Structural studies that directly address project needs
Our engineers specialised in structural calculations work on bid-submission teams during the call-for-tenders process, interfacing directly with methods, geotechnical, and planning engineers. This close internal collaboration combined with feedback from past and current projects allows us to recommend design-build variants and provide accurate assessments of construction-only project studies and surveys. Consequently, all design optimisation is supported by analyses of structural behaviour.
Our experts are active members of professional networks and associations. Many of them teach at engineering schools. In addition, the company is a member of the American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI).
Conducting studies
The strength of our in-house structural study experts also lies in their ability to organise and manage, in accordance with technical and contractual obligations, external study consultants’ contribution to projects anywhere in the world.
During the implementation phase, clients are sometimes forced to make changes to the project. In such cases, our team of in-house experts is immediately mobilised in order to carry out the structural studies required by the change to the project. Our direct link with worksite teams and quick responsiveness allow us to control delays and costs more effectively.
Focus projet Contournement de Newport
In the United Kingdom, our consortium is developing an ECI project to build the Newport bypass on motorway M4. The added value generated by our internal structural studies, carried out in direct contact with the field, includes precise project quantification and development, which allows us to provide our client with the most accurate offer.
Calculation tools development internally
In the 1990s, the companies that eventually merged in 2000 to form the VINCI Group were already working intently on the development of internal calculation and modelling tools. This varied internal-development experience endowed our teams with their current agility in quickly implementing new tools suggested by clients, partners, and design consultants from anywhere in the world.
Just as BIM is gaining wider currency as a project-development resource, our teams of structural engineers have developed specific skill sets to map the gaps between BIM models and structural calculations.
Focus Fondation Louis Vuitton
For the Fondation Louis Vuitton project in Paris, our team of structural engineers was mandated to provide a full range of building-modelling services, which was then used to drive the construction phase. Our agility in working with different types of calculation and modelling software allowed us to put forward a shared modelling solution for all project participants.