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PROGRAM

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SundayOctober 6, 2024

2:00 – 8:00 pm
Registration open
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Mezzanine

MondayOctober 7, 2024

7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration open
7:15 – 9:00 am
Breakfast buffet
9:00 – 10:00 am
Opening remarks & Plenary Keynote:
 
Adaptation and the practice of design /rehabilitation of cable supported bridges in North America
Speaker: Ted Zoli, National Chief Bridge Engineer, HNTB
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10:00 – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 12:10 pm
Concurrent Session 1
1A
Concurrent Session 1AMonday | 10:30 am – 12:10 pm
Bearing Replacement/Access Systems for Inspection
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Riverside Café
 
Rope Access Methodology and Techniques for Long‑Span Bridges and Other Structures
Presenter: Elias Boumis, Vice President, SI Engineering, P.C.
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Development of Main Cable Exterior Inspection System
Presenter: Kazuya Soto, Engineer, Honshi‑Expressway Bridge Engeneering Co.,Ltd.
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Tamar Bridge Rockers Remedials Project
Presenter: Richard Cole, Engineering Manager, Tamar Crossings
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Humber Bridge A‑Frame Rocker Bearing Replacement
Presenter: Mark Bulmer, Director, AECOM
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1B
Concurrent Session 1BMonday | 10:30 am – 12:10 pm
Digital Twin / Asset Management
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
East Ballroom
 
Identifying Anomolies in the Structural Behavior of Cable‑Supported Bridges After Extreme Events
Presenter: Alp Caner, Vice President, WSP‑USA
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Structural Digital Twin for Management of Cable Supported Bridges – From Advanced Models to Practical Applications
Presenter: Kamyab Zandi, Director, CEO, and Senior Structural Engineer, Timezyx
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Leveraging Data for Enhanced Asset Management in Cable‑Supported Bridges
Presenter: Omar Moussa, Senior Associate, Arup
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Data‑Driven Preventive Maintenance and Structural Monitoring of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge – Tampa FL, USA
Presenter: Ivan Gualtero, Senior Bridge Engineer, T.Y. Lin
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1C
Concurrent Session 1CMonday | 10:30 am – 12:10 pm
Service Life Extension
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Crest Hall
 
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Load Rating & Retrofit
Presenter: Mark Fisher, Associate, Arup
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Rehabilitation of the Historic Wurts St. Suspension Bridge
Presenter: Blaise Blabac, Assistant Regional Director, Modjeski and Masters
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Extending the Service Life of Existing Long‑Span Bridges Beyond 100 Years
Presenter: David Whitmore, President and Chief Innovation Officer, Vector Corrosion Technologies Ltd.
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Service Life of the Oresund Link
Presenter: Torbjörn Arrland, Oresundsbro Konsortiet
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1D
Concurrent Session 1DMonday | 10:30 am – 12:10 pm
Seismic Retrofit (technical)
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Class of 63 Lounge
 
Design of Seismic Retrofit to Suspension Bridge ‑ Innoshima Bridge
Presenter: Hiromasa Kobayashi, Engineer, Honshu‑Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited
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Seismic Retrofit Design for a Long‑Span Steel Cable‑Stayed Bridge ‑ Meiko Chuo Bridge on the Isewangan‑Expressway
Presenter: Ming Qiu, Director of Design and Planning in Bridge Engineering, The Takigami Steel Construction Company Limited
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Seismic Retrofit Using the Largest Viscous Damper in Japan
Presenter: Kodai Shimose, Honshu‑Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited
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Seismic Retrofit Work for a Long‑Span Steel Cable‑Stayed Bridge, Meiko Chuo Bridge on the Isewangan‑Expressway
Presenter: Osamu Sanada, Associate Director and Senior Expert in Bridge Engineering, Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited
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12:10 – 1:20 pm
Lunch
1:20 – 2:35 pm
Concurrent Session 2
2A
Concurrent Session 2AMonday | 1:20 – 2:35 pm
Instrumentation & Structural Health Monitoring
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Class of 63 Lounge
 
Application Example of Multiple Threshold Triggering for Disaster Response
Presenter: SangHee Park, Manager, Long Span Bridge Management Center/Korea Authority of Land & Infrastructure Safety
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Evaluation and Deployments of DGPS Tracking of the Aquitaine bridge
Presenter: John Dumoulin, Expert, Cerema
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Bridge Concession Management utilizing SHMS
Presenter: Stephen Schorn, Business Developer/Project Manager, Sixense Group
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Lessons Learned for Cost‑Effective SHM Deployment
Presenter: Peter Vanderzee, President and CEO, LifeSpan Technologies
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2B
Concurrent Session 2BMonday | 1:20 – 2:35 pm
Main Cable Inspection & Strength Evaluation
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
East Ballroom
 
