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vol.108 No.7 July 2023
Imagining the future of bridge engineering
Will the bridge engineers in the future work only for maintenance and management?
Bridge engineering has become too specialized and fragmented. As a result, engineers are involved only in bridge construction. Engineers need to think about bridges to satisfy the needs of the present as well as the future.
Let's tear down the barriers between civil engineering, architecture, concrete and steel to meet these needs. This special issue aims 20 to 30 years into the future. We asked some brilliant engineers about evolving bridge technologies and design philosophies. Then the latest topics are compiled to complete the feature, including new materials, coping with changes in transportation networks, the need for bridges with very long service lives, the state of suspension bridges, and research on automated inspections.
