Events and training

This popular one-day course aims to provide participants with a practical understanding of essential aspects of contractual relationships. It simplifies complex language, elucidates key concepts, and equips attendees with the knowledge needed to navigate engineering and construction contracts effectively, thereby avoiding common pitfalls.

This half-day, online course covers the methods by which the lateral stability of a building structure is achieved.

This two-day course provides participants with an understanding of the basic principles of temporary works design.

This course provides an overview of accounting principles and an explanation of accounting terminology. It also covers how to understand key financial documents.

This course covers aspects of the geotechnical and structural design of spread and piled foundations. It is tailored for engineers working in small practices. The content is compliant with Eurocodes 2 and 7, with opportunities for comparisons with relevant British Standards.

This course takes place as a series of two-hour interactive sessions over three weeks. It introduces EN 1991-1-4 for determining wind actions on structures, outlines the basic principles behind the code and covers each step of the procedure for calculating the wind loads on structures. Attention is given to important features introduced by the UK NA.

This course supports the practising designer with composite design to Eurocode 4. It enables an understanding of the essential requirements of this code in structural design and how the code operates.

This course establishes good practice in the design of reinforced concrete structures. Through practical exercises, it will cover concept, design, flat slabs and finite element analysis.

Preparation course for the chartership exam.

This interactive online course shares current state-of-the-art frameworks for the adoption of resilience-based design in professional practice, demonstrating advantages compared to a traditional prescriptive design and providing examples of how they benefit the client.

This course is designed to provide structural engineers with a greater understanding of fire safety, key legislation, and the principles of risk analysis in order to ensure that adequate structural performance in fire is achieved. You will examine case studies of structural and non-structural failures as a result of fire.

A guide to the field of structural engineering in relation to buildings for construction industry professionals.