The Bridge Engineering Technical Society (BETS) represents all those that contribute to the bridge engineering sector. BETS will work with SESOC, NZSEE, NZGS and other industry technical groups for the mutual benefit of bridge engineering.
Membership
The Society membership is open to designers and consultants, academics and researchers, asset managers, contractors, and anyone with an interest in the advancement of bridge engineering.
What the society does
BETS is a unified voice for our sector, supports identification and resolution of industry wide issues, advances knowledge and best-practice. Our vision encompasses advancement of the sector at all levels, from education of students through to excellence in practice.
Key objectives
- Identifying issues, technical or otherwise, of relevance and importance to the sector,
- Identifying methods to address these issues,
- Supporting and, where appropriate, providing input into the development of standards and guidance documents (e.g., Bridge Manual),
- Dissemination of knowledge and best practice to enable consistency in excellence across the sector,
- Encouraging and enabling appropriate representation of bridge engineering knowledge within the academic curriculum at NZ academic institutions,
- Supporting the delivery of research or guidance work through technical oversight and quality control,
- Providing a unified voice for engagement with other parts of the engineering industry and wider society, and
- Harmonisation of New Zealand standards and practices with Australia and other countries wherever feasible and practicable.
The Bridge Engineering Technical Society (BETS) is a technical interest group of Engineering New Zealand.
Upcoming events
Bridge and Geotechnical Conference 2026.
25/26 August 2026, Auckland. More information here
