The following Special Sessions are being organized for the Conference.
Asset Management of Infrastructures
Hitoshi Furuta
Kansai University, Takatsuki, Japan
Makoto Kaneuji
Kajima Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
Bridge Assessment: Some Italian Studies
Riccardo Zandonini
University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Bridge Health Monitoring
Emin Aktan
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Bridge Management Systems in Operation
Paul Thompson
Paul D. Thompson, Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
Bridge Scour
Paulo Cruz
University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal
Bridge Testing and Assessment
Fernando Branco
Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Cable-Stayed Bridges: Case Studies
Ayaz Malik
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
Dynamics and Field Testing of Bridges
Hani H.A. Nassif
The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Emerging Strategies for Durability Analysis and Service Life Assessment of Bridges
Fabio Biondini
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
The European Funded Research Programme: Toward Knowledge Integration
Livia Pardi
Autostrade, Rome, Italy
Experience with Probability-based Assessment of Bridges
John Bjerrum
The Danish Road Directorate, Ministry of Transport, Copenhagen, Denmark
High-Performance Materials for Bridges
Hani H.A. Nassif
The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Identification, Modeling, Analysis and Control of Uncertainties in Design of Large Span Bridges
Pier Giorgio Malerba
Technical University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Implemented Probability-based Maintenance Management of Bridges in Denmark
Joern Lauridsen
The Danish Road Directorate, Ministry of Transport, Copenhagen, Denmark
Life Cycle Maintenance Models
Jan van Noortwijk
HKV Consultants, Lelystad, The Netherlands
Monitoring-Based Maintenance for Bridge Management and Safety
Sunaryo Sumitro
Keisoku Research Consultant, Co., Tokyo, Japan
New Trends in Bridge Management
Rade Hajdin
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Political and Other Societal Issues of Life-Cycle Costing
Ross B. Corotis
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Railway Bridge Rehabilitation
Masahiro Sakano
Kansai University, Suita, Japan
Safety of Box Girder Bridges
Rene Maquoi
University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Safety of Bridges Subjected to Extreme Loading Events
Michel Ghosn
City University of New York, NY, USA
Strengthening of Existing Bridges
Wayne Klaiber
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
IASC (International Association for Structural Control) Special Session
Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges
Raimondo Betti and Andrew Smyth
Columbia University, New York, USA
Structural Retrofit to Wind-induced Vibration
Masaru Matsumoto
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Total Asset Management
James Cooper
Federal Highway Administration, Retired
Bridge Technology Consultant
Yozo Fujino
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan