Workshop: Exploiting the Resilience of Masonry Arch Bridge Infrastructure
Intended for: Practitioners and researchers involved in the assessment and/or design of masonry arch bridges.
Registration: Closed (event has now taken place).
Workshop flyer: download here
Workshop presentations: recordings (YouTube) | slides
Synopsis: Masonry arch bridges continue to form the backbone of regional highway, railway and waterway networks in many parts of the world. However, though masonry arch bridges have served us well, a number of prominent failures suggest we may be at a tipping point – brought about by a perfect storm of the increasing age of the structures, new traffic loading demands, climate change effects pushing structures to new limits and severely restricted maintenance budgets. Conversely, the need to deliver low embodied carbon construction transport infrastructure may herald a renaissance in the design and construction of bridges formed from stone masonry. This two-day workshop is designed to bring together practitioners and researchers involved in the assessment and/or design of masonry arch bridges:
•Day one will focus on state-of-the-art practice, encompassing recent changes to assessment codes, how outcomes from research can inform assessment practice, and how masonry arches can be incorporated in low-carbon bridge designs.
•Day two will focus on future research directions, with the emphasis being on cutting-edge developments in modelling and monitoring techniques for masonry arch bridges, presented by experts in the field.
The workshop is being organised as part of the UK government-funded ERMABI (Exploiting the Resilience of Masonry Arch Bridge Infrastructure) project, involving the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and Imperial College London. A key focus of this project is on gaining an improved understanding of 3D behaviour – the workshop will include presentations describing outcomes from the project, along with outcomes from research undertaken at a range of other institutions.
Workshop Programme
Location: Skempton Building, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2BU (nearest Underground station: South Kensington)
Accommodation: In addition to the wide range of central London accommodation options, a limited amount of affordable accommodation in halls of residence is available at Imperial College: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/visit/summer-accommodation/
ERMABI - Exploiting the Resilience of Masonry Arch Bridge Infrastructure 