Part 1 The Silent Fall: Decoding the Carolabrücke Collapse

The Silent Fall: Decoding the Carola Bridge Collapse (Part 1) When: 26 June 2026 at 14hrs CET. Register (Free): Click Here This Webinar is being organised by the Italian and the German National Groups of IABSE. Speakers: Dr. Gregor Schacht, Dresden Univ. of Technology and Marx Krontal Partner (topic: Technical analysis of the Carola Bridge Collapse); Dr. Gino Ebell, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany (topic: Corrosion mechaniscms and new findings). Moderators: G.Fanigliulo, and F. Lomurno; Italian NG. Introduction from the Italian NG, Eng. Nadia Zoratto, Vice Chair of NG; Peter Seitz, Secretary, German National Group, on behalf of Prof. Geralt Siebert, Chair of German NG. The sudden collapse of Dresden’s Carolabrücke in September 2024 sent shockwaves through the global engineering community. This webinar delves into the forensic investigations conducted to date, focusing on hydrogen-induced stress corrosion cracking (SCC), material degradation, and advanced monitoring solutions. Leading experts from Germany and Italy will share critical lessons learned and future strategies for aging prestressed concrete infrastructure, offering their collective knowledge for the benefit of the wider engineering community.