Emerging Issues in Bridge Cables Preservation
Presenter: Khaled Mahmoud, Chief Bridge Engineer, BTC
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New AASHTO Guidelines for Risk‑Based Inspection and Strength Evaluation of Suspension Bridge Main Cable Systems
Presenter: Blaise Blabac, Assistant Regional Director, Modjeski and Masters
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Preservation and Management Strategies for the Suspension Cables of Forth Road Bridge in Scotland
Presenter: Khaled Mahmoud, Chief Bridge Engineer, BTC
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NCHRP 12‑115 – Effect on Main Cable Strength Evaluation and Inspection
Presenter: Barry Colford, Vice President, AECOM
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2C
Concurrent Session 2CMonday | 1:20 – 2:35 pm
Marine Vessel Collision
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Crest Hall
 
A Geometric Monte‑Carlo Simulation Approach to Determine Ship Collision Risk in Line with AASHTO
Presenter: Felix de Meijier, Senior Bridge Engineer, Arup Amsterdam
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Identifying and Improving the Reliability of Critical Bridges with Respect to Vessel Collision Risk
Presenter: Matt Carter, Principal, Arup
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Ship Collision Risk Analysis – Decision Basis for Retrofitting of Existing Bridges and for Collision Load Determination of New Bridges
Presenter: Søren Randrup‑Thomsen, Head of Department, Risk & Safety, Ramboll Denmark
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Designs and Retrofits Against Ship Impacts on Major Bridges
Presenter: Martin N. Svendsen, Senior Chief Specialist, Ramboll
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2D
Concurrent Session 2DMonday | 1:20 – 2:35 pm
Other Great Topics
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Riverside Café
 
A Methodology for Quantifying Activity‑Specific Risk on Various Long‑Span Bridges
Presenter: Rajat Jain, AVP, SI Engineering, P.C.
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Impregnation Technique Provides Corrosion Protection to Grouted Stay Cables, Post‑Tensioning Tendons, and Anchorages
Presenter: David Whitmore, President and Chief Innovation Officer, Vector Corrosion Technologies Ltd.
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Computer Vision Based Noncontact Displacement and Vibration Monitoring in Bridge Applications
Presenter: Liwei Han, Associate, CHI Consulting Engineers
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How can the management of big bridges relate to the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Presenter: Richard Fish, Director, Richard Fish Consultancy
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2:35 – 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 – 4:15 pm
Concurrent Session 3
3A
Concurrent Session 3AMonday | 3:00 – 4:15 pm
Risk Mitigation
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Class of 63 Lounge
 
Geometric Nonlinearities in Suspension Bridges and More Realistic Wind Tunnel Tests
Presenter: Sébastien Maheux, Bridge Engineer, COWI North America Inc.
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Aerodynamic Stability Assessment for the Major Modifications to the Configuration of the Robert F. Kennedy Suspension Bridge
Presenter: Vikas Wagh, Vice President & Deputy Chief Engineer, MTA NY
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Enhancing Bridge Safety with Hyperlocal, ML‑Powered Wind Forecasting and Early Warning Systems
Presenter: Christos T. Georgakis, Full Professors, Aarhus University
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Bridge Collapses: Learning from history and understanding risk and responsibility
Presenter: Richard Fish, Director, Richard Fish Consultancy
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3B
Concurrent Session 3BMonday | 3:00 – 4:15 pm
Main Cable Dehumidification
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Riverside Café
 
Main Cable Dehumidification Air Flow Tests
Presenter: James Mandala, Senior Structural Engineer, AECOM
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Main Cable Dehumidification in the US and UK
Presenter: Joshua Pudleiner, Senior Structural Engineer, AECOM
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Improvements to Main Cable Dehumidification Incorporated in Recent North American Designs
Presenter: Jonathan Morey, Senior Bridge Engineer, WSP USA
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3C
Concurrent Session 3CMonday | 3:00 – 4:15 pm
Inspection, Maintenance and Replacement of Cable Components
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Crest Hall
 
