Fifth International Conference on Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design Construction and Maintenance. Proceedings of the Two Day International Conference Organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and Held in Beijing on 17-18 September 2007

Opening plenary session: State-of-the-art in long-span bridgesA new approach to geometric control of ultra-long span cable stay bridges Incheon Bridge - fast track design check of the cable stayed bridge Stonecutters Bridge - detailed design and construction of the superstructure Stonecutters Bridge - design and construction of the towers Advancements in long span bridge construction: the Stonecutters Bridge experienceTheme one: Lessons that can be learnt from the pastArnodin and structural durability Newcastle high-level bridge - refurbishment and strengthening of a historic road/rail bridge Rebuilding the Alexander Hamilton Bridge - the future of bridge construction Experience with application of various slab-on-girder bridge systems in Slovakia Condition assessment and retrofitting of an old reinforced concrete arch bridgeTheme two: Advances in the understanding of the structural behaviour of bridgesInvestigation of mechanical properties of corroded reinforcement using simulated corrosion Some design improvements for integral bridges Influence of locked-in girder stress on the design of suspension bridges Influence of analysis models and damping method to nonlinear earthquake response of complex bridges Long-term earth pressure measurements of two large-span flexible culverts in Norway Three-dimensional seismic response analysis of self-anchored cable-stayed suspension bridge with response spectrum methodTheme three: Durability, structural reliability, risk management and health monitoringAssessment of the dynamic behaviour of Jamuna multi-purpose bridge through noise study Reliability analysis of pre-stressed bridge girders: comparison of Chinese codes (1989), (2004) and AASHTO LRFD specifications (2005) Experience and results of experimental testing of bridges in Croatia Numerical analysis of carrying capacity deterioration of existing reinforced concrete bridge and repair demandTheme four: Bridge management and its relationship with infrastructure managementAccelerating the renewal of America\'s highway bridges Achieving best value and minimising disruption through bridge management plans Effective governance of bridge management: UK example Design of rehabilitation and refurbishment of existing r.c. bridgesTheme five: Innovation in bridge design, construction and repairStrengthening of bridges using CFRP composites Design of two curve cable stayed bridges with overlapped girders supported by a single \"X\" shape tower, Real Park Complex description in Sao Paulo - Brazil New developments in underwater pile repair using fibre reinforced polymers Rehabilitation design of a bascule bridge - including jacking up an 800-ton bascule leaf An asymmetric curved cable stayed bridge in Parma (Italy) Bridge widening - stitching a steel girder reinforced concrete composite bridge to a post-tensioned prestressed voided deck structure The design and construction of the Pasteur-Cikapayang-Surapati elevated road and bridge project in Bandung, Indonesia Horizontally curved composite plate girders Assessment of stress conditions of a seismically damaged cable-stayed bridge after repair Tiawan high speed rail project: the structures and quality management system - a case study Self-consolidating concrete for on-site bridge applications Design and construction of Otanerua Eco-Viaduct, Auckland, New Zealand Identification of an FRP Deck using Iterative Training of Neutral Network Structural optimization of the cable stayed arch Underslung cable structures - a feasible alternative? Six signature bridges in the People\'s Republic of China Aerodynamic study of cable oscillations and mitigation measures for long-span bridges The lightweight aluminium panel for bridge redecking Influence of erection method on consumption of prestressing steel in superstructure of prestressed concrete bridges Strengthening of arched masonry bridges with retrofitting reinforcement - research and practice Construct