Dresden Bridge Building Symposium

Next date: March 18/19, 2026

In the overview, the days are as follows:

March 18, 2026, 18.00 – 22.00 hrs | Get together
March 19, 2026, 09.00 – 17.00 | 35th Dresden Bridge Building Symposium (DBBS) with company exhibition

Note: The symposium is a German-language event. There may be occasional presentations in English.

Call for Papers until 22.08.2025 – closed!

Thank you for your contributions!

We would like to thank all authors for their timely submissions and their great interest in actively shaping the Dresden Bridge Symposium. Every submitted proposal is a valuable contribution for us and shows the variety of exciting projects, innovative methods and new scientific findings in bridge and civil engineering.

We are currently reviewing all abstracts carefully. Together with Prof. Steffen Marx, we will discuss and decide on the program for the Dresden Bridge Symposium 2026 in September. We expect to inform all submitters of the decision at the end of September/mid-October.

Once again, a big thank you to all those who have taken part - we are delighted with your commitment and participation!

If you have any questions, please contact Silke Scheerer (+49 351 463-36527, ) or Jana Müller-Strauch (+49 351 463-33079).

Organization

Institute of Concrete Structures, TUD, under the direction of Prof. Dr.-Ing.

In cooperation with TUDIAS GmbH and Freunde des Bauingenieurwesens der TU Dresden e. V.

Venue

Messse Dresden
Messering 6, 01067 Dresden
https://www.messe-dresden.de

Anfahrtsskizze zum Messegelände Dresden — Anfahrtsskizze zur Messe Dresden

Please note the well-developed services offered by Dresden's public transportation system and Deutsche Bahn for a journey to Messe Dresden. Messe Dresden offers its visitors sufficient parking facilities - including a charging station (with two parking spaces) for e-mobility. Those arriving by car please use parking lot P7 (self-pay basis).

Program

Grafik zeigt Faltblatt zur Einladung DBBS 2026

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | Get together

17:00	Admission and registration
18:00	Exhibition opening
22:00	End

Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Symposium

08:00	Admission and registration
09:00	Start of symposium \| Moderation Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Marx, TU Dresden
	Greeting Staatsministerin Regina Kraushaar, Sächs. Staatsministerium für Infrastruktur und Landesentwicklung
09:15	Nationale Ergänzung des Brückenregelwerkes – Hintergründe und Umsetzungn MR Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gero Marzahn, Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bonn
09:35	Mehr Tempo für die Brückenmodernisierung durch funktionale Ausschreibungen, Schnellbauverfahren und serielles Bauen Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Haveresch, Autobahn GmbH, Berlin
09:55	Brückenverstärkungen mit CFK-Lamellen – Bemessung und Überbau mit Asphalt Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Finckh, OTH Regensburg
10:15	Weiternutzung historischer Eisenbahn-Gewölbe- brücken – eine nachhaltige Alternative zum Neubau Dipl.-Ing. Jenny Keßler, TU Dresden; Conrad Pelka, M.Sc., DB InfraGO AG, Berlin
10:45	Break
11:30	Köhlbrandquerung – ein zukunftsfähiger Ersatzneubau des Hamburger Wahrzeichens Dr.-Ing. Markus Gabler, ReGe Hamburg Projekt-Realisierungsgesellschaft mbH; Dipl.-Ing. Henning Laubinger, Hamburg Port Authority AöR
11:50	Entwicklung, Umsetzung und Betrieb des geodätischen und faseroptischen Monitoringsystems der S-BahnÜberbrückungam Bahnhof Stuttgart S21 Prof. Dr. Werner Lienhart, TU Graz; Dr. Christoph Monsberger, ACI Monitoring GmbH, Graz
12:10	AR- und KI-gestützte Analyse von Schadensentwicklungen in der Bauwerksprüfung Jessica Stenijan, Jan-Derrick Braun, HOCHTIEF Engineering GmbH, Essen
12:40	Break
14:10	Preisverleihung studentischer Wettbewerb: „Ressourceneffiziente Elbquerung am Beispiel der Carolabrücke“ Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Marx, TU Dresden
14:20	Die Brücken von Alexandre Sarrarin (1895–1976) im Alpenkanton Wallis (Schweiz) Dr. Philippe Mivelaz
14:40	Stabbogenbrücke Wustermark – altes Eisen mutig, radikal und nachhaltig neu verbaut Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Titel, VIC Planen und Beraten GmbH, Potsdam
15:00	A 45 Talbrücke Rinsdorf – innovativer Querverschub mit Pfeilern Dipl.-Ing. Holger Klein, Meyer+Schubart – Partnerschaft Beratender Ingenieure VBI mbB, Wunstorf; Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Schubart, KREBS+KIEFER Ingenieure GmbH, Darmstadt
15:30	Break
16:15	Holz im Brückenbau – auf zu neuen Dimensionen im Straßenbrückenbau Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Frank Miebach, Ingenieurbüro Miebach, Lohmar
16:35	Zwischen Industriekultur und Natur – der „Sprung über die Emscher“ Dipl.-Ing. Peter Sprinke, Schüßler Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Düsseldorf
16:55	Friesenbrücke Weener – Europas größte Hub-Drehbrücke Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Schwede, DB InfraGO AG, Berlin
17:15	Discussion and closing remarks
17:30	End of the event

