Selected links to other sources of information
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) is
a shared national network of 14 experimental facilities, collaborative
tools, a centralized data repository, and earthquake simulation
software. Together, these resources provide the means for collaboration
and discovery in the form of advanced research based on experimentation
and computational simulations of the ways buildings, bridges, utility
systems, coastal regions, and geomaterials perform during seismic
events. Learn more
Health Monitoring of the Viennese Reichsbrücke
To permanent assess the condition and the safety of the Reichsbrücke,
arsenal research has installed in cooperation with MA 29 and Aplica Mess-
und Prüftechnik a permanent monitoring system consisting of accelerometers
and temperature sensors. The main target is to monitor the condition of the
bridge, detect cracks and other damages in an early stage, to provide the
serviceability and the safety of the bridge.
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
The
"International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering" (IABSE) is a
non-profit scientific society established in 1929 to promote the international
exchange of knowledge in the field of structural engineering. It has 4'200
members in 100 countries, all over the world. Its secretariat is in Zurich,
Switzerland.
Egnatia Motorway
A
modern closed motorway 680 kilometres long and 24.5 metres wide over
the greatest part of its length following a new alignment and running across
Epirus and Northern Greece from Igoumenitsa to the Evros, the Egnatia Motorway
is one of the largest road construction projects in Europe. Nine major vertical
axes connect the motorway with Albania, FYROM, Bulgaria
and Turkey. Furthermore, 5 ports and 6 airports service the road. A raft of
tunnels, bridges and interchanges carry it across the Greek countryside. Egnatia
Odos" is building about 1650 bridges, large and small, with lengths reaching 1km
(Arachthos Bridge, Greveniotikos Bridge, etc), spans up to 230 m (Votonosi
Bridge) and high piers up to 100 m (Metsovitikos Bridge). All types of
construction methods are being used to build bridges of every description,
including some very special ones (with very long spans).