Hanger Replacement Procedure and Hanger Inspection Methods – Great Belt Bridge
Presenter: Martin Duus Havelykke, Asset Operation Manager, Storebælt A/S
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The Inspection, Preservation, and Rehabilitation of the A. Murray MacKay Bridge
Presenter: Ahsan Chowdhury, Chief Engineer, Halifax Harbour Bridges
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Replacement of the Main Cables and Suspenders on the Waco Suspension Bridge
Presenter: Tim Stuffle, Senior Engineer, Modjeski and Masters
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A Case Study on the Maintenance Strategy of Separation of MS CABLE HDPE DUCT From the Top of the Pylon
Presenter: Kim Dongwon, Korea Authority of Lasn & Infrastructure Safety(KALIS)
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3D
Concurrent Session 3DMonday | 3:00 – 4:15 pm
Risk Based Asset Management
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
East Ballroom
 
Risk Based Management of Four Major Suspension Bridges in New York City
Presenter: Barry Colford, Vice President, AECOM
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MTA Bridges and Tunnels Biennial Inspections Before AASHTO’s Bridge Element Inspection and its Use for Capital Programming
Presenter: Elias Boumis, Vice President, SI Engineering, P.C.
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Optimal Asset Management of Cable‑Supported Bridges – Seen from the Operator’s and Consultant’s Perspective
Presenter: Lars Fuhr Pedersen, Vice President, COWI A/S
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4:15 – 5:30 pm
Mezzanine
6:00 – 10:30 pm
Ballroom

TuesdayOctober 8, 2024

7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration open
7:30 – 9:00 am
Breakfast buffet
9:00 – 10:20 am
Panel Discussion
 
Engineers’ Insight Panel
Our panel of engineers providing insight on their experiences dealing with the maintenance of cable supported bridges.
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10:20 – 10:50 am
Break
10:50 am – 12:30 pm
Concurrent Session 4
4A
Concurrent Session 4ATuesday | 10:50 am – 12:30 pm
Service Life Extension
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Crest Hall
 
Overview of George Washington Bridge Rehabilitation and Maintenance Programs
Presenter: Hong Lin, Senior Program Manager, PANYNJ
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Keeping MTA’s Suspension Bridges Forever Young.
Presenter: Joe Keane, SVP & Chief Engineer, MTA Bridges and Tunnels
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Macdonald Bridge Suspended Spans Replacement: Is My Bridge a Candidate for Similar Rehabilitation?
Presenter: Ahsan Chowdhury, Chief Bridge Engineer, Halifax Harbour Bridges
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Designed to Last 150 Years – The San Francisco‑Oakland Bay Bridge
Presenters: Marwan Nader, Senior Vice President, TYLin;
Norman Quach, PE, SE, TYLin
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4B
Concurrent Session 4BTuesday | 10:50 am – 12:30 pm
Risk Mitigation: Wind and Fire
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
East Ballroom
 
Hakucho‑Ohashi bridge – A study of the wind environment and fatigue‑degree evaluation of lighting poles
Presenter: Yasushi Sasaki, Senior Engineer, Docon Co., LTD.
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Fire protection on the Main Cables – Great Belt Bridge
Presenter: Martin Duus Havelykke, Asset Operation Manager, Storebælt A/S
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Fire Protection of Cable Suspended Bridges
Presenter: Jakob Laigaard, Associate Project Director, COWI
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Towards an Ice‑Shedding Cable Bridge Early Warning System Based on Non‑Contact Techniques
Presenter: Dexu Cai, Ph.D. Candidate, Aarhus University
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4C
Concurrent Session 4CTuesday | 10:50 am – 12:30 pm
Maintenance and Replacement of Cables and Other Critical Components
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Class of 63 Lounge
 
High Load Jacking Frames and Supports for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Presenter: Qi Ye, Managing Principal, CHI Consulting Engineers, LLC
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Strömsund Cable‑Stayed Bridge, Replacement of Stay‑Cables
Presenter: Matthew L. Bloomstine, Chief Specialist, COWI A/S
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Replacement of the Hangers/Suspenders at the Sherman Minton and Ambassador Bridges
Presenter: Dan McCaffrey, Senior Project Manager, Modjeski and Masters
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4D
Concurrent Session 4DTuesday | 10:50 am – 12:30 pm
Structual Health Monitoring
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Riverside Café
 
Sustainable Integration of SHMS into Existing and New Bridge Structures
Presenter: Jakob Laukner, Head of R&D Sensorics & Robotics, DYWIDAG
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Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensors and Distributed Strain Systems for Cabled Bridges
Presenter: Terry Tamutus, Founder/Director, Structural Monitoring Solutions (SMS)
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Applicability of Monitoring System Using Optical‑Fiber Sensor With IoT Technology to Maintenance Management of Hakucho‑Ohashi Bridge
Presenter: Norimitsu Kishi, Specially Appointed Professor, Muroran Institute of Technology
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12:30 – 1:40 pm
Lunch
1:40 – 2:55 pm
Concurrent Session 5
5A
Concurrent Session 5ATuesday | 1:40 – 2:55 pm
Structural Health Monitoring – Applications
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
East Ballroom
 
