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IABSE Symposium Wrocław 2020 “Synergy of Culture and Civil
Engineering—History and Challenges”
By Jan Bień, Prof., Chair of IABSE Symposium Wrocław 2020 Scientific Committee; Jan Biliszczuk, Prof., Chair of IABSE
Symposium Wrocław 2020 Organising Committee; Paweł Hawryszków, PhD, Executive Chair of IABSE Symposium
Wrocław 2020 Organising Committee; Faculty of Civil Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Introduction The Symposium will be held on 20–22 The main goal of this IABSE Sym-
May 2020 in Wrocław, organised by posium is the international exchange
On behalf of the International Associ- the Polish Group of IABSE in of experiences and dissemination of
ation for Bridge and Structural Engineer- cooperation with the Wrocław Univer- specialist knowledge and information
ing (IABSE) the IABSE Symposium sity of Science and Technology in various fields of structural engineer-
“Synergy of Culture and Civil Engineer- (WUST). The Scientific Committee is ing among scientists, experts, designers,
ing—History and Challenges” shall be chaired by Prof. Jan Bień and the contractors, and all those interested in
hosted in Poland—for the first time in Organising Committee by Prof. Jan challenges regarding bridges and
the 90-year history of this association. Biliszczuk and Dr Paweł Hawryszków. other civil engineering structures.
Main attention will be paid to the
synergy of civil engineering and
culture under historical aspects, as
well as to the challenges ahead of us.
Objective and Scope
The objective of the Symposium is to
create a forum for debate on the devel-
opment of bridge and structural engin-
eering as part of worldwide culture,
and on current challenges in this area.
The Symposium shall focus on signifi-
cant issues, such as Civil Engineering
Structures as Monuments of Culture
and Technical Development; Con-
dition Assessment of Contemporary
and Historical Structures; Conserva-
tion, Upgrading and Management of
Contemporary and Historical Struc-
tures; and the Future of Civil Engineer-
Panorama of the city (Photo credit: Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency) ing Structures.
Old Town of Wrocław
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This IABSE Symposium promises to Themes and Topics changes, ecological requests; rehabilita-
be an important international meeting tion techniques and materials; perform-
for scientists, experts, designers, con- Civil Engineering Structures as ance-based management; artificial
tractors, and all those who are inter- Monuments of Culture and intelligence and virtual reality in asset
ested in problems of bridges and Technical Development management.
other civil engineering structures. The Learning from the past; technologies
Symposium topics raise a wide range leading to leaps in the civil engineering
of problems of bridge and structural Future of Civil Engineering
techniques; artistic works in civil engin- Structures
engineering, including not only techni- eering; societal impacts on civil works;
cal issues, but also their presence in military structures and civil engineer- Exceptional structures; civil engineer-
everyday life and in culture. Covered ing; cultural and non-engineering ing in response to demographic
subjects are going to be related to values; asset management of historical growth; sustainability-based structural
various structures: from historical structures and monuments; dealing design; advanced materials and build-
ones, through those designed and con- with new structures in historic ing technologies; current and future
structed contemporarily, to the latest environment. cultural and societal impacts on civil
and future solutions and concepts. engineering works; quality control
and risk management.
Condition Assessment of
Contemporary and Historical
Technical Programme Structures
Young Engineers Programme
Degradation mechanisms and defects;
The scientific programme will include testing and classification of historical Delegates born in 1986 or later will
Keynote, Plenary and Parallel Sessions materials; structural behaviour of his- enjoy reduced registration fees. In
over three days. The official language torical construction materials; inspec- addition, a jury will present the
of the Symposium is English. tion, testing and monitoring of “Young Engineers’ Contribution
structures; structural analysis of struc- Award” to two young authors, born in
tures with defects. or after 1986, who have personally pre-
sented their paper during the Sym-
Keynote Lectures posium. The prize is sponsored by the
Conservation, Upgrading and
IABSE Fellows and the Organising
. Akio Kasuga, Japan: Challenge for Management of Contemporary and
Committee. These awards, consisting
next generation of concrete bridges, Historical Structures
of financial prizes and official certifi-
non-metallic bridge with zero Structural and functional challenges— cates, will be presented at the closing
cement concrete. extreme loads, fire hazards, climate of the conference.
. Enzo Siviero, Italy: Bridges in the
World Heritage List between culture
and technical development.
