Dresden Bridge Building Symposium

Join us at the 36^th Dresden Bridge Building Symposium on March 10–11, 2027!

Are you interested in being a part of our symposium program? Submit your proposal by August 21, 2026. (Note: The symposium is a German-language event. There may be one or two presentations in English.)

Call for papers for DBBS 2027

Do you have an interesting project, a new methodology, new scientific findings, or a fascinating historic bridge? If so, please submit your proposed presentation topic for the 36th DBBS (max. one A4 page—please use the template) via e-mail: as follows:

Contribution title
A brief abstract of the content, along with two to three relevant images, including captions
Name(s) of the author(s) + institution/company
Name of the presenter + institution/company
Contact person with contact address, including phone number and email address

Decisions regarding the selection of contributions will be made in September 2026. We request the submission of the final version of your contribution by mid-November 2026. Before applying, please verify that you can meet the deadline for submitting your manuscript and that you are authorized to publish the intended content. The contributions will be published as a printed conference proceedings volume and made available via open access on the Qucosa^® academic publishing server.

Call for papers as pdf

Important dates:

Abstract submission: by August 21, 2026
Notification of acceptance: September 2026
Submission of your final paper: mid-November 2026

Date: March 10/11, 2027

Overview:

March 10, 2027, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | 14^th SEUB
March 10, 2027, starting at 6:00 p.m. | Awards ceremony for the German Bridge Construction Prize
March 11, 2027, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | 36^th Dresden Bridge Building Symposium (DBBS) with industry trade exhibition

Organization

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

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).

Exhibition and company participation

We offer companies and institutions the opportunity to present themselves to our guests at the symposium. Hall 2 and the Via Mobile 3 and 4 areas at the Dresden Exhibition Centre will be available to us for the trade fair. We offer the following participation formats:

Exhibition stand during the event,
Advertisements in the conference proceedings (circulation approx. 1600),
Promotional material in conference bags, e.g., flyers/leaflets and giveaways (circulation approx. 1600),
Display area for promotional materials like books, etc.,
Digital advertising as images or videos on the event monitors in Hall 2.

Contact

Organization management

Jana Müller-Strauch – e-mail preferred!
E-mail:
Phone: +49 351 463-33079

Exhibition management

Dr.-Ing. Harald Michler – e-mail preferred!
E-mail:
Phone: +49 351 463-32550

Conference proceedings

Dr.-Ing. Silke Scheerer
E-mail:
Phone: +49 351 463-36527

Speakers

Dipl.-Ing. Jenny Keßler
E-mail:
Phone: +49 351 463-39004

Public relations

Stefan Gröschel
E-mail:
Phone: +49 351 463-39169

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

Information on past DBBS

1ST-9TH DBBS, 10TH-19TH DBBS, 20TH-29TH DBBS, 30TH-35TH DBBS.

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Impressions

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

Impressions 35th DBBS
Impressions 34th DBBS
Impressions 33rd DBBS
Impressions 32nd DBBS

Impressionen DBBS 2026

Event preview

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38th DBBS	March 14/15, 2029
39th DBBS	March 13/14, 2030
40th DBBS	March 12/13, 2031
41st DBBS	March 10/11, 2032
42nd DBBS	March 16/17, 2033
43rd DBBS	March 15/16, 2034
44th DBBS	March 14/15, 2035
45th DBBS	March 12/13, 2036

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

Dresden Bridge Building Symposium

Table of contents

Join us at the 36^th Dresden Bridge Building Symposium on March 10–11, 2027!

Call for papers for DBBS 2027

Date: March 10/11, 2027

Organization

Venue

Exhibition and company participation

Contact

Organization management

Exhibition management

Conference proceedings

Speakers

Public relations

Information on past DBBS

Follow us on LinkedIn

Impressions

Event preview

Link-Tips/Press

About this page

Finden!

Table of contents

Join us at the 36th Dresden Bridge Building Symposium on March 10–11, 2027!

Call for papers for DBBS 2027

Date: March 10/11, 2027

Organization

Venue

Exhibition and company participation

Contact

Organization management

Exhibition management

Conference proceedings

Speakers

Public relations

Information on past DBBS

Follow us on LinkedIn

Impressions

Event preview

Link-Tips/Press

About this page

Join us at the 36^th Dresden Bridge Building Symposium on March 10–11, 2027!