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6th International Bridge Engineering Conference
July 17-20, 2005
Boston, MA

Monday, July 18, 2005

Opening General Session
Conference Welcome from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation, John Cogliano
Conference Welcome from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, John C. Horsley
Conference Welcome from the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, J. Richard Capka

Security, Reliability, And Sustainability
Introduction, Alexander K. Bardow
Past, Present, and Future of Load and Resistance Factor Design: AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, John M. Kulicki

Prefabricated Bridges
Texas's Totally Prefabricated Bridge Superstructures, Gregg A. Freeby
Design and Construction of a Bridge with a Full-Width, Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Slab on Steel Girders, N. David LeBlanc
Broadway Bridge Case Study: Bridge Deck Application of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer, Matt Sams

Accelerated Construction
Introduction, Barney T. Martin
Hyperbuild! Rapid Bridge Construction Techniques in New Jersey, Harry A. Capers
Rapid Bridge Construction in Europe Using Self-Propelled Modular Transporters, Bill Halsband
Rapid Bridge Construction in Europe Using Self-Propelled Modular Transporters, Steven Sarens
Use of Precast Concrete Members for Accelerated Bridge Construction in Washington State (no audio), Bijan Khaleghi
Simplified Continuity Details for Short-and-Medium-Span Composite Steel Girder Bridges, Edward P. Wasserman

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Security, Reliability, And Sustainability
New Japanese Technological Contributions in Earthquake Engineering, Eiichi Watanabe
New Materials Development for Bridges in Europe, Joost Walraven
Implementation of High-Performance Materials: When Will They Become Standard?, Louis N. Triandafilou

Innovative Materials and Methods
Bridge with Composite Concrete Deck and Glued Laminated Girders Strengthened with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer, William G. Davids
Use of Adhesives to Retrofit Out-of-Plane Distortion at Connection Plates, Yuying Hu
Self-Consolidating Concrete for Repair of Bridges, Maria Kaszynska
Strengthening Steel Girder Bridges with Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plates, F. Wayne Klaiber

Innovative Materials and Methods
In-Field Performance of the Modified Beam-in-Slab Bridge, T. F. Konda
Reconstruction of North Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River, Kenneth Price
Extending the Span of H-Beam Bridges by Steel Plate Prestressing, Masahiro Sakano
Cooper River Bridge Design, Charles Dwyer

Innovative Methods II
Performance Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Deck Bridges, Hota V.S. GangaRao
Shear Buckling Strength of Trapezoidally Corrugated Steel Webs for Bridges, Heungbae Gil
Comparison of Cable-Stayed Versus Extradosed Bridges, Sena Kumarasena
Underwater Sound Pressure Levels Associated with Marine Pile Driving, Michael S. Thill

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Security, Reliability, And Sustainability
Load and Resistance Factor Rating for More Uniform Safety in Bridge Load Ratings and Postings, Bala Sivakumar
Experience in the United States with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Bridge Decks and Superstructures, Jerome S. O'Connor
The ABCDs of Bridge Building: Affordable, Beautiful, Constructable, and Durable, John E. Breen

Bridge Aesthetics
Helix Pedestrian Bridge (no audio), David K. McMullen
Main Street Replacement Bridge, Columbus, Ohio, David Rogowski
Structural and Aesthetic Considerations in the Design of Curved Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridges,Hans Schober
Design of the Main Spans for Chongqing China, Caiyuanba Bridge, Man-Chung Tang