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Pedestrian simulation
Delivering fire safety solutions for mega-span exhibition buildings
Arup delivered fire safety solutions for a major exhibition complex in China using innovative design and simulation. By applying Oasys MassMotion and ETFE membrane strategies, they achieved safe evacuation, maintained open spaces, and optimised performance through targeted, sustainable fire engineering. [oasys-software.com]
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Pedestrian simulation
Delivering fire safety solutions for mega-span exhibition buildings
How can large-span spaces meet stringent safety requirements without compromising spatial openness or freedom? As the largest modern intelligent exhibition venue in Central and…
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Structural engineering
Strengthening structural connections in more ways than one: Castle Meadow Campus roof replacement
Completed in September 2025, Castle Meadow Campus at the University of Nottingham sits in the heart of Nottingham City Centre. Designed to strengthen connections between the city and…
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Structural engineering
RC flat slab automation: Iterative post-processing of Oasys GSA results
During the work on several residential masterplans in London, Arup developed a digital workflow for the design of flat slab RC frames, fully based on Oasys GSA analysis results, implementing the…
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Geotechnical engineering
Investigating automated optimisation of foundation design
This research project carried out by Durham University MEng student Arthur Chai, in collaboration with Arup and Oasys, addresses the complex challenge of foundation design and impact assessment in civil engineering. This area plays a crucial role in ensuring…
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Pedestrian simulation
Improving visitor experience at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid
The Reina Sofía is one of the most important museums in Madrid and Spain. With over 1.5 million visitors in 2024, it ranked among…
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Structural engineering
Leveraging detailed structural analysis to determine a “do nothing” approach for sustainable preservation of Smithfield Poultry Market roof
The Smithfield Poultry Market roof project, which won the award for exceptional analytical work at the Structural Awards 2024, highlights the vital role structural engineers…
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Geotechnical engineering
Coire Glas exploratory works – detailed slope stability analysis of a spoil storage area
Coire Glas is a pumped storage hydro scheme currently being developed by SSE Renewables in the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands. A recent…
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Structural engineering
How Arup used Oasys Structural software to verify the design of the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is a long-span suspension bridge crossing over the Dardanelles straits in Turkey. In line with UN SDG 11, the bridge…
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Structural engineering
Parametric design of fabric structures using Oasys GSA-Grasshopper: University of Glasgow MEng project case studies
As part of their final year MEng dissertations, Jude McKenzie and Mariya Haris, students at the University of Glasgow, describe the steps taken in…
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Geotechnical engineering
The future of geotechnical engineering – Oasys Gofer vs traditional FEA methods
For a major linear infrastructure project in the United Kingdom, Arup utilised cloud geotechnical analysis software Oasys Gofer to model a section of a cantilever embedded diaphragm wall.…
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Geotechnical engineering
Harnessing digital tools for advanced slope stability and flood embankment design
The Wheatley Park embankment is a 4.5km-long earth embankment situated on the right bank of the River Don. This flood embankment, along with the…
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Structural engineering
Ambitious technical innovations for sustainable design: Olympic Aquatics Centre, Paris 2024
The Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, built for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is a multi-award-winning marvel. Designed by schlaich bergermann partner (sbp) in collaboration with architects VenhoevenCS and Ateliers…
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Geotechnical engineering
Asset damage assessment in linear infrastructure projects – focus on utilities using Oasys XDisp
Our asset damage assessment software, Oasys XDisp, evaluates how several types of excavations and construction activities impact buildings, utilities, and rail infrastructure. In this…
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Structural engineering
Seamless software integration drives efficiency for the Haymarket Edinburgh project
The Haymarket project in Edinburgh, commissioned by M&G Real Estate with QMile Group and designed by Foster + Partners, is a testament to innovative engineering and architectural excellence. Engineered by Arup, this mixed-use…
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Structural engineering
Powerful structural design and analysis of 8 Bishopsgate, London
Awarded ‘BCO London Best Commercial Workspace 2024’, ‘CTBUH Best Tall Building in Europe 2024’ and ‘CTBUH Best Tall Building by Height (200-299m) 2024’, and shortlisted at…
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Structural engineering
Structural design and dynamic assessment of an asymmetric cable-stayed footbridge
In the small town of Bad Hersfeld in Germany, schlaich bergermann partner (sbp) designed a pedestrian and bicycle bridge crossing the river Fulda. The footbridge was…
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Pedestrian simulation
Whittington Emergency Department capacity modelling using Oasys MassMotion
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHS came under major strains in more ways than one. With winter 2020 fast approaching as a crucially busy…
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Structural engineering
Intricate analysis and design of Las Vegas High Roller observation wheel
The Las Vegas High Roller opened in 2014 as the largest observation wheel in the world (it is now the second largest, after the Ain Dubai (Dubai…
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Structural engineering
Sydney’s double helix bridge at Lachlan’s Line
The digital engineering-led approach to the project from concept to completion of this unique ‘double helix’ bridge in Sydney, Australia, has delivered a successful…
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Structural engineering
Princeton University, frick laboratory
Arup’s multidisciplinary design for Princeton University’s new Frick Laboratory had to meet major challenges, balancing the rigorous vibration and cleanliness requirements with the University’s…
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Structural engineering
Design Museum, London
Oasys GSA and Oasys AdSec helped Arup structural engineers to preserve the stunning 1960s hyperbolic paraboloid (“saddle”) copper-clad concrete roof at the new home of London’s Design…
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Structural engineering
Footfall analysis for Singapore’s Helix Bridge
The elegantly curved 3.5km Helix footbridge with its four cantilevered viewing pods is a focal point of Singapore’s Marina Bay development. Its design, inspired by…
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Structural engineering
Living Bridge, University of Limerick
With the aim of creating a new ‘living link’ between the University of Limerick’s established campus and its developing annex across the River Shannon,…
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Pedestrian simulation
New York’s Fulton Center
Engineered by Arup as the prime design consultant, New York’s newest transport hub, the Fulton Center, was opened in 2014 with capacity to serve…
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Structural engineering
Structural design and analysis of hyperboloid lattice tower
The Camp Adventure Forest Tower opened in the summer of 2018 and is part of an existing sports facility that incorporates treetop climbing paths and aerial…
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