On July 5, 2018, a poster was presented at the 10th European Solid Mechanics Conference about the results of material tests carried out on GFRP samples at the University of Pisa:

• P. Fisicaro, P.S. Valvo, C. Borri (2018): Evaluation of the elastic stiffnesses of multi-directional laminates by bending tests, ESMC 2018 – 10th European Solid Mechanics Conference (Bologna, Italy, 2–6 July 2018).

On 23^rd of May, we held a workshop at Chalmers University of Technology to present the final results of the project. We had 15 participants from Swedish Transport Administration, contractors, design offices and academia.

• Program
• Introduction
• Maintenance of existing bridges: Trafikverket’s perspective
• Strengtheing and repair needs: Consultants’perspective
• SUREBridge- A potential solution
• SUREBridge potential for refurbishment of existing bridges: Case studies-Outlook of the future

Press news about the SUREBridge project:

• University of Pisa (02.11.2017)
• CCISS (02.11.2017)
• GoNews (02.11.2017)
• Modulo (02.11.2017)
• Pisa 24 (02.11.2017)
• Pisa Today (02.11.2017)
• Compositi Magazine (03.11.2017)
• Il Tirreno (03.11.2017)
• Infobuild (06.11.2017)
• Imprese Edili News (09.11.2017)
• In Toscana (11.11.2017)
• Edilportale (15.11.2017)

On November 6th, 2017, the SUREBridge project was illustrated at the 33rd International CAE Conference in Vicenza, Italy, where the following two papers were presented:

• P.S. Valvo, E. Davini, F. Ricci (2017): The European project SUREBridge – Analysis of laboratory test beams, CAE 2017 – 33rd International CAE Conference and Exhibition (Vicenza, Italy, 6–7 November 2017).
• P.S. Valvo, E. Davini, F. Ricci (2017): The European project SUREBridge – Analysis of a case study bridge, CAE 2017 – 33rd International CAE Conference and Exhibition (Vicenza, Italy, 6–7 November 2017).

On September 22nd, a public seminar was held at the School of Engineering of the University of Pisa. Some initial results of the project were presented in this event. Read more about it here.

On 1^st of September, we had a workshop at Chalmers University of Technology to present some results of the project. We had about 12 participants from relevant stakeholders including representatives from Swedish transport Administration, a number of consultant offices including WSP and ÅF and contractors active in field of strengthening and repair of structures. The project was well received and we had a constructive dialogue with Swedish Transport Administration.

• Introduction
• The Need for Sustainable Refurbishment of Existing Bridges
• Sustainable Refurbishment of Existing Bridges
• FRP composites as a Solution for Sustainable Construction
• Experimental Studies on Behavior of FRP Strengthened Concrete beams
• A Case Study in Tuscany