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International Seminar "Rehabilitation and Sustainable Technology in Bridges"

19-21 April, Campeche (Mexico)

This international seminar was organized by Mexican Association of Land and Road Engineering (AMIVTAC), State Government of Campeche and the PIARC Technical committee D.3 "Bridges". It allowed to discuss topics related to the conservation and rehabilitation of bridges as well as the use of sustainable technologies in engineering and bridge construction.

There were more than 590 participants among which there were 26 speakers, 17 moderators, 119 students, 354 engineers and 74 exhibitors, with 32 commercial exhibitions from consultant companies and construction companies.

Preparatory documents for the International Seminar

Summary of the Seminar

There were wide range of presentations including design and construction of new and special bridges, seismic design, new technologies and materials, environment effect of bridges, bridge management with durability issues, bridge rehabilitation, bridge monitoring and load posting. Most of the participants agreed that the seminar provided a good opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience among different countries in order to keep and produce good infrastructures. Based on the round table discussions at the end of two day sessions, it was confirmed as follows:

  • Information of new technologies and materials used in other countries can be very useful to advance new investigations,
  • Monitoring and inspection of bridges are very important for the sustainable development of every country, therefore, it is important to consider easy access methods during the bridge design stage,
  • Even if earthquake effect is not completely understood, it should be prepared against earthquakes in order to prevent disasters,
  • Different bridge construction methods can be found around the world.

As a complement to the technical program, the seminar included a technical visit to the construction of the "La Unidad" bridge in Campeche that will be built with the most modern engineering and durable materials. This bridge will provide more safety and security to more than 4,200 vehicles crossing a day. The bridge is made of 73 spans with each span of 45 meters in length and supported by 72 substructures with 564 piles. The new bridge will replace the existing bridge built more than thirty years ago.

Design and Construction of new and special bridges
- "From the design to the construction of some large bridges tied-arch, stay-cables and suspension bridges" (Belgium)
- Bridges of Mexico (Mexico)
- Recent experiences and trends in the design and execution of composite bridges (Spain)
- Experiences in design and construction of special bridges (Spain)
- Design, construction, and supervision of bridges with durability criteria: a new philosophy in Mexico's bridge engineering (Mexico)
- Coastal Highway Route E39 in Norway (Norway)
- Construction of the 3rd bridge over the Panama Canal (Panama)
- Foundations on Bridges (Mexico)
- Construction of the new Bridge "La Unidad", Campeche, (Mexico)
- Chacao Bridge (Norway)

Seismic design
- Design of bridges in areas of high seismicity
- Seismic experience after 27 F earthquake, design and maintenance (Chile)

New technologies and materials
- Innovative Developments in Bridges
- NDT by inflated thermography
- Sustainable technologies in bridges
- Sustainable Technologies in Concrete

Environment effect of bridges
- Bridge over the Po river, design for environmental sustainability (Italy)
- Environmental Effects on an Integral Bridge in South Africa (South Africa)


Management of bridges with durability issues
- Management of motorway bridges reached by Delayed Ettringite Formation pathology (Internal Sulfate Reaction) (France)

Rehabilitation
- Soil-Steel structure: inspection and rehabilitation methods (Belgium)
- Learning from vehicular accidents on bridges for their rehabilitation and sustainability. (Mexico)
- Conservation and rehabilitation of bridges in Chile (Chile)

Monitoring
- Structural health monitoring (South Korea)
- Monitoring traffic loading for optimized assessment of bridges (Slovenia)

Load posting
- Network load posting bridges for specialized hauling vehicles and strengthening options in Wisconsin (USA)

International Seminar Program - 19-21 April 2018
"Rehabilitation and Sustainable Technology in Bridges"

Day 1 - April 19, 2018

8:00-9:00 - Registration

9:00-9:30 - Opening Ceremony

9:30-10:00 - Opening and Tour of the Exhibition

10:00-10:10 - PIARC activity (in Spanish) - Claudine Tremblay (Canada-Quebec)

10:10-11:50
Moderator: Vicente Robles

11:50-12:05 Break

12:05-14:10
Moderators: Alfredo Bonnin and Cedric Escalante

14:10-15:10 Lunch

15:10-16:50
Moderators: Arturo Pérez and Agustin Melo

16:50-17:05 Break

17:05-18:45
Moderator: Jesús Sanchez and Felipe Verdugo

18:45-19:30 - Discussion Forum

19:30-21:30 -  Welcome cocktail

Day 2 - April 20, 2018

8:30 - Group Photo

9:00-11:30
Moderators: Juan C. Capistrán, Ernesto Cepeda and Ruben Frías

11:30-11:45 Break

11:45-14:15
Moderators: Guadalupe Montes, Arturo Monforte and Fernando Isunza

14:15-15:15 Lunch

15:15-17:55
Moderators: Miguel Ángel Vega, Jorge Arriola and Oscar Martínez

17:55-18:35 - Discussion Forum

18:35-19:05 - Closing ceremony

19:30-22:00 - Closing toast: Campeche Historic Downtown

Day 3 - April 21, 2018

Technical Visit to the Bridge "La Unidad", Campeche.