Reliability, sustainability and innovation in bridges and structures
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Antonio J. Reis
(Grid International Consulting Engineers and IST University of Lisbon, Portugal)
José J. Oliveira Pedro (IST University of Lisbon and Grid International Consulting Engineers, Portugal) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, Ghent, Belgium, 22-24 September 2021 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress Ghent 2021 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1172-1180 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 9 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/ghent.2021.1172 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Structural engineers should develop new concepts for reliable structures taking into consideration sensitivity to sustainability and aesthetics as social requirements. New ideas, as part of a creative process, is a social responsibility for structural engineers. Innovative structural designs seek to answer to new challenges from architectural developments, plastic arts, and social needs. Some “old ideas with a new twist” for new trends in bridge design are discussed. New materials (like HSS), new architecture challenges and new geometrical shapes (at structure or at cross section levels) are highlighted. Design and structural analysis issues, imposed by what may be considered as innovations, are discussed towards future social needs. |
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| Keywords: |
bowstring bridges steel joints complex geometries High Strength Steels (HSS) deck cross sections
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| Copyright: | © 2021 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) | ||||
| License: | This creative work is copyrighted material and may not be used without explicit approval by the author and/or copyright owner. |
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