Bridge and Highway Workshops, Conferences and Short Courses

Upcoming Events

Sixth National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways to be held in Charleston

The Sixth National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways will be held July 27-30, 2008 in Charleston, South Carolina. Organized by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Transportation Research Board (TRB), the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and MCEER, University at Buffalo, under the theme “Seismic Technologies for Extreme Loads,” this sixth conference in a series will focus on earthquake risk and include discussions on hurricanes, flooding, and other hazards.

Fourth US-Taiwan Bridge Engineering Workshop

The workshop will be held in Princeton, New Jersey at the Chauncey Conference Center August 4- 5, 2008.

Past Events

2007

U.S.-Italy Seismic Bridge Workshop

April 19-20, 2007, Pavia, Italy | Bulletin Article

2006

Second US-Taiwan Workshop on Bridge Engineering

September 21-22, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan

Fifth National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways
September 18-20, 2006, San Mateo, California | Proceedings

Seismic Retrofitting Workshop
September 17, 2006, San Mateo, California

Fourth PRC-US Workshop on Bridge Engineering: Advancing Bridge Technologies in Research, Design, Construction and Preservation
June 19-21, 2006 | Chongqing, China

Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridges
June 13, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA

FHWA Advisory Panel
May 2, 2006, Buffalo, New York

REDARS Pilot Workshop (Bulletin article)
March 15, 2006, San Francisco, California

Fourth International Workshop on Seismic Design and Retrofit of Transportation Facilities
March 13-14, 2006, San Francisco, California | Bulletin article

2005

Seismic Retrofit of Steel Truss Highway Bridges: A Pilot Training Course / Workshop
December 12-14, 2005, St. Louis, Missouri

Seismic Retrofit of Highway Bridges: A Pilot Training Course / Workshop
December 5-7, 2005, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

2005 PRC-US Bridge Research and Technology Forum (Bulletin Review)
November 3-5, 2005, Washington, DC

Seminar: Examining Extreme Events: Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Critical Infrastructure, Societal Systems, Public Health and Environment: A First-hand View from Satellite and Field Investigations
November 2, 2005, Buffalo, NY

Tri-Center Workshop on Transportation Networks
October 13-14, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada

MCEER-UB-FHWA Professional Development Seminar: Accelerated Bridge Construction
September 16 , 2005, Buffalo, NY | Bulletin Review

MCEER 2005 Annual Meeting
February 25-26 | Los Angeles, California: Student Posters: Testing of a Laterally Stable Eccentrically Braced Frame for Steel Bridge Piers (PDF: 2.87 MB); Liquefaction Mitigation for Silty Soils Using Dynamic Compaction (PDF: 3.74 MB)

2004

Third PRC-US Workshop on Seismic Analysis and Design of Special Bridges (Bulletin Review)
October 21-22, 2004, Shanghai, PRC | Conference Proceedings

Highway Seismic Research Council (HSRC) Meeting (Bulletin Review)
September 23, 2004, Buffalo, New York

Highway Seismic Research Council (HSRC) Meeting (Bulletin Review)
February 6-7 , 2004, Buffalo, New York

2003

19th US-Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop (Bulletin Review)
October 27-30, 2003, Tsukuba, Japan

Second PRC-US Workshop on Seismic Analysis and Design of Special Bridges (Bulletin Review)
October 21-22, 2004, Shanghai, PRC | Conference Proceedings

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures 2003 Annual Meeting (T-3 Session) (Bulletin Review)
June 1-5, 2003; Albuquerque, New Mexico

Highway Seismic Research Council (HSRC) Meeting (Bulletin Review)
May 28-29, 2003; Buffalo, New York

2002

First PRC-US Workshop on Seismic Analysis and Design of Special Bridges (Bulletin Review)
October 21-22, 2004, Shanghai, PRC | Conference Proceedings

The Third National Seismic Conference & Workshop on Bridges & Highways
April 28-May 1, 2002 , Portland, Oregon | Bulletin Review

Third International Workshop on Performance Based Seismic Design and Retrofit of Transportation Facilities (Bulletin Review)
July 9-11, 2002, Tokyo, Japan

2000

Workshop on Seismic Provisions for Steel Bridges (Bulletin Review pdf )
July 25-26, 2000; Las Vegas, Nevada

TEA-21 Highway Project Research Committee Meeting (Bulletin Review pdf )
April 10-11, 2000; Reno, Nevada

1999

Highway Seismic Research Council Meeting (Bulletin Review pdf )
December 2-3, 1999 in Buffalo

International Workshop on Mitigation of Seismic Effects on Transportation Structures (Bulletin Review pdf )
July 12 – 14, 1999; Taipei, Taiwan

TRB Workshop on New Approaches to Liquefaction Analysis
January, 1999, Washington D.C.