Temporary works design

Course

Date & Time

24 November 2027 - 25 November 2027
09:00 – 17:30 GMT

Location

47-58 Bastwick St, London, EC1V 3PS
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Price

Member early booking: £590 + VAT
Member: £655 + VAT
Standard: £870 + VAT

Early booking discount

Available until one month prior

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

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, attendees should be able to:

Describe the principles of basic temporary works design methodologies
Explain temporary loads, potential modes of failure and practical considerations
Calculate concrete pressures and design formwork, falsework and back-propping
Design a simple trench support scheme
Apply basic wind loading, and design a site hoarding
Design outrigger spreader pads for mobile cranes
Design a simple needling scheme
Apply the principles behind temporary works for demolition, facade retention and structural propping, basement construction and scaffolding design
Discuss loads and modes of failure

Intended for

Civil or structural engineering graduates, from contractors to consultants, with some basic understanding of the design process, or those who wish to further their design knowledge and experience

Ray is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers with 40 years’ experience in the field of temporary works design, construction and management. He has spent 20 years working for contractors in the UK and abroad and is a member of the committee responsible for revising BS5975 (British Standard for temporary works). Ray formed RKF Consult Ltd in 2007, which is now part of Richter Associates. Ray has been involved in authoring and editing numerous temporary works publications – most recently Temporary Works Part Two – Further Principles of Design and Construction.

Contact

Email - [email protected]