Call for Abstracts: Multi-Span Large Bridges 2015

Written on 30 September 2014.

Abstract submission period:  10 October-3 November 2014

This international conference is being organized by the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto (FEUP) in cooperation with IST Lisbon, the University of Minho and LNEC and will be held in Porto from 1-3 July 2015.

The conference is being co-sponsored by IABSE, fib and IABMAS.

Abstracts covering the following topics related to multi-span large bridges are welcome:  

Landmark projects; conceptual design; innovative construction methods; special foundations and geotechnical site investigations; life cycle; monitoring, maintenance & management; incidents and accidents; logistics; durability; new materials & special devices; extreme loads; rehabilitation; operational risk analysis; safety & serviceability.

For more information, please visit the conference website at www.fe.up.pt/mslb2015

AAYE 2015

Written on 04 September 2014.

The fib secretariat and the chairman of the jury are now accepting submissions for the 2015 fib Achievement Award for Young Engineers from candidates endorsed by the fib’s national member groups. Please refer to the guidelines and entry procedure for submissions.

Structural Concrete, September 2014

Written on 02 September 2014.

The September 2014 issue of the Structural Concrete journal is now available to fib members via the Wiley Online Library. The articles featured in this edition are: ‘Building bridges using the balanced lift method’, ‘Concrete integral abutment bridges with reinforced concrete piles’, ‘Consistent practical design of concrete structures’, ‘Analytical and numerical evaluation of the design shear resistance of reinforced concrete slabs’, ‘Experimental investigations on the punching behaviour of reinforced concrete footings with structural dimensions’, ‘Modelling, verification and investigation of behaviour of circular CFST columns’, ‘Effect of welding heat on precast steel composite hollow columns’, ‘Minimum flexural reinforcement in rectangular and T-section concrete beams’, ‘Influence of time-dependent effects on the crack spacing in reinforced concrete beams’, ‘Stochastic fracture-mechanical parameters for the performance-based design of concrete structures’, ‘Towards a reliability-based post-fire assessment method for concrete slabs incorporating information from inspection’, ‘Effect of bond degradation due to corrosion – a literature survey’ and ‘Review of possible mineral materials and production techniques for a building material on the moon’.

fib members can access the articles by logging on in the ‘Members only’ section. Under the list item ‘Structural Concrete journal’, click on the ‘Wiley Online Library’ link to access the journal issues. There you will find the table of contents of the September issue and will be able to download the individual PDF files of the articles.

fib-news, September 2014

Written on 02 September 2014.

The September issue of fib-news features reports on the fib PhD Symposium in Quebec City, the 3rd All-Russia (International) Conference on Concrete and Reinforced Concrete in Moscow, the FRC Workshop in Montreal, the Concrete Innovation Conference (CIC2014) in Oslo and the activities of the fib’s New Zealand member group. On the front page is the call-for-entries for the AAYE, which will be sponsored by Ramboll in 2015.

The downloadable PDF is available on the Journal page.

Latest edition of fib-news

Written on 02 September 2014.

fib Bulletin 72

Written on 18 August 2014.

Bond and anchorage of embedded reinforcement: Background to the fib Model Code for Concerete Structures 2010

fib Task Group 4.5 Bond Models undertook a major review of the rules for bond and anchorage of reinforcement in the CEB-FIP Model Code 1990 as part of its preparation for the fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010 (fib MC2010). This bulletin is the outcome of that review. Its purpose is to describe the background to the rules proposed for fib MC2010, to record the source data employed in their validation as well as the assumptions made in derivation of the new proposals. It aims both to assist specialist users to understand the rules and to record the basis of the underlying physical model for the benefit of future revision committees.

To buy fib Bulletin 72, please follow this link.