Journey of discovery

Now entering a review phase in Hamburg, one of the earliest adopters of digital twins shares some of the learning points of a journey that began before the term had become mainstream, writes Jose Sanchez

Abingdon undivided

The Abingdon Overpass Replacement currently under way has involved designing and constructing a bridge over one of the most travelled highways in the US without shutting down the roadway or impacting major utility infrastructure and community access.

Bd&e Presents: SOFiSTiK

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Georg Pircher, SOFiSTiK's director of international business development, about how the company works with clients' existing workflows for the best results.

Over to you

Asking readers to name the innovation that they believed had had the most impact on the bridge industry in the last 25 years was always going to lead to a variety of responses — but there was a clear winner.

New tool seeks to aid public consultation during pandemic

A web-based tool launched with the aim of enabling ‘virtual public consultations’ to take place during the coronavirus pandemic.

UK rail passengers offered augmented reality versions of planned footbridges

An augmented reality (AR) app for smartphones has been launched to show UK rail passengers the plans for the next generation of footbridges being built at stations.

Safety in big numbers

A structural health monitoring solution is being implemented on three major highway bridges spanning the Seine Estuary in France to help ensure their safe, effective and efficient management, write Matthew Anderson and Anthony Smith

World’s first fully integrated 4D BIM Solution for Bridge Design

ALLPLAN provides Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry.

Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Synchro Software

Bentley Systems has announced the acquisition of Synchro Software, specialist in 4D construction modelling software, for scheduling and project management. Synchro has been globally adopted, in particular for building and civil infrastructure projects. 

Corrosion check

Technology originally developed for use in the heritage industry is expected to transfer to the bridge inspection sector in the next two years, enabling rust to be detected from 100m away, writes José Maria Sánchez de Muniáin.

Making waves

Designers of the floating bridge on Norway’s Bjørnafjord have had to address the challenges of modelling dynamic wind and wave response. Mitja Papinutti, Mathias Marley and Arne Bruer outline how these have been overcome.

Model behaviour

As building information modelling starts to find applications in the bridge sector, Massimo Mantoan explains both the complexities of the process and the issue of software interoperability 

Washington State tackles bridge strikes with online tool

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) in the USA has launched a new tool to help lorry drivers check the clearance of bridges on their proposed route.

Edmonton seeks to turn High Level Bridge into a work of art

Local artists in the Canadian city Edmonton are being asked to propose and design programming for the High Level Bridge’s array of 60,000 LED lights.

High-speed helper

Designing an arch bridge to carry high-speed trains is a complex and demanding process. Guillermo Capellán and Juan José Arenas explain how software can help

NCC wins concreting contract for Norwegian suspension bridge

NCC has been commissioned to build part of Norway’s second-longest suspension bridge.

Coastal crossing

Design of a major new suspension bridge in Nigeria has been aided by the use of specialist software. Andrew Hodgkinson explains.

Surveying under way of 7,250 Californian bridges

Omaha-based survey technology company Terrametrix is using the StreetMapper mobile mapping system to survey 7,250 bridges in the US state of California.

Research project extends knowledge of threats to bridges

A research project into protecting critical bridges from threats has now been completed.

Detection and analysis technology for NDT