Note: The symposium is a German-language event.
There may be occasional presentations in English.

Recognition of the event as continuing education has been requested from the Saxony Chamber of Engineers.

~~~ Subject to change ~~~

Registration

Registration is exclusively online and will be activated from 01.12.2025.

Accommodation

For your stay in Dresden, you will find a wide range of accommodation options in various categories. An overview and booking options are available on the City of Dresden’s official website: www.dresden.de/uebernachtung

Exhibition and company participation

Exhibitor overview 34th DBBS:

ACO GmbH
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
ALLPLAN Deutschland GmbH
Alumni Relations Office TU Dresden
ArcelorMittal Commercial RPS s.à r.l.
ArcelorMittal Commercial Sections
Arlt Construction Company GmbH
Arup Germany GmbH
ASC GmbH
Autogena Stahl GmbH
Construction company Gebr. Echterhoff GmbH & Co KG
BBV Systems GmbH
BETOMAX systems GmbH & Co. KG
Böger + Jäckle & Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
BPR Dr. Schäpertöns Consult GmbH & Co. KG
BS Mietservice GmbH
Bridge Drainage
Federal Chamber of Engineers e.V.
BUNG Group of Companies
Büchting + Streit AG
CARBOCON GMBH
Carbo-Link AG
Carl Stahl ARC GmbH
Červenka Consulting s.r.o.
DB InfraGO AG
German Bridge Construction Award 2025
DEWESoft Germany GmbH
DIAMANT Polymer GmbH
Autobahn GmbH of the Federal Government Branch East
DITTMANN+INGENIEURE BAUPLANUNG GMBH + CO. KG
Dlubal Software GmbH
DMT GmbH & Co. KG
DWD Group GmbH
DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH
eberhardt die ingenieure GmbH
EHS consulting engineers for civil engineering GmbH
EIPOS European Institute for Postgraduate Education GmbH
Enerpac
Ernst & Sohn GmbH
Fatzer AG
Friends of Civil Engineering of TU Dresden e.V.
Friedrich Schroeder GmbH & Co. KG
Gantner Instruments Test & Measurement GmbH
Gert Weißbach GmbH - Metal construction and bridge drainage
HEICO Befestigungstechnik GmbH
Hentschke Bau GmbH
Hilti Germany AG
Holcim (Germany) GmbH
Holzwerke Ladenburger GmbH & Co. KG
HRC Europe
HUESKER Synthetic GmbH
IDEA StatiCa Germany GmbH
IDS-Group NL
IBJ Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
IGS INGENIEURE GmbH & Co KG
Engineering office Grassl GmbH
Chamber of Engineers Saxony
Jakob Rope Systems
Janson Bridging GmbH
Kistler Instruments GmbH
KREBS+KIEFER
K+S Ingenieur-Consult
Leonhardt, Andrä and Partner Consulting Engineers VBI AG
Liapor GmbH & Co. KG
LPI Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
mageba gmbh
Weimar Materials Research and Testing Institute
MAURER SE
MaxxCompany GmbH
Microsys
MISTRAS Group
m2ing GmbH
Nord-Lock GmbH
OBERMEYER Infrastructure GmbH & Co. KG
Otto Mohr Laboratory of the TU Dresden
PERI Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH & Co KG
Plauen Stahl Technologie GmbH
Polytec GmbH
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Bechert + Partner
Quick Bauprodukte GmbH
Reguvis Fachmedien GmbH
RöRo Shoring GmbH & Co. KG
Ruhr University Bochum, Chair of Solid Construction
