Damian Beben, PhD, D.Sc., Eng., is Associate Professor at the Opole University of Technology, in Opole, Poland. He is the author of two books and over 140 publications, including 24 articles published in journals covered by the Journal Citation Index. He has conducted invited lectures at universities in Pretoria, Seoul, Salerno, Pavia, La Coruna, Brno, Faro and Zilina. He has received numerous scholarships, including the Foundation for Polish Science (2005, 2006) and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2010-2013), and he has been awarded the 2011 Outstanding Reviewer from the ASCE for his contribution to the development of the Journal of Bridge Engineering. He was a member of the scientific committees of over 30 international conferences and seven scientific journals. In addition, he is an expert of the Polish National Center for Research and Development and HORIZON 2020.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Selected Issues of Soil-Steel Bridge Design.- 3. Corrosion Problem.- 4. Testing and durability of soil-steel bridges.- 5. Recapitulation.

Damian Beben, PhD, D.Sc., Eng., is Associate Professor at the Opole University of Technology, in Opole, Poland. He is the author of two books and over 140 publications, including 24 articles published in journals covered by the Journal Citation Index. He has conducted invited lectures at universities in Pretoria, Seoul, Salerno, Pavia, La Coruna, Brno, Faro and Zilina. He has received numerous scholarships, including the Foundation for Polish Science (2005, 2006) and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (2010-2013), and he has been awarded the 2011 Outstanding Reviewer from the ASCE for his contribution to the development of the Journal of Bridge Engineering. He was a member of the scientific committees of over 30 international conferences and seven scientific journals. In addition, he is an expert of the Polish National Center for Research and Development and HORIZON 2020.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Selected Issues of Soil-Steel Bridge Design.- 3. Corrosion Problem.- 4. Testing and durability of soil-steel bridges.- 5. Recapitulation.