European Steel Bridge Awards 2022
The objective is to give European recognition to steel and composite bridges emphasizing the various advantages of steel in construction, production, economy, sustainability and architecture, and to attract the interest of clients, architects and engineers in using more steel within the bridge construction sector, thereby making the steel industry more competitive.
The Awards are open to steel and composite bridges of which steel structures were designed or fabricated in the ECCS Full Member countries primarily. If the project is multinational, it can also be submitted in accordance with the submission procedure
Two main categories of bridges are awarded:
1. Road / Railway bridges
2. Cycle / Pedestrian bridges
In addition, the jury may grant Special Awards, such as:
• Sustainable bridges (e.g. low maintenance, low life cycle cost),
• Concepts such as floating bridges,
• Refurbishment of an existing bridges (major retrofit, expansion or rehabilitation or partial replacement) using steel,
• Creative design and realisation.
The Steel Bridge Awards process takes place every two years. Unfortunately it had to be cancelled in 2020 due to the covid crisis.
The International Jury 2022 was composed of:
- Bernhard Hauke, Chairman ECCS Promotional Management Board
- Annamarie Hagoort, Chairwoman ECCS AC4 Architectural Awards
- Dennis Rademacher, Chairman ECCS AC3 Bridge Committee
- Nesrin Yardimci, President of 10th International Symposium for Steel Bridges and Head of Civil Engineering Dpt, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Ahmet Alataş, Architect and owner of AAW Ahmet Alataş Workshop, Turkey
- Tina Vejrum, Vice-President of International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
- Klaus Thürriedl, President of European Council of Engineers Chambers (ECEC)
- Véronique Dehan, ECCS Secretary General (ex officio)
On 31st May 2022, the Professional Jury met in the ECCS Offices in Brussels in order to select the winners of the 2022 European Steel Bridge Awards. Among 23 projects received from all over Europe, one winner per category has been elected by the Jury and will be awarded during the 2022 ESBA Ceremony of 21st September 2022 in Istanbul in the frame of the 10th International Symposium for Steel Bridges for a Green Planet.
Road and Railway Bridges ESBA2022 winner:
T1915 Çanakkale Bridge, Turkey
Connecting Europe with Asia, the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is the legitimate younger sister of the Golden Gate Bridge and thus a new landmark of the region. The world’s largest span suspension bridge and tallest sea crossing has been built on challenging ground conditions to resist high winds and major seismic actions. The innovative mega engineering structure is also architecturally appealing. Built with appropriate high strength steels in comparatively short time the bridge enables save and durable operations. Such kind of high-end structures nourish the fascination for modern steel construction.
Cycle and Pedestrian Bridges ESBA2022 winner:
Bridge De Lille Langebro, Denmark (submitted by The Netherlands)
The movable bridge across the Copenhagen harbor is a slender and elegant masterpiece of structural and mechanical engineering design and a very sophisticated structural steel work. The mid-span hydraulically moved mechanical moment stiff connection enables the fine impression of lightness over the waters. Such a complex structure of high precision demonstrates the means of structural steel in an adorable way.
Special Modular Bridge Award ESBA2022 winner:
Erection of 148 Metallic Modular Bridges for Peruvian Government, Peru (submitted by Portugal)
The beauty of effective engineering design in terms of fabrication, logistics and erection as well as structural performance is convincing. The results of detailing and optimization, short construction time, reduction of employed material, durability with modern hot dip galvanizing, options of reusability, modular systems, universal application, or affordability are the perfect agenda of engineered sustainable steel construction.
Awards Ceremony for the European Steel Bridge Award 2022
The European Steel Bridge Awards 2022 were given during the 2022 ESBA Ceremony of 21st September 2022 in Istanbul in the frame of the 10th International Symposium for Steel Bridges for a Green Planet.
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Professor J.M. ROTTER was born in Chesterfield, England and graduated at Cambridge University when he was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to study in Australia. He got a PhD in civil engineering from the University of Sydney. His main specialty is the Buckling of Shells.
Jouko KOUHI is expert in Connections, welding, stability and fatigue of steel structures. He has been an active member of various ECCS Technical Committees since 1979, working on ENV 1993 part 1.8 from 1999 to 2002.
Frans BIJLAARD, Professor of steel structures at the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences at Delft University of Technology. His main specialties are on stability of steel structures, structural behaviour of joints in steel structures and design of greenhouses.
The involvement of Professor Jean Pierre MUZEAU in Education and his strong motivation in promoting the use of steel in construction over his career have to be underlined. He has been qualified as “Passeur de Connaissances” (Ndt : conveyor of knowledge) by the Members of the Jury who have underlined his prominent role among the young generations of civil engineers.
