Bridges Ideas for work 2008-2012 Dr Risto Kiviluoma Chairman of the Bridges Technical Committee 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Bridge Technical Committee (2008-2012) Risto Kiviluoma, Olli Niskanen FINLAND Bjarne Landgrebe, Vibeke Wegan DENMARK Baldvin Einarsson, Guðrún Þóra Garðarsdóttir ISLAND Jonny Hermansen, Jørn Arve Hasselø NORWAY NN, Martin Laninge SWEDEN Bjarni Petersen FÄR-ISLANDS 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Working area Bridge design, construction and maintenance. Bridge procurement methods and cost estimates (tunnels separated) 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Methods of work two-day conferences annually to be held in Sweden (2009) Norway (2010) Denmark (2011) Via Nordica, Island (2012, one session) conference themes bases on priorities by the organizing country general periodic themes of NVF 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

specific tasks are handled by the working groups workgroups have own leaders, plans and meetings only experts of the specific area are involved reporting options written report downloadable on NVF web side workshop slides on NVF web page 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Workgroups (plan Sep-2009) Self compacting concrete (continue) Eurocodes (continue) New technologies (new) Bridge maintenance group (existing, moved to Bridge TC in NVF) Procurement methods and cost estimates (new) 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Self compacting concrete (continue) utilization in bridges varies from country to country establish recommendation where and when self-compacting concrete is viable alternative in bridge structures make study if there is unnecessary concrete quality specifications to limit the use 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Eurocodes (continue) check that everything is ok for starting the use reduce number of open “to be chosen as project bases” design parameters by expert communication workshop proposed 1.4.2009 (year before Finns start use Eurocodes for bridges) 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

New technologies (new) ICT, assessment methods and monitoring make summary and study application of present major research results Sustainable Bridges EU project (2003-2007, 10 M€) practical project experiences IABSE ICT Conference Helsinki 2008 feedback 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Bridge maintenance group (to be moved in Bridge TC in NVF) group of representatives from Nordic Road Administrations varying bridge maintenance issues loads - Eurocodes meetings annually 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Procurement methods and cost estimates (new) increasing and unpredicted costs of infra-projects has been recently a topical question should the unit cost list and cost estimate models be improved? new bridge construction and maintenance procurement methods feedback effect on costs effect on quality functional requirements vs. quality specifications effect on quality including bridge suitability to environment 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Nordic Bridge (and Tunnel?) Prize 2012 1994 1998 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma

Suggestions, ideas for Technical Committee interfaces Please be in touch! risto.kiviluoma@wspgroup.fi local bridge country chairmen 5 Sep 2008 Reykjavik kick-off meeting R. Kiviluoma