The interest of the international bridge engineering community in IABMAS 2012 has been confirmed by a significant response to the call for papers. Over 800 abstracts from about 50 countries were received by the Conference Secretariat, and approximately 70% of them were selected for final publication as technical papers and presentation at the Conference within mini-symposia, special sessions, and general sessions.

The contributions presented orally at IABMAS 2012 include the T.Y. Lin Lecture, nine Keynote Lectures, four Plenary Lectures dedicated to the T.Y. Lin Hindreth Birthday, and 545 technical papers from 40 countries.