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WEBINAR
BIM FOR BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION IN SOUTH KOREA
Date: 28 April 2025 (tbc). Time: 14-15 hrs CET.
WBTG1.2025. Register (free): Click Here
Speaker: Professor Changsu Shim, Chung-Ang University, South Korea; Vice Chair, Task Group 5.6
Moderators: Vanja Samec, Chair, Task Group 5.6
BIM for Bridge maintenance and operation in Korea
With the growing deterioration of bridge structures in traffic networks, there is an urgent need for a reliable method to assess and predict bridge performance using diverse data sources. While Building Information Modeling (BIM) is increasingly implemented in new bridge construction projects, its potential to establish a comprehensive maintenance baseline by integrating data from design to construction remains underutilized. Existing bridge management systems (BMS) still rely on fragmented, document-oriented information, limiting effective maintenance and decision-making. In this webinar, Dr. Shim, a leading expert in BIM for bridge design and maintenance, will introduce Korea’s BIM-based BMS, highlighting innovative approaches for both new and existing bridges. The session will explore how as-built models can seamlessly deliver data to BMS for new bridges, as well as how a stand-alone bridge maintenance system developed by a highway agency enables structured data accumulation for inspection and repair records. Join us to gain insights into cutting-edge digital solutions that enhance bridge maintenance efficiency and reliability.
STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF BRIDGES AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS - Part 1
Date: 6 May 2025. Time: 16-17 hrs CET.
WBTG2.2025. Register (free): Click Here
Speaker: Stefan Zmigrodzki, Canada, CIMA, Longueuil, Canada, Vice-Chair, Task Group 1.2.
Moderator: Ignacio Paya-Zaforteza, Spain; Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Chair, Task Group 1.2.
The first series of webinars prepared by Task Group 1.2, “Structural Design of Bridges against Fire Hazards,” is divided into two parts to fit in the time frame allowed for this type of presentation. The focus of the series is on “the why” of the importance of bridge fires, the vulnerability of bridges exposed to fires, dealing with fire hazards, and finally, fire engineering related to bridge structures.
This present webinar is Part 1 of the series and is composed of two sections: (1) Examples of bride fires (2) Structural response to fire. Examples of 22 selected bridge fires that occurred in the period 2002-2016 are reviewed in detail, explaining the origin of fires and the damages caused to the structure. Based on the presented cases observations and conclusions are then shared with the audience.
Structural response to fire refers to the performance of steel and concrete as materials exposed to heat, the temperature loads created by heat and acting on the structural system and the parameters related to the temperature considered in the analysis.
STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF BRIDGES AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS - Part 2
Date: 13 May 2025. Time: 16-17 hrs CET.
WBTG3.2025. Register (free): Click Here
Speaker: Speaker: Stefan Zmigrodzki, Canada, CIMA, Longueuil, Canada, Vice-Chair, Task Group 1.2.
Moderators: Maria Pina Limongelli, Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Vice-Chair, IABSE e-Learning and Ignacio Paya-Zaforteza, Spain; Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Chair, Task Group 1.2.
The first series of webinars prepared by Task Group 1.2, “Structural Design of Bridges against Fire Hazards,” is divided into two parts to fit in the time frame allowed for this type of presentation. The focus of the series is on “the why” of the importance of bridge fires, the vulnerability of bridges exposed to fires, dealing with fire hazards, and finally, fire engineering related to bridge structures. This webinar will present on the topic: Structural response to fire. This present webinar is Part 2 of the series and is composed of four sections:
- Design for fire based on the NFPA 502
- Risk Analysis
- Dealing with Fire Hazards
- Holistic Approach to Fire vs Life-Cycle Performance
- Closing remarks
Review of the NFPA 502 is followed by the risk analysis based on the parameters related to the nature of risks, the structural performance of bridges and the impact of fire. Examples are given to reflect the presence of dangerous goods under/on bridges and the use of space underneath for parking or storage.
Dealing with fire hazards includes passive protections, conceptual aspects and factors reducing the risks.
Conceptual holistic approach to the design for fire is put in the perspective of the life-cycle performance of structures.
Observations/remarks summarizing the content of both parts of the 1st series of webinars presented by the Task Group 1.2 will close the presentation.