Prof. Joachim LINDNER got a 40-year academic career and extensive experience in civil engineering from lateral torsional buckling through contact splices, historical grey cast iron columns, fatigue behaviour, stability design of glass-beams, scaffolding design, crane girders, plate buckling problems, composite beams and columns, corrugated webs, connection problems and imperfection regulations. He signed around 220 publications.
Professor Reidar BJORHOVDE has an impressive academic background, including two Ph.D. in the area of Civil Engineering, and a remarkable professional career which includes several years as a Professor in various universities in North America. He also been the Director of Bjorhovde Group since 1998.
Professor Carlo URBANO has been active on ECCS committee “Stability of steel structures” since 1975. He has been also present on CEN, IABSE, SSRC committees. Graduated at the Politecnico di Milano in 1963, he dedicated his career to the “Strength of Materials”. He developed scientific research mainly on the general theory of elasticity, stability of elastic equilibrium, response to dynamics and elastoplastic vibrations, shell structures, solutions for steel and reinforced structures. Lately, he has focused his works on the elastic and elastoplastic stability of compressed simple or composed steel members in the presence of mechanical and geometrical imperfections and damages due to cyclic actions. He is the author of an incredible number of papers and publications.
Prof. Ing. Jean-Baptiste SCHLEICH will always be recognised as "Mr Fire” of Europe. He was the leading professor in the development of the "Natural Fire Safety Concept". Under his leadership, the relationship of the fire load to the risk to a structure and its occupants was researched and tested. It is due to his work that structures can now be fire engineered with a significant benefit to the industry, building owners and users.
Professor Manfred HIRT had been member of the various ECCS Technical Committees. He wrote more than 130 publications as author or co-author. Director of the Steel Structures Laboratory (ICOM) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL), Prof. Hirt was known on the international scene for his expertise in the field of fatigue and fracture mechanics of steel structures, loads and action on structures, structural safety and serviceability and steel-concrete composite construction. In August 2003, he had been elected President of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).
Professor Giulio BALLIO was born in Rome, on 4 March 1940, and graduated in Aeronautical Engineering at the “Politecnico of Milan”, in 1963. He was Ordinario of the Science of Construction at Pavia University and, subsequently, of Construction in Steel at the Politecnico of Milan, where he has also been responsible, since 1985, for the Material Tests Laboratory.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard SEDLACEK, was a leading and opinion-forming person in various ECCS technical committees and subcommittees. He was one of the most active person in the European steel research sector as well as in the European codification field. His various activities covered a huge range beginning from intelligent design of steel and composite structures to researching, applying of research results, safety requirements, teaching and training of students and engineers, promotion and developing of steel structures and design tools for a better market share.
Professor Patrick DOWLING started his working life as an employee of BCSA and subsequently worked both in industry and academia. He was extensively involved with ECCS in plate buckling research and was Chairman of the CEN Eurocode 3 Committee.
When awarded, Professor Federico MAZZOLANI was Director of the “Institute of Technique of Construction” at the Engineering Faculty of Naples, Italy. Born in Milan, in 1938, and graduated in Civil Engineering at the University of Naples, Prof. Federico M. Mazzolani co-operated since 1970 with ECCS, assuming the responsibility of Committee chairmanship. His activity has been characterised by the issue of several fundamental documents, which played a leader role in the development of the European codification at the level of both national codes and Eurocodes.
Scientific Manager and Deputy General Manager of the French Technical and Industrial Centre of Steel Construction (CTICM), Professor Jacques BROZZETTI contributed highly to the development of the European Steel Construction. He had a long involvement with various research projects including stability problems, composite construction, fatigue and fire behaviour of steel structures. As a result, he had been involved with many Codes and design guides comprising writing activities. He worked with the profession to promote the steel construction on its various aspects.
Prof. Jan W.B. STARK, from the University of Delft, The Netherlands, had made substantial contributions to the construction industry in general, and more specifically with regard to steel and composite structures. For many years, he had been an active member of CEN and served ECCS in various committees. The Charles Massonnet Award was presented to him to express our gratitude for his high standard and valuable contribution to the steel construction industry.
Close collaborator of Professor Charles Massonnet, Professor René MAQUOI, was awarded in recognition of his efforts for the development of steel and composite construction. Indeed, Professor Massonnet was his “master” and conducted his first step in the ECCS activities.
Frantisek Wald concentrates on the connection and fire design of steel structures. He prepared the component model for column bases and the component based finite element model of joints. He works in ECCS Technical Committee 10 - Structural joints and in Project team for preparation of standard - EN 1993-1-8:2020.
