08.50 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

09.30 Case Study: The Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Crossing – Creating The World’s Largest And Tallest Spanning Arch Bridge

• Advancing the infrastructure and transportation initiatives in
• Dubai
• Linking the cultural, commercial, and aesthetic challenges of building an iconic landmark
• Exploring the technical and architectural solutions required

Steven W. Miller
Managing Director, Dubai
FX FOWLE

10.00 Ultimate Durability Of Modern Bridge Accessories Leads To Cost Reduction

• Discussing the use of hybrid steel profiles
• Considering fatigue design and dynamic testing
• Comparing approaches for life cycle costs – and exploring what it means?
• MSA® Maurer Sliding Alloy
• MSM® Maurer Sliding Material

Mr. Rainer Roos
Marketing and Sales Director, Inter natio nal
Maurer Söhne

11.00 Achieving Best Practice In Bridge Management And Assessment

• A critical analysis of condition surveys of structures and software applications
• Assessment of residual life
• Understanding remedial measures

Eric De Fleuriot
Technical Director of Bridges
Aurecon Group

11.30 Bentley BrIM – Future Standards In Bridge Engineering

• Bridge Information Modeling – Interoperability
• Explaining design & analysis solutions
• Discussing construction, maintenance & rehabilitation strategies

Dorian Janjic
Vice President
Bentley Systems

12.00 Iconic Bridges From The Perspective Of The Engineer And The Architect

• Balancing the need to create iconic yet functional and maintainable bridges
• Designing a bridge that is fit for purpose and aesthetically pleasing
• Managing large multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects through concept, detailed design and construction stages

Nidal Odeh
Regional Head of Bridges and Civil Structures
HYDER CONSULTING MIDDLE EAST LIMITED

12.30 State-Of-The-Art Post-Tensioning And Stay Cable Technology

• European Technical Approvals and CE marked post-tensioning kits, an international passport for state-of-the-art post-tensioning
• Case studies with internal, external, bonded and unbonded post-tensioning kits as well as stay cable systems.
• Ensuring durability and longevity of post-tensioned and cable stayed structures

Marcel Poser
Chief Executive Officer
BBR VT International LTD

14.00 Case Study: Designing For Durability And Low Maintenance Costs - Bridges With No Joints Or Bearings (Integral Bridges)

• Overview on numerical modelling, design and construction of concrete bridges
• Understanding the significance of soil structure interaction for achieving an economical design of piles
• Characteristics of back fill materials behind abutments and the significance of time – temperature problem
• Detailing for structural efficiency and continuity

Dr. Ali Mahdi
Technical Manager, Bridges and Civil Structures
HYDER CONSULTING MIDDLE EAST

15.30 Dubai Metro Viaducts - Building Precast Concrete Segmental Bridges

• Exploring alternative methods of construction to reduce cost, time and environmental impact
• Analysing best practice pre-cast systems
• Understanding and planning for traffic

Dr. Ghassan Ziadat
Director of Infrastructure & Regional Head of Bridges, Middle East & India
ATKINS

16.00 Understanding And Reforming Regulations

• An insight into recent testing and development of more economical and sustainable design rules
• Codification of more complex design topics
• Best practice in construction and Eurocode specification
• A critical analysis of Eurocodes, BS5400 and their applicability to the Gulf region

Chris Hendy
Head of Bridge Design and Technology
ATKINS

16.30 Interactive Panel Discussion

Join regional experts in this interactive session dedicated to addressing the most pressing challenges facing the industry. Understand how architects, designers and engineers envision the future of bridge infrastructure

17.00 Close Of Conference