers, consultants, researchers, students, owners, contractors, authorities and other interested participants alike to gain the latest insights from the Chinese and international bridge community and exchange ideas in a dedicated Q&A discussion session.

The lecturers and presentation titles of the International Online Workshop on Orthotropic & Steel Bridges include:

  1. Mr. YE Qi, CHI Engineers Consulting, USA
    Presentation Title: Open Rib Orthotropic Decks – History and Recent Development
  2. Dr. Xiaohua Hannah Cheng, New Jersey Department of Transportation, USA
    Presentation Title: Fatigue and Durability of Orthotropic Steel Decks – What We’ve Learned from Research and Practice?
  3. Prof. Robert Conner, Purdue University, USA
    Presentation Title: Variability in Acoustic Properties and UT & PAUT NDT Data
  4. Dr. Amin Ghafooripour, Santa Clara University, ASCE/SEI-Director of Outreach Program, USA
    Presentation Title: Crawler Crane Live Load Distribution Factor on Bridge Decks
  5. Mr. Ajay Sehgal, Branch Chief of California Department of Transportation, USA
    Presentation Title: The California Orthotropic Steel Deck Bridges’ Erection Techniques (1965-2015): A Fifty Year Retrospective
  6. Professor MIKI Chitoshi, President of Tokyo City University, Japan
    Presentation Title: Improving Fatigue Resistance of Orthotropic Steel Bridge Deck
  7. Professor Sougata Roy, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), Rutgers University
    Presentation Title: Standard Manufacturable Orthotropic Bridge Deck
  8. Dr. YI Lunxiong, Master of Engineering Survey and Design of National Level, Deputy Chief Engineer of China Railway Bridge Survey and Design Institute Group, China
    Presentation Title: Research on the Anti-Fracture and Anti-Cracking Technologies of Orthotropic Steel Decks
  9. Prof. FAN Wenli, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
    Presentation Title: The Fatigue and Fatigue Resistance of Orthotropic Deck Structures
  10. Prof. SHI Yongji, The China Academy of Railway Sciences, China
    Presentation Title: The Durability Design of Steel Bridge Decks
  11. Prof. WU Chong, Tongji University, China
    Presentation Title: TBD
  12. Prof. ZHENG Kaifeng, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
    Presentation Title: The New Development of Steel Bridges and New Exploration on Orthotropic Steel Decks
  13. Prof. XU Shifa, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China
    Presentation Title: The Latest Development of Polyether Polyurethane Concrete Paving Technology for Steel Bridge Decks
  14. Prof. LUO Sang, Southeast University, China
    Presentation Title: Key Issues and Technical Development of Steel Bridge Pavement
  15. Mr. WANG Yuangen, Executive Director of China Railway Jiujiang Bridge Engineering, China
    Presentation Title: The Manufacturing, Erection and Construction Equipment Technology of Steel Bridges
  16. Mr. MA Lifen, BU Deputy Director of Steel Structures, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Group, China
    Presentation Title: The Research and Application of the Durability of Orthotropic Steel Decks
  17. Mr. GAO Pu, Deputy Director of the Technology Center, China Construction Sixth Engineering Division Corp Ltd, China
    Presentation Title: The Practice of Bridges with Orthotropic Steel Decks

The Official Language of the workshop will be in Mandarin Chinese and BRIDGE MAGAZINE is now making efforts to translate all the video content originally in Chinese into English the soonest they can.

Please reach out to Ms. Fay Shan (fay.shan@bridgecn.org) if interested in watching the online workshop live in Chinese, purchasing the workshop’s video content in English or any other possible inquiries.

About BRIDGE Magazine

BRIDGE MAGAZINE was established in 2004 and is based in Beijing, China. There are four magazines within the BRIDGE family including BRIDGE, Bridge Maintenance and Operation, Bridge and Tunnel Industry, as well as BIM Horizon.

Being more than a traditional magazine, BRIDGE MAGAZINE boasts extensive businesses in linking academic researches and developments to end users through innovative projects, publications, online and offline events and programs, including convergence media/PR exposure, conferencing, training, project consultation, highway and bridge design services, etc.

BRIDGE MAGAZINE works closely with the Chinese authorities and high-profile industry leaders, including China’s Ministry of Transport, the China Highway and Transportation Society, China Civil Engineering Society, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Design and Research Institutes of Provincial and Municipal Levels and a number of top-tier Chinese universities that excel in civil engineering. It is also a proud partner of renowned organizations such as the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS) and International Federation for Structural Concrete (the fib). It serves as the Secretariat of IABSE’s Chinese National Group and is responsible for the membership recruitment and management in China.

With the International Online Workshop Series launched in May, 2020 to cope with the unappeased COVID-19 pandemic, the International Online Workshop on Orthotropic & Steel Bridges has been BRIDGE MAGAZINE’s third international online workshop. Its previous two workshops focused on Bridge Industrialization and Accelerated Bridge Construction Technologies, and the BIM Development of Bridges.

For any inquiries, please contact:
Ms. Fay Shan
fay.shan@bridgecn.org
Project Manager and International Liaison Officer
BRIDGE MAGAZINE