Proceedings of the Symposium

Index

Session 1 – Competitiveness
Paper 1 – The appeal of steel (C. Davis)
Paper 2 – The viaduct across the stream “Las Piedras” in the high speed line between Cordoba and Malaga (F. Millanes)
Paper 3 – Recent innovative designs of steel bridges (J. Sobrino)
Paper 4 – The design of common composite road bridges in France (J. Raoul)

Session 2 – Design and Research
Paper 5 – Competitive Composite Bridges (P. Collin)
Paper 6 - Seismic retrofitting of steel bridges (A. Malik)
Paper 7 – Must bridges at reasonable costs necessary be ugly? (R. Saul)
Paper 8 – Modern steel: high-performance material for high-performance bridges (M. Herver)
Paper 9 – The contemporary Spanish contribution to the project of steel bridges (J. Wamba)

Session 3 – Future Landmarks
Paper 10 – The Millau Viaduct: a world record steel deck (M. Buonomo)
Paper 11 – The East span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (M. Tang)
Paper 12 – High speed railway bridges (S.Petetin)
Paper 13 – Stonecutters Bridge: panning and competition (N. Gimsing)

Session 4 – Fabrication and Erection
Paper 14 – Erection and launching techniques (W. Hoeckman)
Paper 15 – Fabrication of the Rion-Antirion Bridge (J. O’Neil)
Paper 16 – Erection of bridges: techniques in Spain (L. Viñuela)

Session 5 – Lifetime Performance
Paper 17 – The assessment and strengthening of the Milford Haven and Erskine Bridges (I. Firth)
Paper 18 – Designing high-performance steel bridges for durability and economy (C. Rubeiz)
Paper 19 – Extending the lifespan of metal bridges in Portugal (A. Reis)
Paper 20 – Long lasting Coatings (F. Salvi)
Paper 21 – Portuguese rehabilitation and retrofitting cases (P. Cruz)

Session 6 – State of the Art
Paper 22 – Bascule bridges in Spain (J. Salcedo)
Paper 23 – New trend for TGV bridges (D. Martin)
Paper 24 – Two wide span footbridges over the Seine River and Rhine River (D. Feichtinger)
Paper 25 – Waterway crossing Magdeburg-canal Bridge over the Elbe (A. Emge)
Paper 26 – State of the art in Japan (T. Yoda)
Paper 27 – Final Keynote Presentation (J. Manterola)

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