| 08:50 |
Registration,
Refreshments and Exhibition Viewing |
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09:45
|
Morning Chair
Greg Perks
Chairman of UK Bridges Board
Vice Chairman of CSS Bridges Group
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| 09:50 |
Keynote Address: Setting the Scene - Bridge Valuation
and Future Funding
Andy Bailey
Senior Technical Advisor
Department for Transport
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| 10:10 |
Highway Structures Financial Planning
Toolkit
- Purpose of the Toolkit
- Accounting Requirements
- Asset Management Planning Process and Depreciation
- How to use the Toolkit and Interim Model
Dr Vicky Vassou, Senior Engineer, Transport Asset Management
Atkins
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| 10:30 |
Case Study 1 - Bridge reconstruction on the Welsh
Highland Railway
John Sreeves
Associate Director -Bridges
Halcrow
|
| 10:50 |
Morning Refreshments and Exhibition
Viewing |
| 11:20 |
The Case for Bridge Assessments
- The Code of Practice - A reminder
- Structural reviews
- Assessment and valuations
- Sub-standard bridges
- The Alternative to strengthening?
Graham Cole
Structures Group Manager
Surrey County Council
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| 11:40 |
Contemporary Issues in Structural Safety
- Eurocodes in context
- Small iterms- big bite
- Maintaining safety whilst adding value
- Temporary works Learning lessons: Contributing to industry's
knowledge bank
John Carpenter
Secretary to SCOSS and Independent Consultant
|
| 12:00 |
Eurocodes - Latest Developments and CSS
Guidance
Steve Denton
Director of Bridge and Structural Engineering
Parson Brinckerhoff
|
| 12:20 |
Audience Question and Answer |
| 12:30 |
Lunch and Exhibition Viewing |
| 14:00 |
Afternoon Chair
Mike Winter, Chairman of CSS Bridges Group
|
| 14:05 |
Case Study: Design of Bearing
Replacement Scheme on Forth Road Bridge
- Description of Forth Road Bridge approaches and bearing
condition
- Preparation of design statement to use Eurocodes for assessment
and strengthening
- Use of Eurocodes for assessment of steel box girders - economic
advantages
- Description of strengthening and bearing replacement works
- Use of Eurocodes for design of strengthening to steel box
girders and concrete piers - economic advantages
Chris Hendy
Head of Bridge Design and Technology,Highways and
Transportation
Atkins
|
| 14:25 |
Bridges - a Political
Priority?
- Understanding the political dimension.
- Engaging with decision makers
- Communicating the issues
- Managing and sharing risk
- How to answer the question - "Is it safe?"
Richard Fish, Director
Richard Fish Consultancy Ltd.
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| 14:45 |
Risk Based Inspection Intervals
- Background
- Need for risk based inspection intervals
- What is involved
- Trial results
- Conclusions
Stephen Pottle, Structures Manager
TFL
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| 15:05 |
Afternoon Refreshments and Exhibition
Viewing |
| 15:35 |
Masonry Parapets - Forthcoming
Guidance
Andrew Oldland, Department for Transport
Amrit Ghose, Regional Director, AECOM
and South East Government Transportation Engineering Business
Group Leader
Dr. Matthew Gilbert, Senior Lecturer, Sheffield
University
|
| 15:55 |
Case Study: The Refurbishment of Tower
Bridge
Harold Armstrong, Marketing Manager
Pyeroy
|
| 16:15 |
Audience Question and Answer |
| 16:25 |
Chair's Summary
|
| 16:30 |
Close of Conference |
