Design, retrofit and monitoring of arch bridges: challenges and experiences

• Innovative Arch Bridge Design

• Retrofit Strategies for Arch Bridges

• Monitoring and Health Assessment of Arch Bridges

• Resilience Assessment for Arch Bridges

• Heritage Arch Bridges

• Case Studies and Lessons Learned

Organized by:

Marco Domaneschi

Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

marco.domaneschi@polito.it

Raffaele Cucuzza

Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

raffaele.cucuzza @polito.it,

Xiaowei Wang

Department of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, China

xiaoweiwang@tongji.edu.cn,

Arch, Shell and Spatial Structures

The special session welcomes contributions pertaining to the computational methods for the analysis, conceptual design, computational form finding, structural optimization, manufacturing, testing and maintenance techniques of all types of arches, shell and spatial structures (circular and segmental arch structures, tension and membrane structures, framed and lattice structures, curved beams, grid shells and active-bending structures, shell roofs, concrete, metal, timber and bio-based, arch and spatial structures).

Organized by:

Amedeo Manuello Bertetto

Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

amedeo.manuellobertetto@polito.it

Francesco Marmo

Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

f.marmo@unina.it