About us

BEI-2026, an official conference of the Bridge Engineering Institute (BEI), is a forum for international researchers and practitioners around the globe. State-of-the-art knowledge on bridge engineering and related fields will be discussed with distinguished speakers in plenary and parallel sessions.

Important Dates

Fri, Jan 30, 2026
Abstract submission
Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Manuscript submission
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Revision of manuscripts
Sat, Apr 11, 2026
Acceptance of Manuscripts
Thu, Apr 30, 2026
Early registration deadline
Fri, May 15, 2026
Proposals for mini-symposia
Sun, May 31, 2026
Cancellation deadline

Call For Paper

Soil-Structure Interaction
Construction materials
Research and Development
Mechanics of materials
Laboratory- and large-scale testing
Modeling and analysis
Construction, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation
Application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
Reliability investigations
Dynamics, earthquake, wind, impact, and vibration control
Structural health monitoring/non-destructive testing
Design and innovation
Railway and pedestrian bridges
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)
Load characteristics
Management and life cycle-cost analysis
Accelerated bridge construction (ABC)
Other emerging topics

The main theme of BEI-2026 is Advances in Bridge Engineering, which will be composed of plenary lectures, parallel sessions, panel discussions, and exhibitions concerning bridge engineering and related fields.

Committee

Conference Chair

Yail Jimmy Kim

USA

Organizing Committee

Isamu Yoshitake

Chair

Japan

Vanissorn Vimonsatit

Australia

Xuhui He

China

International Scientific Committee

Riadh S Al-Mahaidi

Australia

Toshihiko Aso

Japan

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

USA

Brahim Benmokrane

Canada

Steve Cai

China

NY Chang

USA

Mark Green

Canada

Monique Head

USA

Issam Harik

USA

Venkatesh Kodur

USA

Eva Lantsoght

Netherlands

Masahide Matsumura

Japan

Urs Meier

Switzerland

Hiroshi Mutsuyoshi

Japan

John Myers

USA

Shozo Nakamura

Japan

Antonio Nanni

USA

Steven Nolan

USA

Saiid Saiidi

USA

Xianming Shi

USA

Jim Shiau

Australia

Johan L Silfwerbrand

Sweden

Jongsung Sim

Korea

Ertugrul Taciroglu

USA

Su Taylor

UK

Dan Tobias

USA

Jun Wang

USA

Mark Williams

USA

Takashi Yamane

Japan

Wael Zatar

USA

Conference Secretariat

Yongcheng Ji

China, email: bei_institute@outlook.com

Tickets
Conference Fee Structure
Registration TypeRegular
Full registration (BEI Members)
$1,100$950
Full registration (Non-members)
$1,200$1,100
Student registration
$850$750
Accompanying person
$300