5th New York City Bridge Conference
August 17-18, 2009
Ritz-Carlton Battery Park Hotel, New York City


Welcome to the Bridge Engineering Association website! We are pleased to announce that the 5th New York City Bridge Conference will be held on August 17-18, 2009 at the Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park Hotel in New York City.

The Bridge Engineering Association organized the 4th New York City Bridge Conference along with a distinguished group of renowned bridge engineers from all over the world. Throughout August 27-28, 2007, bridge operators, designers and academics from many countries presented state-of-the-art material, assuring an authoritative account on the developments in the field of bridge engineering. The conference proceedings are published in Innovations in Bridge Engineering Technology. Select papers are published in a special issue of the Journal of Bridge Structures, Vol. 3, Issues 3&4, 2007. Other papers are published in a CD-ROM format.

The conference program highlights the Bridge Engineering Association’s commitment to quality and to the promotion of the state-of-the-art in bridge engineering. We recognize that the exchange of knowledge and expertise between bridge engineers from different countries is essential.

A special note of gratitude is due to the authors and reviewers of the papers. The quality of the conference proceedings is a result of the sacrifice of time and effort, dedication and collective wisdom of this body of technical experts in authoring and reviewing the papers. I acknowledge with appreciation their contributions.

Finally, I would like to thank the conference sponsors and attendees. I look forward to your participation in future Bridge Engineering Association events. Please check the News & Events section of this website for details regarding the upcoming 5th New York City Bridge Conference, August 17-18, 2009.

Khaled M. Mahmoud, PhD, PE
Chairman of Bridge Engineering Association
President of Bridge Technology Consulting
New York, New York, USA
December 2008