Acoustic Monitoring & Ultrasonic Testing on the Veterans Memorial & Fred Hartman Stay Cable Bridges
Presenters: Istiaque Hasan, Bridge Preservation Engineer, TxDOT;
Benjamin Reeve, PE, Structural Technologies/VSL
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Sensors, AI, and Fatigue Analysis: Deciding When to Replace the South Channel Bridge Rocker Arms
Presenter: Sushant Neupane, Structures Department, Ainley Group
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Optimizing Operation and Maintenance: The Benefits of Structural Health Monitoring for the Great Belt Suspension Bridge
Presenter: Tobias Friis, Senior Specialist, Rambøll Danmark A/S
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Improved Asset Management of Great Belt Bridge Using Computer Vision and an Integrated Cloud Based System
Presenter: Finn Bormlund, Project Manager, Sund & Bælt
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5B
Concurrent Session 5BTuesday | 1:40 – 2:55 pm
Dehumidification of Main Cables
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Riverside Café
 
Operation, Maintenance, and Further Optimization of Main Cable Dehumidification Systems
Presenter: Matthew Lloyd Bloomstine, Chief Specialist, COWI A/S
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Dry Air Injection System Monitoring for Main Cables in Long‑Span Suspension Bridges
Presenter: Atsushi Yonezawa, Honshi‑Expressway Bridge Engeneering Company Limited
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5C
Concurrent Session 5CTuesday | 1:40 – 2:55 pm
Other Great Topics
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Crest Hall
 
First Complete UHPC Overlay on Cable‑Supported Bridge Adds Decades to Deck Service Life
Presenter: Shekhar Scindia, Technical Principal (Bridges), Delaware River and Bay Authority
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Safety Fence for Verrazzano Narrows Bridge
Presenter: Aris Stathopoulos, MTA Bridges and Tunnels
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Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent Net System
Presenter: Kuan Go, Project Director, HNTB Corporation
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Durability Strategies for the New Samuel De Champlain Bridge
Presenters: Marwan Nader, Senior Vice President, TYLin;
Carol Choi, PE, CMQ/OE, PMP, TYLin
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5D
Concurrent Session 5DTuesday | 1:40 – 2:55 pm
Dealing with Live Load and Fatigue
Presentations in each session appear in order and are 20 minutes in length.
Class of 63 Lounge
 
Evolution of the Loads and the Effects on the Main Cables of the 88‑year‑old Robert F. Kennedy Suspension Bridge
Presenter: Vikas Wagh, Vice President & Deputy Chief Engineer, MTA C&D, New York
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Analytical Study on the Fatigue Characteristics of Large Continuous Cable‑Stayed Bridge Using Live Load Simulation Considering Heavy Traffic
Presenter: Atsuya Takamori, Specialist, CHODAI CO.,LTD.
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Repair & Rehabilitation of Historic Suspension Bridges Great & Small
Presenter: Benjamin Reeve, Business Development Manager, Structural Technologies/VSL
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2:55 – 3:20 pm
Break
3:20 – 4:00 pm
Conference wrap up
6:00 – 10:30 pm

WednesdayOctober 9, 2024

8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Technical Tour & Special Sessions
2:00 – 5:30 pm

ThursdayOctober 10, 2024

8:30 am – 2:15 pm

Posters

POSTER
Development and field application of a monitoring system based on acoustic emission techniques to detect prestressing tendon facture
Presenter: Dong‑Woo Seo, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
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POSTER
Bridge Maintenance Case Study on Specific Causes of Large Vibration of Stays
Presenter: Ki‑Tae Park, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
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POSTER
Development of Real‑time Estimating Algorithm for Cable Damping Ratio using Bridge Response
Presenter: Dong‑Woo Seo, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
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POSTER
Cable Stay Inspection Technology using Wireless Robot
Presenter: Jaehwan Kim, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
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POSTER
Aquitaine Bridge: Checking clamp bars by integrating optical strain gauges
Presenter: John Dumoulin, Cerema
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POSTER
A Connection to History: Innovative, Simple Inspection Techniques for a 175‑Year‑Old Suspension Bridge Posted for Horse and Buggy
Presenter: Matthew Bruno, HDR Engineering
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