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International Conference on Timber Bridges 12–15 September 2010, Lillehammer, Norway

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Opening session

Theme	Chair: Mr Børre Stensvold
Opening of the conference.pdf	Ms Marit Brandtsegg, NPRA, Director of Traffic Safety, Envirenment and Technology Department
Timber Bridges - Different Countries, Different Approaches.pdf	Mr Kurt Schwaner

Design aspects Part I

Theme	Chair: Mr Aarne Jutila
How to design timber bridges.pdf	Mr Michael Flach, Austria
Technical Concepts for Long Span Timber Bridges.pdf	Mr Per Kr. Ekeberg, Norway
Thermal actions on timber bridges.pdf	Mr Hauke Kepp, Norway
Structural system for glulam arch bridges.pdf	Mr Kolbein Bell, Norway

Design aspects Part II

Theme	Chair: Mr Heinrich Kreuzinger
Use of composite timber-concrete bridges solutions in Portugal.pdf	Mr João Nuno Amado Rodrigues, Portugal
Verification of material properties of Kebony modified wood .pdf	Mr Jarle Svanæs, Norway
Construction cost of timber bridges in Norway - A comparison to steel and concrete bridges.pdf	Ms Hilde Rannem Isaksen, Norway
Large timber bridges - Case study of a 1500 m Timber Bridge across Lake Mjøsa.pdf	Mr Ove Solheim, Norway

Environmental aspects

Theme	Chair: Mr Otto Kleppe
Environmental analysis of bridges in a life cycle perspective.pdf	Ms Johanne Hammervold, Norway
Environmental improvement through product development.pdf	Mr Jarle Svanæs, Norway

Historical Bridges

Theme	Chair: Mr Erik Aasheim
The 62nd reconstruction of a traditional wood bridge.pdf	Mr Tsuneo Igarashi, Japan
Review of any remarkable ancient timber bridges to 1850.pdf	Mr Guillermo Iñiguez and Mr Miguel C. Fernández- Cabo, Spain

Protection and Durability

Theme	Chair: Mr Kurt Schwaner
Durability of Norwegian timber bridges.pdf	Mr Otto Kleppe, Norway
Outdoor tests of timber beams and columns.pdf	Ms Anna Pousette, Sweden
Report of the collapsed wooden bridges in Japan.pdf	Mr Masahiko Karube, Japan
Polyures based bridge membrane on wooden bridges.pdf	Ms Elisabet Michelson, Norway

Monitoring

Theme	Chair: Mr Robert Kliger
Structural health monitoring of timber bridges.pdf	Mr Andreas Müller, Switzerland
Health monitoring of Timber Bridges.pdf	Mr Anders Gustavsson, Sweden
Monitoring the Moisture Content of Timber Bridges.pdf	Mr Tormod Dyken, Norway
Information modelling (BIM) and laser scanning in renovation design.pdf	Mr Antti Karjalainen, Finland
Development of a Smart Timber Bridge - Integration of Fiber Optic sensors into Glulam Beams.pdf	Mr James Wacker, USA

Timber Bridge Aesthetics

Theme	Chair: Mr Nils-Ivar Bovim
Six timber bridges of special interest.pdf	Mr Richard J. Dietrich, Germany
Design and function.pdf	Mr Yngve Aartun, Norway
Spectacular Wooden Truss Bridges av Traffic Safety Enchancing Measures.pdf	Mr Bernt Jakobsen, Norway

Components, Connections and Detailing

Theme	Chair: Mr Nils-Ivar Bovim
Construction of timber bridges by prestressing prefabricated segments.pdf	Mr Lars G. Bergh and Hallvard J. Aase, Norway
Development of a new barrier system for stress laminated timber road bridgde decks.pdf	Mr Bjørn A. Lund and Mr Matteo Pezzucchi, Norway
Development of a new barrier system for stress laminated timber road bridgde decks II.pdf	Mr Bjørn A. Lund and Mr Matteo Pezzucchi, Norway
On Connections for Timber Bridges.pdf	Mr Kjell Arne Malo, Norway
Developments in stress-laminated arch construction for footbridges.pdf	Mr Abdy Kermani, United Kingdom

Pedestrian Bridge Projects

Theme	Chair: Mr Gerhard Schickhofer
Design, construction and monitoring of a bowstring arch bridge made exlusively of timber, CFRP and GFRP.pdf	Mr Rolf Broennimann, Switzerland
Construction aspects of a 19.2 m timber truss cantilevered view walkway in Vitoria, Spain.pdf	Mr José Fernández-Cabo, Spain
Malminmaki pedestrian overpass.pdf	Mr Anssi Laaksonen, Finland
Design and installation of a covered timber footbridge over th A8 motorway in Bilbo, Spain.pdf	Ms Vanessa Baño, Spain

Bridge decks

Theme	Chair: Mr James Wacker
Prestressed Timber Bridges Simulations and experiments of slip.pdf	Mr Mats Ekevad, Sweden
Anchorages to reduce the loss of pre-stress in stress-laminated timber bridges.pdf	Mr Roberto Crocetti, Sweden
Bridge deck rehabilitation using cross-laminated timber.pdf	Mr Rune B. Abrahamsen, Norway

Composite bridges

Theme	Chair: Mr Rune B. Abrahamsen
Wood Concrete Composite Bridges-Finnish speciality in th Nordic Countries.pdf	Mr Aarne Jutila, Finland
Fatigue Testing of Wood Concrete Composite Beams with Shear Key Detail.pdf	Mr Jeno Balogh, USA
Performanse of single span wood concrete composite bridges under dynamic loading.pdf	Mr Leander A. Bathon, Germany

Closing of the conference

Theme	Chair: Mr Rune B. Abrahamsen
Closings remarks ICTB2010.pdf	Mr Børre Stensvold, Norway

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