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Developing New Bridge Technologies to Meet Future Challenges – Politecnico di Milano – Polo di Lecco – Thursday 30 March 2017 2:30 – 4:30PM / room A0.1

Developing New Bridge Technologies to Meet Future Challenges – Politecnico di Milano – Polo di Lecco – Thursday 30 March 2017 2:30 – 4:30PM / room A0.1

Our highways are built to transport goods and people, and connect nations, states and cities. As such, they are our lifelines to deliver daily needs such as food, water, and communication with other locations. Built to serve human needs in this modern world, they are also constructed to resist all extreme conditions and protect our lives and properties. Among all transportation infrastructures, bridge is one of the most important elements and need to be functioning in all circumstances. The technologies we use today in building bridges will need to meet the future challenges, including the economic growing, extreme events, and public demands in the construction and delivery speed. This presentation will start with the review of the current issues and difficulty of bridge structures, including the aging infrastructure and the public demand in bridge construction, and then discuss the consistency of bridge design criteria with the multi-hazards and resilience. In addition, the accelerated bridge construction technology will be introduced to address the public expectation. The bridge operation and management will also be briefly discussed and a summary will be provided at the very end.

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