SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME
September 12
Thursday
08:00
Conference foyer
Registration
Conference registration, where you will receive your name tag and other conference items, will take place in the conference foyer from 8:00 a.m.
09:00
Hall: Sun I. + II.
Opening speach
Opening Ceremony Steel bridges 2024
Hall: Sun I. + II.
Rail and road bridges
Chairperson: Richard Stroetmann, Pavel Ryjáček
09:10
Hall: Sun I. + II.
Latest developments in long span bridges
The latest developments will be presented to overcome the continuous challenge of designing cable-supported bridges with longer and longer main spans being built in more and more harsh environments. The lecture will draw on the presenter’s involvement in the design and construction of some of the world’s longest cable-supported bridges throughout his carrier. Many long-span bridges have been built over the last 20-30 years, but there are always new challenges to overcome when crossing even wider straights, also allow for denser ship traffic with even larger ships. The normal closed mono steel box girder is becoming a double or triple box girder, the main cable diameter is increasing and can also become a double cable type, and long-span floating bridges are also becoming an emerging market.
Henrik Polk, Technical Director for Design of Major Steel Bridges, Bridges International, COWI A/S
09:50
Hall: Sun I. + II.
Rhine Bridge Leverkusen Design and Construction
Vice Dean of the faculty of civil engineering, Director of the Institute for steel and timber constructions Technische Universität DresdenmStudied at Civil Engineering in Aachen, Darmstadt and Kaiserslautern. Today is a professor for steel construction, director of the Institute of Steel-and Timber Construction and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Germany. General manager and partner of the company of consulting engineers KREBS+KIEFER.
His research focuses on steel and composite construction, stability, high strength steels, welding, building in existing structures, sustainable storey buildings, and tubular structures. He is a member of national and international technical and standardization committees for steel and engineering construction (DIN, CEN, DASt, DIBt, BASt, IIW, IABSE, ECCS, CEDICT) and author of numerous national and international publications and monographs.
ppa. Dipl.-Ing. Martin Romberg, PE
Hall: Sun II.
Rail and road bridges
Chairperson: Mike Tibolt, Patrick Nosbusch
11:00
Hall: Sun II.
OIA14 – BOWSTRING OF THE NEW RAILWAY LINE LUXEMBOURG-BETTEMBOURG – CONSTRUCTION AND SPECIAL DESIGN CHALLENGES FOR HANGERS
Patrick Nosbusch; InCA Ingénieurs Conseils Associés, Structural Engineering Department, Julien Depasse, InCA Ingénieurs Conseils Associés, Communication
11:15
Hall: Sun II.
Railway bridge “Under Vyšehrad” in Prague, preparation of reconstruction
Jiří Krouský; Správa železnic, s. o.
11:30
Hall: Sun II.
Design and assembly of a new extradosed bridge in Nuremberg
Thomas Klähne; KLÄHNE BUNG Beratende Ingenieure im Bauwesen GmbH, Mike Owusu-Yeboah; KLÄHNE BUNG Beratende Ingenieure im Bauwesen GmbH, Matthias Weißbach; Bung Ingenieure AG
11:45
Hall: Sun II.
Steel solutions for a sustainable bridge infrastructure of today and tomorrow
Mike Tibolt; ArcelorMittal Belval and Differdange, Steligence, Wojciech Ochojski; ArcelorMittal Europe, Steligence
12:00
Hall: Sun II.
Modernization of Railway Track Pardubice – Stéblová: New steel bridge over Labe river
Jan Mitlöhner; Skanska a.s.
12:15
Hall: Sun II.
Preliminary design of a viaduct on new High-speed line RS 2 VRT Jižní Morava
Samuel Franko, Martin Hukel
Hall: Sun I.
Research
Research: Rudolf Aroch, Miroslav Vacek
11:00
Hall: Sun I.
More durable modular expansion joint constructions for road bridges
Dieter Ungermann; TU Dortmund University Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chair of Steel Construction, Bettina Brune; TU Dortmund University Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chair of Steel Construction, Michael Diener; TU Dortmund University Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chair of Steel Construction
11:15
Hall: Sun I.
Prefabricated Composite Dowels Girders for Small Bridges-Structural Design and Efficiency Evaluation
Zhihua Xiong; Northwest A&F University, Civil Engineering; RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Steel Construction Jun Li; CCCC First Highway Consultants Ltd. Pan, Zhenhua; Northwest A&F University, Civil Engineering, Litao Cheng; CCCC First Highway Consultants Ltd., Hongyu Liu; Northwest A&F University, Civil Engineering, Kevin Wolters; RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Steel Construction, Markus Feldmann; RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Steel Construction
11:30
Hall: Sun I.
