AI and the structural engineer

Author: Peter Debney

Date published

21 July 2021

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Free
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AI and the structural engineer

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Peter Debney

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21 July 2021

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Peter Debney

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Peter Debney explores Artificial Intelligence and how it can help structural engineers.

Listen to Peter Debney's presentation from the 2020 Digital Design and Computation e-conference. Peter's presentation explores:
  • What AI is, and what it is not
  • How AI aims to encapsulate knowledge and enable automatic decision making
  • Optimisation as a form of AI
  • How we might use AI for design
  • Optimisation and optioneering as key tools in achieving zero carbon

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Peter Debney is a Chartered Structural Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution. He has over 30 years’ experience in both engineering design and software, BIM and FEA, with particular interests in artificial intelligence, optimisation, and education. He works for Oasys Software (AKA Arup Digital Technology) and is a member of the Institution's Digital Workflows and Computational Design panel. His book on Computational Engineering was published by the Institution in 2020. 
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