fibUK: what's happening? 2026

Author: Various

Date published

12 March 2026

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fibUK: what's happening? 2026

Training

Author

Various

Date published

12 March 2026

Author

Various

Price

Free

This update provided an overview of the ongoing work carried out by UK Group of The International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) in 2026.

The fib Commissions instigate research on structural concrete and publish industry guidance that goes beyond what established codes can offer. Designers, contractors, academics, and clients will gain an understanding of the latest fib developments.

Presentations

What's happening in fib Commission 2 - Robert Vollum
Robert gives an overview of the activities going on in fib Commission 2 as well as a more detailed discussion of the activities of Task Group (TG) 2.1 - Serviceability models.

An overview of recent activities, new bulletins, content and task groups in fib Commission 5 - Ladin Camci
The scope of fib Commission 5 (COM5) is to promote the technology for reinforcing and prestressing materials and systems and to improve their quality. This includes aspects from design, production, testing, up to the installation and final use of these materials and systems. This presentation provides an overview of COM5 recent activities, new bulletins, content and task groups.

Performance evaluation and service life extension of existing bridges - Mehdi Kashani
This presentation discusses the motivation and objectives for the fib Working Party (WP) 1.1.7, present an overview of relevant recent research at Southampton, and provide a description of the proposed new bulletin.

fibUK: what's happening? 2026

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