Holistic Design Methods for Hybrid Arch Bridges

Abstract Arch bridges were the first constructions with considerable spans built by man, due to the materials and technologies available at that time. Afterwards, these works of art have diversified and are now solutions used in countless situations, especially when crossing deep valleys.Both their economic and architectonic aspects are hard to combat and have led to selecting this type of structure for more and more locations.The paper will contain a brief presentation of some aspects regarding upper path concrete arch bridges composition and design methods. Also, it will have a case study regarding structural stresses over the different construction stages, and for several support hypotheses.The case study will reflect the Crivadia viaduct, situated on DN 66, at km 150+672. The bridge has a main span of 59.20m and an overall height of 15.00m, serving a 7.80m wide carriageway and two 2.20m wide footways. It has a total length of 107.60m. Based on the results of the case study, conclusions will be drawn regarding stress variation over the construction stages and under different support hypothesis, comparing these with the initial results.

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Living systems, ‘total design’ and the evolution of the automobile: the significance and application of holistic design methods in automotive design, manufacture and operation

WIT Transactions on State-of-the-art in Science and Engineering - Design and Information in Biology ◽

10.2495/978-1-85312-853-0/13 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 381-446

Author(s):

D. Andrews ◽

P. Nieuwenhuis ◽

P.D. Ewing

Keyword(s):

Design Methods ◽

Living Systems ◽

Automotive Design ◽

Holistic Design ◽

Total Design

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Effect of Circumferential Gap on Dynamic Performance of CFST Arch Bridges

Journal of Bridge Engineering ◽

10.1061/(asce)be.1943-5592.0001661 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 04020121

Author(s):

Chao Guo ◽

Zhengran Lu

Keyword(s):

Dynamic Performance ◽

Arch Bridges

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Section 4.a Introduction

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management ◽

10.33114/adim.2017.239 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Silvia PIZZOCARO ◽

Pınar KAYGAN ◽

HARMAN Kerry ◽

Erik BOHEMIA

Keyword(s):

Social Problems ◽

Elderly Care ◽

Child Poverty ◽

Design Methods ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Design Council

Co-design is a process in which designers and users collaborate as ‘equals’ to develop innovative solutions. Co-design methods are increasingly used by professional designers to facilitate and enable users to co-develop innovative solutions for ‘themselves’. For example, the Design Council is advocating the use of co-design methods to support the development of practical innovative solutions to social problems such as increased cost of elderly care and tackling child poverty. The involvement of users in developing solutions acknowledges that their take up is dependent on the ways users create and negotiate meanings of objects and services.

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Design as an Agent for Public Policy Innovation

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management ◽

10.33114/adim.2019.06.231 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Federico VAZ ◽

Sharon PRENDEVILLE

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Process Model ◽

Public Policies ◽

Policy Innovation ◽

Design Methods ◽

Policy Effectiveness ◽

The Public ◽

Dependent Activity ◽

Effectiveness And Efficiency ◽

Context Dependent

Described as units developing public policies in a design-oriented manner, Policy Labs are tasked to innovate to gain in policy effectiveness and efficiency. However, as public policymaking is a context-dependent activity, the way in which these novel organisations operate significantly differs. This study discusses the emergence of design approaches for policy innovation. The purpose is to map how Policy Labs in Europe introduce design approaches at distinct stages of the policymaking cycle. For this study, 30 organisations in Europe operating at various levels of government were surveyed. Based on the public policymaking process model, it investigates which design methods are Policy Labs deploying to innovate public policies. The study exposed a gap in the awareness of the utilised methods' nature. It also showed that the use of design methods is of less importance than the introduction of design mindsets for public policy innovation, namely ‘user-centredness’, ‘co-creation’, and ‘exploration’.

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