IABMAS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON BRIDGE MANAGEMENT
Mission Statement:
The IABMAS Bridge Management Committee is concerned with methods and technologies for selection and evaluation of cost-effective, programmatic optimal strategies for comprehensive management of bridges and structures, taking into account life cycle costs and functional requirements such as safety, mobility, and traffic congestion. The committee will achieve its goals by organizing conference sessions; forming sub-committees to publish papers, reports and books; and communicating bridge management standards and guidelines which have been developed.
By providing a forum for new ideas and new applications of technology, the Committee will form a unique bridge between theory and practice, thus being at the service of the international community of infrastructure authorities throughout the world.
Committee Scope:
Many countries have an ageing and deteriorating bridge stock, which calls for more intense inspections and maintenance. At the same time the use of the network intensifies, while demands of network performance increase. Both money and staffing are scarce. Methods and tools have to be developed to make bridge management more effective and efficient.
Information technology plays an important role in development and implementation of systems for data collection, data management, data processing and decision support. Bridges are essential elements in a road network, and therefore central to transportation asset management. The committee intends to contribute to development and meaningful application of Bridge Management by establishing international communication for the exchange of information on best practices and identifying critical needs for further research and development.
Committee Major Reports
2012
The committee completed the 2nd edition of the report “Overview of Existing Bridge Management Systems”. This report gives a Systematic overview of features and capabilities of 21 bridge management systems from 16 countries, being used to manage approximately 980’000 objects. Appendices with completed questionnaires give additional information and contact data.
Report on “BMS of the world”
Download the full 2012 reportDownload the full 2014 report
To help readers who are not closely involved in bridge management understand these reports, a glossary with terms and expressions is available.
Download the glossary of bridge terms(English and French language)
Committee Meetings
IABMAS Bridge Management Committee – 2014IABMAS Bridge Management Committee – 2016
IABMAS Bridge Management Committee – 2018
IABMAS Bridge Management Committee – 2020
Members:
Vice President
Stantec Consulting International Ltd.
400-10220 103 Avenue
Edmonton AB T5K 0K4, Canada
Infrastructure Management Consultants GmbH
Feldeggstrasse 36
8008 Zürich, Switzerland
Minnesota State University
Mankato, MN 56001, USA
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706, USA
Institute for Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI),
ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
Building HIL, Room F 24.3
CH 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
AASHTO
444 N. Capitol St. NW, Suite 249
Washington DC 20001, USA
Wroclaw University of Technology
Institute of Civil Engineering
Wybreze Wyspianskiego 27
50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Kaciceva 26
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Departamento de Engenharia Civil
Instituto Superior Tecnico
Av. Rovisco Pais
1096 Lisboa Codex, Portugal
MCS, DGC, EPFL
GCB-2 (ECUBLENS)
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Fazlur Khan Endowed Chair
Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS Center)
117 ATLSS Drive, Imbt Labs
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015-4729, USA
Department of Informatics
Kansai University
2-1-1 Ryozenji-cho
569-11 Takatsuki Osaka, Japan
Network Rail
The Quadrant MK, Elder Gate, MK9 1EN,
Milton Keynes, United Kingd
COWI A/S
Parallelvej 2
2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
10220 103 Ave NW Suite 400, T5J 0K4,
Edmonton, Canada
Directorate- General of Public
Works and Water Management
Civil Engineering Division
PO Box 20000
3502 LA Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Transport and Main Roads
36-38 Cotton Street (PO Box 442)
Nerang, QLD 4211 Australia
University of Minho
Department of Civil Engineering
4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal
Autostrade per l'Italia
Manutenzione e Standard
via A.Bergamini 50
00159 Roma, Italy
Australian Road Research Board
80a Turner Street, Port Melbourne
Victoria, Australia, 3207
Senior Vice President
Arora and Associates
4527 Robin Circle N.
Robbinsdale, MN 55422, USA
Yliskyläntie 6 D 36
FI-00840 Helsinki, Finland
Consultant
17035 NE 28th Place
WA 98008 Bellevue, USA
NRC Group Finland Oy
Radiokatu 3,
00240 Helsinki, Finland
Dept. of Mechanical and Structural Engineering
University of Trento
Via Mesiano 77
I-38050 Trento, Italy