RüMoo GmbH - Vibration technology - Austria
SANDSTRAHL SCHUCH GmbH
Sächsische Bau GmbH
Senceive Ltd.
SEPA OY
SETZPFANDT Consulting Engineers GmbH & Co KG
Sika Germany GmbH
Simpson Strong-Tie GmbH
SOFiSTiK AG
solidian GmbH
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH
SRP Schneider & Partner
SSF Ingenieure AG | Consulting Engineers in Civil Engineering
StoCretec GmbH
STRABAG AG
Road and civil engineering office of the city administration of Dresden
Strukturas GmbH
SuessCo Sensors GmbH
Sweco GmbH | Bremen
Swisssteelgroup
TU Dresden, Institute of Concrete Structures
Teupe Holding GmbH
THEO-S GMBH
TOGE Dübel GmbH & Co. KG
Triflex GmbH & Co. KG
Trimble Germany GmbH
VFIB e.V. Association for Structural Testing Engineers
Association of Consulting Engineers VBI
Verkehrsblatt-Verlag Borgmann GmbH & Co KG
VHV Insurance
VIC Planen und Beraten GmbH
Wagenborg GmbH
Weise Software GmbH
WEMO-tec GmbH
WestWood Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Wilhelm Layher GmbH & Co KG
WPM Engineers GmbH
WSP Infrastructure Engineering GmbH
WTM Engineers GmbH
ZIS Ing-Bau

Advertising partner

Every year, more than 90 companies and institutions take the opportunity to present themselves to the specialist audience at the symposium. Hall 2 at Messe Dresden is available to us for the trade fair. We offer you:

Exhibition stand during the event
Advertisements in the conference proceedings (circulation approx. 1,600)
Advertising material in a conference bag, e.g:. fyers/leaflets and giveaways (circulation approx. 1,600)

For further information and to register as an advertising partner, please use the self-service portal only: https: //dbbsaussteller2026.dd-konferenz.de/index.php. If you have any questions, please contact Dr.-Ing. Harald Michler.

All information is subject to approval of this type of event by Messe Dresden!

Press enquiries/material

Contact person for public relations

Stefan Gröschel
E-mail:

We are happy to assist you with your reporting, requests for the use of image and logo material or your exhibition appearance!

Contact person

Contact person organization management

Jana Müller-Strauch – e-mail preferred!
E-mail: dbbs@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
Phone: +49 351 463-33079

Contact person exhibition management

Dr.-Ing. Harald Michler – e-mail preferred!
E-Mail:
Phone: +49 351 463-32 550

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Impressions

The image motif can be used free of charge for your reporting on the Dresden Bridge Construction Symposium; the image source (Stefan Gröschel, TU Dresden) must be cited.

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Link-Tips/Press

Nicolas Janberg's Structuare is a database for structures, structural engineers, builders, architects, construction companies ... structurae.net
Platform bauingenieur24.de/
German Bridge Construction Prize http://www.brueckenbaupreis.de/
Search engine for bridge construction brueckenbau-links.de
Information on bridges and related topics brueckenweb.de
Bridge construction, bridge examples ingenieurbauwerke.de