2026 Agenda at a Glance Full agenda coming soon...
2026 Agenda at a Glance
Bridges Under Pressure: Resilience, Monitoring & Next-Generation Solutions. Two days of practical sessions covering major bridge projects, monitoring and assessment technology, scour and resilience, national standards and the next generation of bridge engineers.
Core Topics
Five topics running through both days of the programme.
Major Bridge Projects & Delivery
Updates from Scotland's major bridge schemes, from planning through to delivery.
Monitoring & Next-Generation Assessment
Digital tools, non-contact monitoring and next-generation assessment technology.
Resilience & Scour Management
Scour research, instrumentation and repair — managing risk on ageing structures.
Asset Management & National Standards
Professional standards, inspection and national policy updates.
Skills & the Next Generation
Developing the next generation of bridge engineers.
Session by session
Draft programme — sessions, speakers and timings are all subject to change.
Major bridge project update
25 min
Professional standards & inspection update
25 min
Scour research & instrumentation
25 min
Exhibition & networking
30 min
Digital tools for portfolio-wide scour risk
25 min
Ignite talk — line-up to follow*
5 min
Structural works case study
25 min
Ignite talk — line-up to follow*
5 min
Lunch & exhibition
1h 15 min
Major refurbishment case study
30 min
Ignite talk — line-up to follow*
5 min
Emergency propping case study
25 min
Ignite talk — line-up to follow*
5 min
Managing an ageing structure under constraint
25 min
Structural assessment & testing methods
25 min
*Ignite session submissions remain open until Friday 2 October 2026 — full Ignite line-up to follow.
Major project — next phase update
25 min
Developing the next generation of bridge engineers
50 min
Ignite talk — line-up to follow*
5 min
Exhibition & networking
30 min
Emergency structural intervention case study
25 min
National standards & policy update
25 min
Ignite talk — line-up to follow*
5 min
Ignite talk — line-up to follow*
5 min
Lunch & exhibition
1h 5 min
Scour repair case study
25 min
Active travel bridge — a scour case study
25 min
Non-contact bridge monitoring technology
25 min
Closing remarks
*Ignite session submissions remain open until Friday 2 October 2026 — full Ignite line-up to follow.