| With recent rapid increase in demand for structural condition assessment andrehabilitation of existing highway bridges the Center for Advanced Engineering StructuralAssessment and Research, CAESAR, was established in April 2008, as one of fourResearch Institutes and Centers of the Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan.This paper presents a review of the background, mission, organization, and research areasof the new organization, CAESAR, in addition to their expected impacts on highwaybridge administration practices. |
