It is incredible how innovations can be factored into design of structural system to provide a deviation from the codified design approaches that grossly under-utilised engineering materials and lack of optimisation and reliability considerations.
The are huge opportunities for structural engineers to make good use of the innovative approaches in design and innovative construction materials. The context in which innovation as a process or concept can be used effectively.
The use of innovative materials such as Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete could be beneficial for dry joint construction which provides solution to the construction in confined places such as congested city centers.
In addition, the use of numerical analytical tools interfacing with optimization and reliability analysis such as Monte Carlo simulation can be considered. This clearly leads to design optimization that leads to efficient system and reduction of construction cost.
It is important to understand the meaning of innovation before interpolating to the realm of structural engineering. Innovation is an improved way of doing old things such as processes and services with added values for the benefit of the consumers.
It is clearly understood that traditional design is very conservative with the use of high safety measure with material usage in the elastic region. This leads to high construction cost and inefficient use of materials. In this respect, we have to examine some best practices that could be argued as new means of structural engineering with value addition of some sort for the benefit of the consumers.
One way is for innovation is to examine on the premises of new materials that provide better performance at reduced weight and cost.
Also, the new construction methodologies such as dry joint that provides more span with reduced depth leading reduced cost.
Application of Finite Element Method of analysis provides platform for the complex interaction of structural members.
This could be coupled with the reliability analysis of the engineered structures using Monte Carlos simulation or any other stochastic approach linked with structural optimisation using Genetic Algorithm or Evolutionary Genetic Algorithm for multi objective functionalities. This definitely defines the failure probability of such structures using the optimal structures
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