The Conference Proceedings have been published by Taylor & Francis as a set of a hardbound Book of Extended Abstracts   and   a   DVD   of  Full  Papers  of 555  contributions  presented  at  IABMAS  2012,  including  the T.Y. Lin Lecture, nine Keynote Lectures, and 545 technical papers from 40 countries. This volume provides both and up-to-date overview of the field of bridge engineering and significant contributions to the process of making more rational decisions in bridge maintenance, safety, serviceability, resilience, sustainability, monitoring, risk-based management, and life-cycle performance using traditional and emerging technologies for the purpose of enhancing the welfare of society.