First ISIS Canada pedestrian bridge: student design perspective

Authors: El-Hacha, R; Bisby, L; Williams, B; Tung, D; Ford, J

Source: Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 34, Number 3, March 2007 , pp. 463-471(9)

Publisher: NRC Research Press

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Abstract:

In January 2002, the Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS) Canada Networks of Centres of Excellence announced its first pedestrian bridge design competition for ISIS students. The bridge is located on the campus of the Université de Sherbrooke to provide a new access to the new east entrance of the Faculty of Engineering Building. The proposed design was required to convey the innovation and ingenuity of the ISIS Canada Research Network through the use of fibre-reinforced-polymer (FRP) materials. Based on these requirements, five graduate students from the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen's University joined forces to produce the winning conceptual design, demonstrating cost-effectiveness, visual stimulation, and innovation. This application paper presents details of the competition and the winning design for the pedestrian bridge as told by the winning design team. The bridge was built during the summer of 2002 at the Université de Sherbrooke. The objective of the paper is to present the student experience from this highly successful competition, and thus to promote similar design competitions for engineering students.Key words: short span, pedestrian bridge, fibre-reinforced polymers, reinforced concrete, conceptual design, innovation, ingenuity.

En janvier 2002, ISIS Canada, le Réseau canadien de centres d'excellence en structures avec systèmes de détection intégrés, a annoncé sa première compétition de conception de passerelle pour piétons ouverte aux étudiants d'ISIS. Cette passerelle, située sur le campus de l'Université de Sherbrooke, fournit un nouvel accès à l'entrée Est du bâtiment de la Faculté de génie. La conception proposée devait véhiculer l'innovation et l'ingéniosité du Réseau ISIS Canada par l'utilisation de polymères renforcés de fibres (« FRP »). En se basant sur ces exigences, cinq étudiants des cycles supérieurs du Département de génie civil de l'Université Queen's se sont unis pour produire la définition conceptuelle démontrant le rapport coût-efficacité, la stimulation visuelle et l'innovation. Cet article pratique présente les détails de la compétition et de la conception gagnante de la passerelle pour piétons, tels qu'interprétés par l'équipe gagnante. La passerelle a été construite durant l'été 2002 à l'Université de Sherbrooke. L'objectif de cet article est de présenter l'expérience des étudiants participant à cette compétition très réussie et, ainsi, promouvoir des compétitions de conception similaires parmi les étudiants en génie.Mots-clés : courte portée, passerelle pour piétons, polymères renforcés de fibres, béton armé, définition conceptuelle, innovation, ingéniosité.[Traduit par la Rédaction]

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2007-03-01

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