World-leading bridge engineer Ian Firth gives a personal insight into how bridges are designed. This is the first in the Industry Insights series of videos: the key things people who are experts in a particular field would like to share with those studying or practising engineering.

Ian Firth is Director of engineering firm Flint and Neil. In this video he describes the key characteristics of a bridge, what makes a bridge engineer and the team around him and the process of designing and engineering a bridge.

Learning outcomes:

• Plan and cross section of the site.
• Longitudinal section.
• Functional cross section.
• Structural options.
• Horizontal loads.
• The iterative design process.
• Achieving refinement and elegance.

About the Industry Insights Series
This video is the first of the Industry Insights Series in which Ian Firth draws on his many years as a leading bridge engineer to illustrate some of the factors which influence bridge design. Further videos are planned in this series.

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