S1E1 – Behind the Boorloo Bridges: Automation, Engineering, and Honest Lessons with Brent Burgess

S1E1 – Behind the Boorloo Bridges: Automation, Engineering, and Honest Lessons with Brent Burgess

In this premiere episode of Structural Intelligence, host Owen Keenan sits down with Brent Burgess, Senior Principal Technologist at WSP, to unpack the real-world role of automation in structural engineering.

Brent shares his experience working on the Swan River Pedestrian Bridges (Boorloo Bridges) in Perth — a complex project featuring curved geometry, angled piers, and cable-stay structures. He discusses how automation played a key role in solving design challenges and how custom scripting helped manage geometric complexity with precision.

💬 Other highlights from the episode:

  • When automation adds value — and when it doesn’t

  • Dealing with failure in coding (and the reward of persistence)

  • Why documenting your scripts and workflows really matters

  • Tips for engineers starting out with Revit, Dynamo, and Grasshopper

  • The future of automation and AI in structural engineering

Whether you’re already deep in digital tools or just exploring what’s possible, this conversation delivers practical insights and honest stories from someone working at the edge of engineering innovation.

🎧 Subscribe now and join us on the journey toward smarter structures.

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Detecting Structural Defects From a Photo w/ Ralph Noronha

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“What if detecting critical structural defects was as easy as uploading a photo?”Most structural inspections still rely on manual site visits, ladders, and visual checks, leaving room for missed defec...

10 Mar 43min

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“What if the biggest risk to our infrastructure isn’t corrosion, cracking, or ageing, but the assumptions we still make?”Most asset inspections rely on “representative sampling”, checking a handful of...

18 Feb 52min

S1E9 - Engineering Tools that Build Themselves (w/Stijn Jansen)

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“When engineers start trusting AI, what exactly are they trusting?”In this episode of The Structural Intelligence Podcast, host Owen Keenan sits down with Stijn Jansen, co-founder of VIKTOR, to explor...

9 Des 20251h 1min

S1E8 - Between Innovation & Impact: We build systems, but do we always understand the consequences?

S1E8 - Between Innovation & Impact: We build systems, but do we always understand the consequences?

“If we only solve the technical problem without understanding the human problem, we limit ourselves as engineering leaders.”Is engineering moving fast enough to keep up with technology, or are we limi...

6 Nov 202541min

S1E7 – AI Agents and Rethinking Construction Tech Adoption with Ethan Ow (Wenti Labs)

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“What if construction isn’t tech-averse just misread?”Is construction really slow to adopt technology, or have we been building the wrong tools? In this episode of The Structural Intelligence Podcast,...

13 Okt 202547min

S1E6 - Inside Civils.ai: Explore Stevan Lukic’s Leap from Engineer to Tech Founder long before the AI hype

S1E6 - Inside Civils.ai: Explore Stevan Lukic’s Leap from Engineer to Tech Founder long before the AI hype

How does a civil engineer go from designing tunnels to building an AI startup?In this episode of The Structural Intelligence Podcast, Owen Keenan interviews Stevan Lukic, founder and CEO of Civils.ai ...

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