UGM Faculty of Engineering (FT UGM) students have achieved remarkable success in the International Bridge Design Competition organized by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
The Bulaksumur Consulting Group (BCG) team, led by Muhammad Febrilian Kurnia Putra (Civil Engineering 2020), along with members Aldhytian Surya Arthaka (Civil Engineering 2020) and Brian Pastika Tama (Civil Engineering 2021), and supervised by Angga Trisna Yudhistira, secured second place in the competition.
The NTU Bridge Design Competition 2024, held by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is a civil engineering contest focused on bridge design, providing participating students with hands-on experience in the bridge design industry.
The BCG team proposed several innovative ideas, including using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology to model all obstacles (contours, buildings, roads, and existing infrastructure), design the bridge layout, perform structural analysis, and calculate the bridge material volume.
Additionally, they innovated by using alternative materials and a solar panel facade to reduce the bridge’s carbon emissions.
The BCG team’s competition began with the preliminary round, which involved the initial design of a steel truss bridge to produce the most efficient yet safe design.
The team leader, Muhammad Febrilian Kurnia Putra, mentioned that the main challenge before the competition was the short preparation time.
“The tight schedule required us to have a good strategy to manage our time, and we often had to stay up late,” said Putra after the competition concluded.
The competition continued with the final round, involving the creation of a detailed proposal.
This included conducting site surveys, collecting obstacle data, modeling the bridge layout, performing structural analysis of the steel truss and I-girder bridge, calculating detailed volumes, determining implementation methods, considering material sources, listing necessary equipment, and calculating carbon emissions.
The final stage of the competition involved presenting the proposal to the judges online.
The BCG team highly appreciated Angga Trisna Yudhistira’s role as the supervising lecturer. He provided valuable direction on applying technology and construction methods to address the site constraints.
“Since the case location was in Clementi, Singapore, we had to learn and research AHSP (Unit Price Analysis), noise and dust standards, infrastructure regulations, and Singapore standards, which differ from Indonesian National Standards (SNI),” explained Putra.
The NTU Bridge Design Competition 2024 saw participation from 136 teams from nine countries, including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Australia. In the competition, the BCG team designed a bridge that connects two points across a green open space and a river.
Source: FT UGM
Author: Triya Andriyani