Development of a lamella-model to evaluate stresses caused by hot asphalt installation
Damian Händeler; RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Steel Construction Geßler, Achim; RWTH Aachen Fakultät für Bauingenieurwesen, Institut für Stahlbau Kevin Wolters; RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Steel Construction, Markus Feldmann; RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Steel Construction
11:45
Hall: Sun I.
Design of the cross-section of a steel composite bridge taking into account the buckling check according to EN 1993-1-5
Joseph Ndogmo; Technical University of Munich, Chair of Metal Structures, Martin Mensinger; Technical University of Munich, chair of metal structures
12:00
Hall: Sun I.
Experimental and theoretical evaluation of axial forces in short steel ropes
Rudolf Aroch; Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Steel and Timber Structures, Michal Venglar; Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Structural Mechanics, Tomas Klas; Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Steel and Timber Structures, Michal Kovac; Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Steel and Timber Structures
12:15
Hall: Sun I.
Influence of Distance from Roads on Corrosion Loss in Weathering Steel Bridges
Miroslav Vacek; VSB–Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vít Křivý; VSB–Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Monika Marťáková; VSB–Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Civil Engineering Kateřina Kreislová; SVÚOM s.r.o, Markéta Vlachová; SVÚOM s.r.o
12:30
Restaurant Nebula
Lunch
A special conference lunch will be held on the first floor of the Nebula Restaurant.
Hall: Sun II.
Footbridges
Chairperson: Sascha Grubmüller, Konrad Freymann
13:30
Hall: Sun II
The new pedestrian footbridge of the Luxembourg train Station
Thomas Borboux; Patrick Nosbusch; Julien Depasse
13:45
Hall: Sun II.
The new bridge “Lahnsteg Nauheim”, Wetzlar: slender, elegant, parametrically designed
Roman Gatsko; Milton Mendez
14:00
Hall: Sun II.
Sprung über die Emscher
Sascha Grubmüller; Eitelberger, Günther, Johannes, Jagsch, Valentin
14:15
Hall: Sun II.
White City pedestrian bridge – structural design of the cable-stayed future landmark
Konrad Freymann
Hall: Sun I.
Research
Chairperson: Radim Nečas, Vincent Kvočák
13:30
Hall: Sun I.
Parametric analysis of innovative corrugated profile of soil-steel composite bridge
Nerijus Bareikis
13:45
Hall: Sun I.
Tuned mass dampers – evaluation of the effect on two real footbridges
Radim Nečas; Jiří Kučera; Jan Koláček; Kristína Bezručová
14:00
Hall: Sun I.
Comparison of Durability of Composite-Based Shear connectors
Michala Weissová; Patricia Vanova; Vincent Kvočák; Daniel Dubecký,
14:15
Hall: Sun I.
Dynamic behaviour of railway bridges – an overview of damping
Pavel Ryjáček, Vojta Dynybyl, Michal Polák, Jiří Litoš
15:00
Hall: Sun I. + Sun II.
Chemnitz Viaduct – Technical Rehabilitation and Upgrading of a Monument
Richard Stroetmann
16:00
Hall: Sun I. + II.
The European Steel Bridge Awards
The European Steel Bridge Awards are given by ECCS every two years to encourage the creative and outstanding use of steel in construction of bridges. The objective is to give European recognition
to steel and composite bridges emphasizing the various advantages of steel in construction, production, economy, sustainability
and architecture, and to attract the interest of clients,
architects and engineers in using more steel within the bridge construction sector, thereby making the steel industry more competitive.
The Awards are open to steel and composite bridges of which steel structures were designed or fabricated in the ECCS Full Member countries primarily. If the project is multinational, it can also be submitted. The awards are dedicated to the owner,
general contractor, the architects, the engineers and the steelwork contractors of each outstanding steel bridge project submitted from ECCS Full Member countries in order to esteem their
collaboration and the excellence of their work. The construction must have been completed and be ready for use within the last
three years, in the period between the 31st May 2021 and the 31st May 2024. Previous entries are not eligible. Two main categories of bridges will be awarded – Road and Railway bridges and Cycle and Footbridges. In addition, the jury may award Special Awards.
19:00
Hall: Sun I. + II.
Gala dinner
September 13
Friday
Hall: Sun I.
Special session: Road and pedestrian bridges – challenging bridges in the heart of Europe
Chairperson: Marek Foglar, Jiří Stráský
09:00
Hall: Sun II.
Sky Bridge 721 World´s longest suspension footbridge
Vaclav Röder
09:30
Hall: Sun II.
Conversion of historical stone bridge to lifting bridge in the Hořín lock chamber
Jan Blažek; Radek Navrátil
09:45
Hall: Sun II.
