Call for Abstracts – Deadline by May 30, 2024 | Accelerated Bridge Construction

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	Forensic Bridge Engineering
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).

Accelerated Bridge Construction

University Transportation Center

Call for Abstracts – Deadline by May 30, 2024

(2024 Call for Abstracts)

Co-Sponsors

Sponsored and Organized by

Innovative Bridge Technologies/Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (IBT/ABC-UTC)

Conference Chair