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DrCraigBuchanan

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 8076craig.buchanan

 
 
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247Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Kyvelou:2022:10.1016/j.istruc.2022.06.012,
author = {Kyvelou, P and Buchanan, C and Gardner, L},
doi = {10.1016/j.istruc.2022.06.012},
journal = {Structures},
pages = {405--416},
title = {Numerical simulation and evaluation of the world’s first metal additively manufactured bridge},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.06.012},
volume = {42},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Recent disruptive technological advances, including wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) and the concept of digital twins, have the potential to fundamentally transform the way in which we design, build and manage structures. WAAM is a method of metal 3D printing that is well suited to the price-sensitive construction industry and has been used to manufacture the MX3D bridge – the world’s first metal additively manufactured bridge. The intricate geometry, undulating surface finish and particular material properties rendered the bridge outside the scope of any existing structural design standards; hence, physical testing and advanced numerical modelling were carried out for its safety assessment. The key features of the finite element model of the bridge, and its validation against in-situ structural tests, are described herein. Subsequent numerical studies undertaken to verify the structural performance of the bridge under various loading scenarios are presented, while the basis for the development of the smart digital twin of the bridge is also introduced. The presented research provides insight into the use of advanced computational simulations for the verification and ongoing assessment of structures produced using new methods of manufacture.
AU  - Kyvelou,P
AU  - Buchanan,C
AU  - Gardner,L
DO  - 10.1016/j.istruc.2022.06.012
EP  - 416
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 2352-0124
SP  - 405
TI  - Numerical simulation and evaluation of the world’s first metal additively manufactured bridge
T2  - Structures
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.06.012
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352012422004921
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/97712
VL  - 42
ER  -
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