Submit your Abstracts using the link below
(2024 Call for Abstracts)
How to Submit Abstract
You are invited to submit an abstract of a formal paper to be considered for presentation at the conference. Abstracts are welcomed from bridge design engineers; consultants; fabricators; erectors; precasters; construction professionals; maintenance engineers; transportation officials; policy makers; marketing professionals; federal, state, and local agencies; city, county, and regional officials; industry suppliers; academicians; and bridge professionals with any aspect of bridge design, construction, or maintenance.
Those interested in presenting at the conference should submit a one-page abstract by 11:59 pm EDT, May 30, 2024. Abstracts must be submitted online at https://abc-utc.fiu.edu/conference/abstract-submission/.
The authors of abstracts selected for presentation will have the option of submitting an extended abstract (minimum of 3 pages) or a full paper (maximum of 10 pages) for inclusion in the conference proceeding.
Conference Topics
The conference topics will include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
3D printing in bridge engineering |
Accelerated Bridge Construction |
Advances in sensors technologies |
Advanced construction materials |
Advances in bridge design |
Advances in construction equipment |
Advanced Non-Destructive testing and equipment |
Advances in bridge seismic design |
Advances in connections for prefabricated elements |
Alternative Contracting Methods |
Artificial Intelligence in bridge engineering |
Automation in design and construction |
Automation in bridge inspection |
Best practices in bridge preservation |
Best practices in bridge bundling |
Best practices in preventing bridge scour |
Best practices in service life design of bridges |
Bridge Asset management systems |
Bridge Deck overlays using advanced materials |
Case Studies – Short and medium span bridges |
Case Studies – Long span bridges |
Case Studies- Bridges in seismic regions |
Contractor’s perspectives on future needs of bridge engineering |
DOT organizational structures to accommodate innovative technologies |
Design and construction of bridges for extreme events/hurricane |
Digital Twins in bridge engineering |
Emergency Bridge project Cases
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Forensic Bridge Engineering
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Health monitoring of bridges |
Innovative bridge concepts |
Innovation in bridge foundation and substructure |
Lessons learned from bridge failures |
Movable bridges |
Pedestrian bridges – Unique concepts |
Policy, planning and procurement |
Public outreach and marketing |
Prefabricated bridge elements |
Railroad bridges |
Rail Transit bridges |
Robotics in fabrication and construction |
Ultra High-Performance Concrete – Mix Design and material characteristics |
Ultra High-Performance Concrete for bridge repair, strengthening and rehabilitation |
Unique bridge fabrication, erection, construction cases studies |
Use of drones in bridge engineering |
Use of Blockchain in bridge engineering |
Upgrade and rehabilitation of existing bridges |
Others |
Who Should Attend the Conference?
Bridge design engineers; consultants; fabricators; erectors; precasters; construction professionals; maintenance engineers; transportation officials; policy makers; marketing professionals; federal, state, and local agencies; city, county, and regional officials; industry suppliers; academicians; and bridge professionals with any aspect of bridge design, construction, or maintenance.
Contact Information
For more information, please send an email to msaremi@fiu.edu or aazizina@fiu.edu, or call 954-895-7728.
Co-Sponsors
FHWA and 33 State Department of Transportation and non-profit and bridge-related organizations and agencies will be co-sponsoring the 2024 IBT/ABC-UTC Conference.
To become a co-sponsor, please contact Atorod Azizinamini (aazizina@fiu.edu).
Sponsored and Organized by
Innovative Bridge Technologies/Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (IBT/ABC-UTC)
Florida International University
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
www.abc-utc.fiu.edu
Conference Chair
Atorod Azizinamini
Email: aazizina@fiu.edu
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