Join us for a 4-day Symposium where experts and participants from around the world will engage in invaluable and critical discussions on key themes and topics.
Venue of the Symposium:
The IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025 will be held in the RIHGA Royal Hotel Tokyo and Waseda University. They are located next to each other, and it takes 8-10 minutes on foot to walk between the hotel and Ibuka Hall of Waseda University.
We eagerly anticipate your participation in the IABSE Congress 2025 and your exploration of the picturesque city of Ghent. Let us join forces to chart new pathways, share insights, and delve into "the essence of structural engineering for society".
1. Modifications and bypass Viaduct Merksem
2. Structural safety assessment of corroded concrete structures
3. Data-informed life-cycle management of existing concrete structures
4. Forensic Engineering and Lessons Learned
5. Assessment of the historical inner-city infrastructure in Amsterdam
6. Calibration of partial safety factors for the assessment of existing bridges
7. Utilization of traffic data in research, design, and assessment of bridges
8. Climate Change on Infrastructures: Effects,Standardisation and Adaptation
9. Galecopper Cable Replacement – keeping key infrastructure available to the public – Charlotte Murphy
10. Ship collision with bridges
11. High Speed railway structures as part of the HS2
About Research, Education, Codes and Practice Related to Structural Integrity
Dick Hordijk is senior advisor at Adviesbureau Hageman, a consulting office in the Netherlands renowned for a long-lasting history in structural and forensic engineering, code work and teaching activities.
Korean Bridge Design: 30 Years of Innovation for a Dynamic Society
Ho-Kyung Kim is the POSCO Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea.
Structures with Meaning: Designing for Society
Jean-Yves Del Forno is a civil structural engineer who graduated from the University of Liège. After an initial experience with the Belgian Railways (SNCB), he joined Bureau Greisch in 1994, where he is now a board member and head of the infrastructure department for the entire group.
Avoiding Mistakes During Assessment, Design and Construction of Structural Repairs
Predrag L. Popovic,P.E., S.E., is Vice President and Senior Principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. in Northbrook, Illinois, USA. He specializes in assessment, load testing, and rehabilitation of existing structures.
Authors are kindly invited to submit maximum 300 word abstracts through the online submission system. Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their abstracts in June 2025. Authors are requested to specify under which of the 6 mentioned themes their contribution belongs. They are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts on R&D projects, as well as on lessons learnt and real case studies from practice.
Main Themes are:
Circular Construction
Structural Modelling & Structural Concepts
Codes and Standards
Material Technology
Data Driven Technologies
Automation and Robot Technologies Read further here ...
Activities of IABSE's Technical Committee
The Technical Committee (TC) chaired by Tobia Zordan is responsible for the overall technical activities of IABSE. It promotes, co-ordinates and assesses the activities of all technical groups. Read further here ...
Moving Bridges – Design, Construction, Maintenance and Operation
Mission Statement: Moving Bridges are specialist structures that require careful collaborative design between engineering disciplines, and a deep understanding of future maintenance and operation requirements. If you wish to join, write to technical@iabse.org. Read further here...
Sustainable structures to foster climate change mitigation and transition towards carbon neutrality
The second meeting of TG 6.7 took place on 26 March 2025. In this meeting, current and future steps were planned and discussed. Two main tasks are currently under development: (i) the collection of best practices of building structures fostering climate change mitigation and supporting the transition towards carbon neutrality; and (ii) the collection of an inventory of building structures to allow future benchmarking. One of the points of discussion was the need for good quality benchmarks. A few available databases were presented, and limitations were discussed. A presentation was made to strengthen the need for good quality reference values to optimize the sustainable design of buildings: Click Here.
This Task Group is developing an information hub with various reports and documents collected in one source, you can download the list and read more about this Task Group here ...
Carbon Footprint of Bridge and Infrastructure Construction Projects
On 11 April 2025, TG 6.6, chaired by Markus Gabler, Germany, held its second meeting. They discussed the logistics of video storage, meeting schedules, and subgroup assignments. The Group was divided into several subgroups to coordinate their activities and goals. Those who wish to join this Task Group, can contact the Chair and write to us at technical@iabse.org.
Subgroup 1 will focus on gathering and using existing databases for carbon footprint calculations, avoiding creating new ones. Subgroup 2 will address stakeholder engagement to raise awareness about carbon footprints. Subgroup 3 will explore the impact of construction on existing traffic and carbon footprints.
Action items included:
• Reassign participants to their preferred subgroups if needed.
• Explore differences in emission factor data and calculation approaches across different countries.
• Avoid replicating work already done by other groups like Net Zero Bridges and focus on providing a measurable contribution.
• Investigate how emission calculation frameworks differ across EU countries and the implications for procurement.
• Subgroups to discuss and determine their working points and desired outcomes.
FREE Access to three SEI papers (till 30 May 2025) which you can share with colleagues based on Earthquake:
IABSE National Groups, take advantage of the Easter Promotion Offer (50% off), and invite your colleagues and students, who are not yet members - to join, network, contribute, and benefit from IABSE: Click Here!
Denmark
On 20 March 2025, the Danish Group of IABSE organized a student trip for Civil Engineering students from The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, aimed at igniting their passion for structural engineering by exposing them to leading engineering companies and their cutting-edge practices
From 19-22 March 2025, the 3rd Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering (3CroCEE) took place in Split, Croatia, on the fifth anniversary of the 2020 Zagreb earthquake, with the aim to continue to share knowledge and raise awareness for the largest threat/risk to Croatia.
From April 2025, Claude Le Quere, who is the President of the French Association of Civil Enginnering (AFGC), joins as the Chair for French National Group of IABSE. Welcome Claude!
Bruno Godart who has served in this position for over a decade is stepping down from this role, and we take this opportunity to thank him for his dedicated service and leadership! Click Here.
Korean Rep. of
On 21 March 2025, the Korean Rep. Group of IABSE, with the National Group Chair, Ho-Kyung Kim, SC Chair, Wonsuk Park and their team met with Executive Dir. Chep Uytiepo and his team, to discuss the upcoming IABSE Congress Incheon 2026 and start making preparations. Save the Date!
IABSE Secretariat News
Completing 10 Years of Service!
Congratulations and a big thanks to our colleague Firat Cicek, Operations Manager and IT at the IABSE Secretariat, on completing 10 years of dedicated service on 1 April 2025.
Firat’s commitment to IABSE has played a vital role in the Association’s efficient operations and the continuous development of its IT infrastructure, enabling us to better serve our members.
Thank you Firat and we look forward to many more successful years together!
