Our Events
Establishment of the IABMAS Sri Lanka Group
EARL'S REGENCY HOTEL- KANDY, SRI LANKA
14 December 2019
The IABMAS Sri Lanka Group was established on 14/12/2019 during a special event held at the International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (ICSECM 2019) with the participation of the Founding President of the IABMAS, Prof. Dan Frangopol, as the chief guest.
IABMAS SPAGHETTI BRIDGE COMPETITION 2022
UVIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA, SRI LANKA
10 December 2022
Special Session on Bridge Design, Construction, and Maintenance at ICSECM 2021
EARL'S REGENCY HOTEL- KANDY, SRI LANKA
19 December 2021
The Special Session was held during the ICSECM 2021 on the 19th of December 2021. The session was chaired by Dr. Arjuna Ransinghe and Prof. Upul Attanayake.
Plenary Session on Sustainable Bridge Construction and Maintenance at ICSBE 2020
ONLINE SESSION
12 December 2020
An online session was held on 12th of December 2020 during the ICSBE 2020 conference. The agenda included the following
- Welcome speech; Prof. Ranjith Dissanayake, President, IABMAS Sri Lanka Group
- Introduction to IABMAS; Prof. Dan M. Frangopol, Honorary President, IABMAS, Lehigh University, USA. Future plans of highways development in Sri Lanka Eng. R. W. R. Pemasiri, Secretary, Ministry of Highways, Sri Lanka.
- New developments of bridges on rural roads in Sri Lanka; Prof. Ranjith Dissanayake, Secretary, State Ministry of Rural Roads and other Infrastructures, Sri Lanka.
- Accelerated bridge construction – going beyond the limits; Prof. Upul Attanayake, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Western Michigan University, USA.
- Future trends in precast, pre/post-tensioned concrete applications in bridge construction; Dr. Arjuna Ranasinghe, Chief Bridge Engineer, Jacobs Engineering, USA.
- Research on bridges in Sri Lanka: two decades’ contributions of Peradeniya University; Dr. Sudath Siriwardane, University of Stavanger, Norway.
- Panel Discussion; moderator – Dr. Kamal Karunananda, Department of Civil Engineering, Open University of Sri Lanka.
Special Session on Bridge Design and Safety at ICSECM 2019
EARL'S REGENCY HOTEL- KANDY, SRI LANKA
14 December 2019
The Special Session on Bridge Design and Safety was organized at the ICSECM 2019 on the 14th of December 2019. The session was chaired by Prof. Dan Frangopol and Prof. Upul Attanayake, with the former delivering the key speech.
Special sessions organized for IABMAS Conferences
Special Sessions during IABMAS 2024
SS 22 Advancements in Intelligent Monitoring and Maintenance of Bridge Infrastructure
Sujeeva Setunge
RMIT University, Australia
Amir Alani
Kingstone University, United Kingdom
Gholamreza Heravi
University of Tehran, Iran
Ranjith Dissanayake
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Thanh Bui-Tien
University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam
Mojtaba Mahmoodian
RMIT University, AustraliaSummary:
Inspection, monitoring and maintenance of bridges can significantly be improved by using advanced technologies and novel approaches. Reliable and cost-effective monitoring and maintenance of bridges is of significant interests for bridge asset owners. With the advancements in technologies such as Internet of Things, wireless sensors, drone technology, computer modelling, GPR, Interferometric Synthetic-Aperture Radar (InSAR) Satellite Imaging, image processing and 3D visualisation techniques, bridges can be monitored and maintained more efficiently. This special session attracts research papers and case studies on adopting new technologies for intelligent monitoring and maintenance of bridges during the whole life cycle (construction and operation) of a bridge. It also covers developments and applications of intelligent maintenance systems, novel bridge health monitoring, digital twins, defect detection technologies, bridge resilience and advanced maintenance prioritisation and optimisation techniques used in bridge engineering.
SS 08 Posttension Analysis, Design, and Assessment in Bridge Construction
Upul Attanayake
Western Michigan University, USA
Haluk Aktan
Western Michigan University, USA
Michael LaViolette
HDR, Inc., USA
Corey Rogers
National Bridge Inspection and Preservation Leader, USASummary:
The topics related to posttension analysis, design, construction, and assessment are not new to bridge engineers, contractors, and owner agencies. The body-of-knowledge is growing with the advancement of technology; the needs for managing large networks of infrastructure; and the new infrastructure development projects in many parts of the world. Yet, many unknowns, limitations and challenges remain. This session will aggregate the state-of-the-art and practice, lessons learned, performance assessment, and research to broaden the existing body-of-knowledge.
Special Sessions during IABMAS 2022
SS 08 Recent Advances in Bridge Design and Construction
Upul Attanayake
Western Michigan University, USA
Haluk Aktan
Western Michigan University, USA
Michael LaViolette
HDR, Inc., USA
Matthew J. Chynoweth
Director, Bureau of Bridges and Structures, Michigan DOT, USA
Benjamin A. Graybeal
Team Leader, Bridge Engineering Team, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, USASummary:
Bridge construction methods have evolved from traditional construction methods to more recently developed methods such as Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) methods to overcome many challenges that arise due to extended periods of construction and site constraints. Consequently, bridge design procedures and details are being evaluated and revised to accommodate the additional loads and other concerns that arise due to the specific bridge construction/replacement technology being implemented and/or site constraints. During past several years, many innovative approaches have been developed and implemented. This session will aggregate the state-of-the-art and practice, lessons learned, performance, and research.
Special Sessions during IABMAS 2020
SS13 Constructability difficulties of bridges and solutions
Upul Attanayake
Western Michigan University, USA
Haluk Aktan
Western Michigan University, USA
Michael LaViolette
HDR, Inc., USASummary:
Bridge structural elements are often analyzed considering stages of construction for loadings or stresses that are not present in the completed, in-service structure. Structural systems, construction methods, and project constrains employed today presents many challenges requiring change orders or leading to failure conditions of the bridge and/or components. Constructability is especially critical during accelerated bridge construction where bridge may need to be moved to alignment before critical components such as cables, diaphragms and main girders with incomplete posttensioning are incorporated. Articles of interest includes constructability related issues including failures, analysis tools and procedures, contracting methods, and specifications to assure constructability.
Mini Symposia during IABMAS 2018:
MS07 – RECENT ADVANCES IN BRIDGE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Upul Attanayake
Western Michigan University, USA
Haluk Aktan
Western Michigan University, USASummary:
Bridge construction methods have evolved from traditional construction methods to more recently developed methods such as Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) methods to overcome many challenges that arise due to extended periods of construction and site constraints. Consequently, bridge design procedures and details are being evaluated and revised to accommodate the traditional loads and other concerns that arise due to specific construction/replacement technology being implemented and/or site constrains. During past several years, many innovative approaches have been developed and implemented. This session will aggregate the state-of-the-art practices, lessons learned, performance and research.
Special Session during IABMAS 2014:
SS5 Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) – A Paradigm Shift in Bridge Engineering
Upul Attanayake
Western Michigan University, USASummary:
The Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) concept was introduced to overcome many challenges that arise when dealing with extended periods of construction. ABC brings in many advantages including enhanced safety and reduced user cost. It is envisioned that ABC will soon be the most common practice in bridge construction. At present, highway agencies are implementing ABS technologies at an experimental level broaden their experience as well as to provide opportunities for the others to learn. Concurrently, all the stakeholders are working hand-in-hand to address implementation as well as design, inspection, and monitoring challenges. This session aggregates ABC practice, performance and research.