The IABSE Symposium 'Improving Infrastructure Worldwide – Bringing People Closer' in Weimar, Germany, September 19-21, 2007 attracted 580 participants and 100 accompanying persons from around the world.
The Report with CD has been published, including Keynote Lectures, Presentations and Posters addressing following topics:
Infrastructure as a Unifying Concept; Traffic Structures – Built for a Long and Efficient Life; Important Design Considerations – Design for Durability and Sustainability; Important Design Considerations – Design Movements; Check Engineering and Monitoring – an International Review on Quality Control Systems
Keynote Lectures:
- German Unity – a Success Story on the Development of Infrastructure in the Newlyformed German States
Engelbert Lütke-Daldrup; Joachim Naumann, Germany
- Great Demand and Great Challenge – Chinese Major Bridge Projects and Construction for Improving Traffic Infrastructure Nationwide
Yao Jun Ge – H.F. Xiang, China
- Evolution of Bridges
Man Chung Tang, USA
- Retrofitting of Fatigue Damaged Steel Bridge Structures
Chitoshi Miki; T. Konishi, Japan
- Life Cycle Management of Infrastructures: Towards an Integrated Approach of Design, Execution and Maintenance
Aad Van der Horst, The Netherlands
- Design Movements in Bridges
Ove Sorensen, M.L. Bloomstine, N. Bitsch, P. Linneberg, Denmark
- Adding Confidence and Reducing Risk – The Role of Independent Design Checking in Major Projects
Ian Firth, UK
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'Improving Infrastructure Worldwide – Bringing People Closer' – Vol. 93
7 Keynote Lectures and 262 Contributions in English
Book (short version) and CD (full length)
603 pages
Format 170 x 240 mm
ISBN: 978-385748-116-1
Published September 2007
Price (book and CD)
IABSE Member CHF 80.-
Non-Members CHF 140.-
Including mailing costs