Experiences from launching the bridge over Gottleuba-valley (Gottleubatalbrücke)
Marek Foglar
10:00
Hall: Sun II.
Pedestrian bridge over the River Elbe in Hradec Králové
Petr Harazim; Lukáš Vráblík; Libor Kábrt; Gabriela Elichová; Martin Elich
10:15
Hall: Sun II.
Steel Arch Structures with Prestressed Concrete Deck
prof. Ing. Jiří Stráský, DSc., Stráský, Hustý a partneři s.r.o.
Hall: Sun I.
Special session: Road and pedestrian bridges – challenging bridges in the heart of Europe
Chairperson: Michael Volz, Jaroslav Odrobiňák
09:00
Hall: Sun I.
Fatigue strength of repair-welded headed studs
Michael Volz
09:15
Hall: Sun I.
Remaining Fatigue Strength of an Orthotropic Steel Deck with Respect to a Repair Method by Cold Joining Techniques
Florian Kalkowsky; Markus Schröder; Christoph Blunk; Ralf Glienke; Jörg Alex; Wilko Flügge
09:30
Hall: Sun I.
INCREASING FATIGUE LIFE OF NEW WELDED AND REPARIED JOINTS BY HFMI TREATMENT
Jakub Štěpán; Pavel Ryjáček
09:45
Hall: Sun I.
Material selection for railroad bridge bearings to avoid brittle fracture
Natalie Hoyer
10:00
Hall: Sun I.
Diagnostics of prestressed ropes after multiannual operation – Bridge SNP Bratislava
Vladimir Chmelko; Tomáš Koščo; Matúš Margetin
10:15
Hall: Sun I.
Analysis of bow-string arches using geometric data from 3D scanning
Jaroslav Odrobiňák; Matúš Farbák; Jakub Chromčák; Jozef Gocál
Hall: Sun II.
Road and footbridges
Chairperson: Lisa Peter, Pavel Ryjáček
11:00
Hall: Sun II.
New Pooley Bridge – The UK’s first stainless-steel road bridge
Haroon Ashra; Tomasz Krok
11:15
Hall: Sun II.
Advantages of using thermomechanically rolled structural steels for bridge construction
Lisa Peter; Tobias Lehnert; Jessica Gola; CécileMerlin
11:30
Hall: Sun II.
‘Robinson’ Pedestrian Bridge in Budapest, Hungary
Gábor Pál; András Kemenczés; László Hunyadi; Mihály Szabados
11:45
Hall: Sun II.
Cable-stayed footbridge in Lover Vítkovice Area-DOV
Jakub Janečko; Vladimír Janata;
12:00
Hall: Sun II.
Shui Su Ravine Bridge Design and its Steel Joint Fatigue Performance Evaluation
Zhihua Xiong; Xin Yang; Xuyao Liu; Jiaqi Li
12:15
Hall: Sun II.
A Comprehensive Exploration of Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Panels
Michael Train; Pavel Bulejko
Hall: Sun I.
Research
Chairperson: Miroslav Sýkora, Alexander Jiponov
11:00
Hall: Sun I.
Cable Force Adjustments of an Arch Steel Pedestrian Bridge
Alp Caner; Martine Klein
11:15
Hall: Sun I.
Aerodynamic Performance-Based Design for Steel Bridges and Embodied Carbon Awareness
Emanuele Mattiello
11:30
Hall: Sun I.
Reliability-based Allowances of Corrosion Losses for Weathering Steel Bridges
Miroslav Sykora; Kateřina Kreislová; Jana Marková
11:45
Hall: Sun I.
Failure mode and load prediction of steel bridge girders through 3D laser scanning and machine learning methods
Georgios Tzortzinis; Jan Wittig; Angelos Filippatos; Maik Gude; Aidan Provost; Chengbo Ai; Simos Gerasimidis
12:00
Hall: Sun I.
Investigations On the Effective Width of Wide Flange Steel Girders
Alexander Jiponov; Encho Dulevski; Vasil Nikolov
12:15
Hall: Sun I.
Design and analysis of curved steel bridges using 3D shell modelling
Paul Biju-Duval
12:30
Hall: Sun I.
CALCULATION AND BEHAVIOR OF PRE-STRESSED CABLE-STAYED STEEL BRIDGE WITH INTERSECTING CABLE STAYS
Povilas Dabrila, Algirdas Juozapaitis
12:30
Hall: Sun I. + II.
Official closure of Steel bridges 2024
12:45
RESTAURANT NEBULA
Lunch
A special conference lunch will be held on the first floor of the Nebula Restaurant.
14:00
Excursions
If you would like to take part in a complementary excursion to the bridges in Prague, please note that capacity is limited. The excursion is available separately.