. Rosario Ceravolo, Italy: Condition
assessment, monitoring and preser-
vation of some iconic concrete struc-
tures of the 20th century.
. Elsa Caetano, Portugal: Achieve-
ments and challenges on the con-
dition assessment of cable structures.
. Yves Weinand, Switzerland:
Towards sustainable timber construc-
tion through the application of
wood–wood connections.
. Wojciech Radomski, Poland: Bridge
aesthetics—functional and structural
needs versus architectural
imagination.
. Wojciech Lorenc, Poland: Compo-
site dowels: the way to the new
forms of steel–concrete composite
structures.
. Jan Biliszczuk & Paweł Hawryszków,
Poland: Outstanding civil engineering
structures built in Poland.
. Jan Bień & Marek Salamak, Poland: Volunteers supporting the Young Engineers Programme—“Young Bridge Builders”
Management of bridge structures— (scientific group of students at WUST, supervised by P. Hawryszków PhD and
challenges and possibilities. M. Teichgraeber MSc)
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Symposium Proceedings proceedings and the overall organis- and on the Symposium website
ation, will be English. www.iabse.org/wroclaw2020.
The Symposium proceedings—full
version of all papers accepted by the
Scientific Committee—will be avail- Exhibition and Sponsorship
able in electronic format (ePDF via Technical Visits Companies or organisations interested
link or USB stick) at the beginning of
in sponsoring the event, exhibiting or
the Symposium. The authors must reg- Technical visits to interesting projects advertising their products and services
ister to the Symposium in order to have and research facilities, guided by local are invited to contact the Symposium
their paper presented during the Sym- engineers, are planned during the Sym- Secretariat. The exhibition area,
posium and published in the proceed- posium, and are open to accompanying located in the foyer of the WUST Con-
ings. The official language of the persons. More detailed information gress Centre, will be combined with
event, including conference sessions, will be available in the Final Invitation coffee and lunch-break stations, allow-
ing good exposure for the delegates.
Social Programme
Participants and accompanying
persons are invited to participate in
the Welcome Reception on 19 May
2020, Young Engineers Programme
Evening Meeting on 20 May 2020 and
the Symposium Dinner on 21 May
2020. Guided walking tours in
Wrocław city as well as sightseeing by
electric cars are also scheduled.
Venue
The conference venue will be the
Wrocław University of Science and
Technology Congress Centre. The
Congress Centre is located in the uni-
versity campus (http://biznes.pwr.edu.
pl/en/conference-venue).
Re˛dziński Bridge in Wrocław About Wrocław
Wrocław, the conference city, is the
capital of Lower Silesia and one of
the oldest and most beautiful places
in Poland, with over 650 000 perma-
nent inhabitants and a student popu-
lation of over 130 000. The city centre
is crossed by seven rivers and an exten-
sive network of the Odra River chan-
nels and tributaries, making Wrocław
known as the city of 12 islands and
300 bridges.
Accommodation
Accommodation has to be booked
individually. Wrocław has plenty of
hotels at all comfort levels. It is rec-
ommended to book hotel rooms early.
On the website www.iabse.org/
wroclaw2020 you will find a list of
suggested hotels at attractive prices
Town Hall of Wrocław (Photo credit: Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency) during the Symposium. While
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Wrocław University of Science and Technology—historical and modern buildings
Wrocław—the city of bridges (Photo credit: Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency)
booking, please use the password All enquiries should be addressed to:
“IABSE 2020” to access the special
IABSE Symposium Wrocław 2020
offer. Wrocław 50-370, POLAND
Secretariat
Tel: +48 71 320 45 62
Registration Wrocław University of Science and
Technology Fax: +48 71 320 35 45
Registration shall be done online via 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego St. Email: iabse2020wroclaw@pwr.edu.pl
the conference website. Authors of
accepted papers have to register and
pay by 31 March 2020 in order to
have their papers published in the
Symposium proceedings, and their
paper has to be presented. Early Bird
registration ends on 28 February 2020.
Further Information
The Final Invitation and more infor-
mation is available online at: Invitation to IABSE Symposium Wrocław 2020 from Scientific & Organising Committee
www.iabse.org/wroclaw2020. Chairs (left to right): J. Bień, J. Biliszczuk, P. Hawryszków
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