ARUP is a global consulting services firm that provides top-notch civil engineering solutions to its clients. ARUP is currently considered one of the top largest international design firms in the world with various notable projects including the Beijing National Stadium, the Millennium Bridge, and Stonecutters Bridge. Some of the services ARUP provides include advisory services for sustainable projects, wind engineering and earthquake engineering solutions for various structures, and Building Information modeling solutions.
ARUP has been able to provide structural engineering solutions to various bridge structures by using midas Civil as a structural analysis and design software. One example is the Stonecutters Bridge in Kowloon, Hongkong. The Stonecutters bridge is considered the world’s second longest spanning cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 1,080m. Due to its large span, the bridge was exposed to various dynamic forces including aerodynamic forces. Therefore, complex structural analysis was required for the bridge. In order to perform such analyses, midas Civil was used as a structural software in order to perform various analyses including Construction Stage analysis with time-dependent effects, cable tension optimization, and geometric nonlinear analysis.
ARUP not only provides state-of-the-art bridge engineering solutions to its clients but also aesthetic integrity to its bridge design. One award winning project by ARUP, the Helix Bridge in Singapore, clearly shows how ARUP is able to provide engineering solutions while saving the aesthetic integrity of a structure. The Helix Bridge design was inspired by the double-helix structure of a human DNA. However, at first, the design of the helix structure appeared to be structurally unstable and uncapable of carrying substantial loads. In order to tackle this problem, ARUP used its own engineering software to design a method that could make the Helix bridge structurally safe. In the end, ARUP was able to design a steel tubular truss bridge that kept the design of the helix structure of a human DNA. By doing so, ARUP was able to please all the companies involved in delivering this complicated project.