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  5. TC 4.2 Bridges

4.2 Bridges

Bridge owners and managers are faced with a growing number of challenges. Bridges are aging and often subject to more severe operating conditions and environments than had been envisioned during their design. In addition, some design approaches or design codes currently in use of yesterday are limited in how they can accommodate or adapt for these challenges. New causes of deterioration or damage appear almost routinely in many countries and require vigilant attention from managers, especially when the design of structures or routes are not redundant. This is often the case for the causes of deterioration and damage that effect post-tensioned grouted duct bridges. As such, this topic handled by Technical Committee 4.2 "Bridges", will be a particular focus in this cycle. (extract from the Strategic Plan)

Issues

  • 4.2.1 Digital transformation for bridge inspection and management (including monitoring data analyse)
  • 4.2.2 Management and monitoring of post-tensioned grouted duct bridges
  • 4.2.3 Requirements and evaluation methods for structural redundancy of road bridges
  • 4.2.4 Forensic engineering case studies
  • 4.2.5 Low Carbon Materials

Chair and Secretariat

  • Chair: Nicolas BARDOU (France)
  • English-speaking Secretary: Joseph HARTMANN (USA) 
  • French-speaking Secretary: Pierre GILLES (Belgium)
  • Spanish-speaking Secretary: Marta PERTIERRA RODRIGUEZ (Spain)

Interview with Nicolas Bardou

Chair for the Technical Committee 4.2 "Bridges"

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