ICTB 2021 4th International Conference on Timber Bridges

Within the conference, we would like to show the past, current and future in timber bridge engineering:

• Railway, roadway or slow traffic timber bridges
• Design and construction of timber bridges
• Construction details, systems or solutions
• Maintenance of historical timber bridges
• Quality management
• Constructive protection, materials and coatings
• Assessment and monitoring of timber bridges
• The conference provides the opportunity to present a research or construction project

Your benefits

• Become an ICTB 2021 sponsor or exhibitor for your strategic position and relationships
• Meet and build contacts with experts, producers and scientists from all over the world
• Share experiences and information in the area of timber bridge research, construction and maintenance
• Attend a technical tour on recent and historical timber bridges in Switzerland

About 100 people from several countries all over the world attend the conference each time. 

International Scientific Committee (provisional)

• Research Engineer, Jim Wacker, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab., USA
• Professor Kjell Arne Malo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Norway
• Professor Roberto Crocetti, Lund University, Sweden
• Professor A.J.M Jorissen, Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Professor Hideyuki Nasu, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan
• Professor Mats Ekevad, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden                           
• Research Engineer Anna Pousette, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden
• Research Engineer Robert Widmann, Empa – Structural Engineering Research Laboratory, Switzerland
• Professor Andreas Müller, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
• Dr. Bettina Franke, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
• Professor Steffen Franke, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Organizational Committee

The Bern University of Applied Sciences represents an innovative, attractive and young timber main research centre in Switzerland. The focus of the four research institutes at the Bern University of Applied Sciences is on practical solutions. New products, building optimizations and solutions are developed by a team of around 140 scientists together with the industry.

The Empa is the famous building material testing laboratory of Switzerland for over 100 years. The five “Research Focus Areas” concern their work on converting research and technology into marketable innovations.

The research work of the hosts of the ICTB2021 comprises projects in e.g. high performing material and connections in hardwood, quality assurance of timber structures, assessment and reinforcement of large span timber structures, long-term behaviour of block-glued glulam members under varying moisture content, and the assessment and non-destructive testing of timber structures. The laboratories and Tech Park at Bern University of Applied Sciences are open to visit.

• Professor Andreas Müller
• Dr. Bettina Franke
• Robert Widmann
• Frank Budweg

Call of Abstracts

We invite you to be part of the 4^th International conference on timber bridges. Engineers, architects, researches and phd-students are invited to submit an abstract that might be selected for oral or poster presentation to one of the topics of the conference:

• Railway, roadway or slow traffic timber bridges
• Design and construction of timber bridges
• Construction details, systems or solutions
• Maintenance of historical timber bridges
• Quality management
• Constructive protection, materials and coatings
• Assessment and monitoring of timber bridges

To make sure that the documents have high quality, all abstracts will be reviewed by the International Scientific Committee. The abstracts should bring to the discussion new information, so ones previously published or presented at international meetings will not be accepted unless it is proven that new data about the subject is provided. Decisions about acceptance or rejection will be notified no later than February 2021.     

• Template
• Upload abstracts until December 2020
• Notification of Acceptance February 2021
• Upload full papers until June 2021
• Upload poster papers until June 2021

Download Template for Abstracts

The inhabitants of the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne are lucky to live in a region where others come for their holidays. With the largest interconnected lake and river area in Switzerland on its doorstep; all around is wonderful, unspoiled countryside. On the other side, the watch industry like Rolex, the world's leading watch brand, as well as the Swatch Group, the world's biggest watchmaking group are part of the town just as is the sports centre of Switzerland with the WTA tournament "ladies open" or the Olympic sports center in Magglingen. The city has numerous cultural attractions and hosts international events every year. Two museums, in a leafy alley setting – Neues Museum Biel and Pasquart, make up the city’s «Museum mile». Biel/Bienne can easily be reached with public transportation from the international airports Zurich, Geneva and Basel within 90 minutes.

Accomodation

Information will follow soon.