The Symposium is seeking abstracts and subsequent presentations for both Bridge Engineers and Bridge Supervisors related to, but not limited to, the following general topics:
- Creative or innovative solutions for engineering
- Creative or innovative solutions for construction and maintenance
- Bridge topics educational for the next generation of Railroader
- Fatigue design and remaining fatigue life estimations
- Bridge replacement projects: from closure to opening
- Soil-structure interaction
- Seismic analysis and design
- Longitudinal force evaluation and distribution
- Innovative or new project delivery methods
- State-of-the-art research ready for implementation
- Rehabilitation and repair, or repurposing
- Lessons learned from an emergency response
- The value and limitations of standard plans
- Identifying critical structural deterioration
- Scour identification and remediation
- Bridge management solutions
- Bridge inspection methods, traditional, advanced, and state of the art
- Retaining walls: permanent or temporary shoring