The Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Analysis and
Design of Bridges held at e§me, lzmir, Turkey from 28 June 1982 to 9
July 1982 are contained in the present volume. The Advanced Study
Institute was attended by 37 lecturers and participants from 10
different countries. The Organizing Committee consisted of Professors P.
Gtilkan, A. C. Scordelis, S. T. Wasti and 9. Yl. lmaz. The guidelines
set by NATO for the Advanced Study Institute require it to serve not
only as an efficient forum for the dissemination of available advanced
knowledge to a selected group of qualified people but also as a platform
for the exploration of future research possibilities in the scientific
or engineering areas concerned. The main topics covered by the present
Advanced Study Institute were the mathematical modelling of bridges for
better analysis and the scientific assessment of bridge behaviour for
the introduction of improved design procedures. It has been our
observation that as a result of the range and depth of the lectures
presented and the many informal discussions that took place, ideas
became fissile, the stimulus never flagged and many gaps in the
engineering knowledge of the participants were "bridged". Here we
particularly wish to mention that valuable informal presenta- tions of
research work were made during the course of the Institute by Drs.
Friedrich, Karaesmen, Lamas and Parker.