MIDAS Seminar in Bulgaria:
Composite Bridges & Prestressed Viaducts in Practice

Overview

This in-person seminar in Sofia brings MIDAS IT Europe together with practising bridge engineers for an afternoon of applied structural engineering with MIDAS Civil NX.

The programme opens with Marian Borodi (AECOM Romania), who compares hand calculations with MIDAS analysis on the Tarnava Mare river bridge of the Sighisoara By-pass in Romania. Giulio Colasanti (Colasanti Ltd) then walks through a prestressed concrete highway viaduct in Romania, from modelling to Eurocode verification in MIDAS Civil NX. After the coffee break, Guglielmo Matacena (Egis Romania) presents API-based automation for culvert analysis, and Prof. Bojidar Yanev closes the technical programme with how Bulgarian bridge management adopts world experience.

Key highlights include:

• Composite Bridge Engineering: Hand calculations versus MIDAS analysis
• Real Project: The Tarnava Mare river bridge, Sighisoara By-pass, Romania
• Prestressed Concrete Viaduct: From modelling to Eurocode verification in MIDAS Civil NX
• Automation: API-based automation for culvert analysis
• Bridge Management: How Bulgarian bridge management adopts the world experience
• Networking: Coffee break and a Lucky Draw to close the afternoon

Join us in Sofia for an afternoon of practical bridge engineering with MIDAS!

Agenda

Speakers

Marian Borodi

Associate Director and Bridge Specialist, AECOM Romania

Marian is a Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng MICE) with the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and has nearly 30 years of experience in bridge and structural engineering, working on national and international infrastructure projects since graduating from the Faculty of Railways, Highways and Bridges in Bucharest. He has held key technical and leadership roles in bridge and transportation projects in both the rail and highway sectors. His experience covers the design and analysis of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, steel and composite bridges, with a particular interest in combining sound engineering fundamentals with advanced structural analysis techniques.

Giulio Colasanti

Structural Engineer, Colasanti Ltd

Giulio graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at La Sapienza University of Rome in 2024. He has been part of building and bridge design projects and contributes to the design of structural elements, specialising in composite bridges. He works with MIDAS Civil NX, Gen, FEA NX and CIM, and is familiar with the Eurocodes as well as the Italian and Romanian national codes.

Guglielmo Matacena

Engineer of Bridges and Structures, Egis Romania SA

Guglielmo holds a Master’s degree in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering from the University Federico II of Naples, Italy. Since 2019 he has been working in Romania, building his career in the design of major infrastructure projects. He is currently a Structural Engineer at Egis Romania, where he is involved in the design of bridges, retaining structures and tunnels. His expertise includes the use of MIDAS Civil NX and GTS NX, with a strong interest in improving engineering workflows through efficient and innovative solutions.

Prof. Bojidar Yanev, Ph.D.

Bridge Engineering & Management Expert

Professor Yanev has over 30 years of experience as a civil servant, consulting engineer, educator and researcher in New York and California. He has led the Bridge Management unit at the NYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) since establishing it in 1990, having previously founded and directed its Office of Research & Development. A graduate in Structural Engineering from UACG (1970), he has taught Bridge Management at UACG since 2019, alongside teaching Bridge Design and Management at Columbia University (where he earned his Ph.D.) and NYU Tandon School of Engineering. A recognised authority in bridge preservation and structural safety, he has co-founded and chaired key committees within the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and is the author of the benchmark textbook Bridge Management and over 60 publications on bridge modelling, maintenance and seismic response.

Venue

Hotel Downtown – Sofia Center
Vasil Levski Blvd 27A, 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria