EFLA's lecture at bridge and structural conferenceEFLA's lecture at bridge and structural conference

The International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers, IABSE, holds its largest annual conference in New York this week. Fittingly, the main theme of this year's conference is the "Evolving metropolis" with sessions addressing the following topics

• Designing bridges to last into the next century
• The latest technologies for creating a sustainable and affordable society for all
• Innovations in structural engineering to accommodate growth

Magnús Arason, Bridge Engineer at EFLA, is attending the conference, where he will be presenting two recent EFLA bridge projects. These projects are the new footbridge across Breiðholtsbraut motorway in Reykjavik and the strengthening of two steel bridges in the south of Norway, introducing the “coiled-pins” strengthening method that has never been used in Norway before.

The flagship project of the EFLA Bridge Section, the new footbridge at Ullevaal stadium in Oslo, will also be presented at the conference, by EFLA collaborator and Bridge Architect Christian Ernst of BEaM architects.