IABMAS Australia is honoured and excited to invite you to the 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018) to be held in Melbourne, Australia. The conference will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 9-13 July 2018. IABMAS 2018 is organised on behalf of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS), under the auspices of VicRoads and co-hosts Monash University, RMIT University and Swinburne University of Technology.

TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE: BRIDGE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT New design methods Bridge codes Heavy vehicle and load models Bridge management systems Prediction of the future traffic demands Service life predictions Residual service life Sustainability and life-cycle assessments BRIDGE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE Maintenance strategies Bridge diagnostics Health monitoring Non-destructive testing Field testing BRIDGE SAFETY Safety and serviceability Assessment and evaluation Damage identification Deterioration modelling Repair and retrofitting strategies Bridge reliability Fatigue and corrosion Extreme loads (earthquake, fire, blast, floods, hurricanes, waves, tsunamis, etc.) Advanced experimental simulations Advanced computer simulations