The first prototype of the five-metre bridge was designed in the UAE, and is part of the engineering company’s efforts to introduce a safer, sustainable and smarter design to the country due to its digital capabilities and innovations In partnership with American software company Autodesk, Lebanese engineering company Dar Al-Handasah has designed a smart bridge, which builds and designs itself using 3D printing, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).
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The first prototype of the five-metre bridge was designed in the UAE, and is part of the engineering company’s efforts to introduce a safer, sustainable and smarter design to the country due to its digital capabilities and innovations.
Dar used the generative design feature in Autodesk’s Fusion 360 to bring the bridge to life. “At its core, the bridge is a two-metre interactive pedestrian bridge made from fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) and conceived and realised through state-of-the-art technologies and processes including generative design, additive manufacturing, and robotic technologies,” the company said in a statement.
A global leader in design, Autodesk has also been part of other projects in the UAE such as Museum of the Future and Abu Dhabi Louvre.
“In the latest chapter of a significant partnership, Dar collaborated with Autodesk’s Research and
“In the latest chapter of a significant partnership, Dar collaborated with Autodesk’s research and manufacturing divisions to create the Smart Bridge, a first of its kind in the EMEA region,” Dar’s senior associate and digital practice manager Ghassan Zein said.
Zein added the bridge “converged” the use of generative design, 3D printing, robotics, digital twin technology, and AI to reimagine the future of buildings and large-scale civil structures.
“Dar and Autodesk were able to provide a proof of concept that construction can be more intelligent, safer, and more sustainable,” he said.
A real-scale 5-metre 3D smart pedestrian bridge was unveiled at Autodesk University (AU) 2022, which took place on September 27 to 29 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
AU 2022 saw Middle Eastern organisations such as The Red Sea Project, SYSTRA (the developers behind Etihad Rail), Abu Dhabi Municipality, Ministry of Culture and Youth in attendance.
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