Webinars

The Institution recognises the value and importance of the lectures and technical meetings which take place at our London Headquarters. We also understand that not everybody will be able to attend these meetings due to geographical constraints or prior commitments.

For these reasons, the Institution records the lectures which take place at the London Headquarters. We hope this will make it easily accessible for our members across the globe and ensure all members can benefit from watching these lectures and meetings free of charge, not least for CPD purposes.

To access the webinars, please click the appropriate link below. The webinars only require that Adobe Flash is installed for your browser, which should be case for the majority of computers.

You can now watch many of the below webinars on the Institution's YouTube channel.

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Technical Lecture Series: Seismic strengthening techniques for reinforced concrete and masonry buildings

06/12/2017
Speakers:
Professor Tiziana Rossetto & Professor Dina D’Ayala

Description:

Professor Tiziana Rossetto & Professor Dina D’Ayala presented the lecture “Seismic strengthening techniques for reinforced concrete and masonry buildings”

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(Running Time: 1:26:56)

Technical Lecture Series: Let them eat cake: engineering risk & responsibility in repair

28/11/2017
Speakers:
Dr Kate Crawford

Description:
Dr Kate Crawford presented the lecture “Let them eat cake: engineering risk & responsibility in repair”
 

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(Running Time: 54:46)

IABSE Milne Medal

23/11/2017
Speakers:
Roger Ridsdill Smith, Head of Structural Engineering and a Senior Partner at Foster + Partners

Description:
2017 Milne Medal winner Roger Ridsdill Smith, Head of Structural Engineering and a Senior Partner at Foster + Partners, delivered the annual Milne Medal Lecture.  

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(Running Time: 1:28:46)

EEFIT - Research Projects Showcase

09/11/2017
Speakers:
Harriette Stone, University College London & Laura Howlett, University College London

Description:
Harriette Stone presented the lecture “Assessing the viability of drones and omni-directional imagery with virtual reality tools in post-earthquake reconnaissance missions’’

Laura Howlett presented the lecture ‘’ Measuring Recovery: signposts to good practice’’
 

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(Running Time: 47:21)

Frei Otto: Spanning the future

26/10/2017
Speakers:
Mike Cook

Description:
The Institution of Structural Engineers and IABSE British Group hosted an evening to celebrate the life and work of Frei Otto with the screening of the documentary "Frei Otto. Spanning the Future". This webinar is the live recording of the lecture by Mike Cook (Buro Happold) which took place before the screening. Please note, this webinar does not show the documentary.

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(Running Time: 35:00)

Pai Lin Li Lecture

19/10/2017
Speakers:
Victoria Richardson and Jacob Borchers

Description:
The Educational Trust Pai Lin Li Travel Award is an excellent opportunity for the professional development of young structural engineers.

The award provides an unrivalled opportunity to sample the technical, economic, social and political conditions in another country and to examine how these various factors affect the practice of structural engineering. This lecture will showcase two intriguing presentations from Pai Lin Li award winners Victoria and Jacob.

Victoria Richardson 3D printing becomes concrete:

Exploring the structural potential of concrete 3D printing. Attend to find out about Victoria’s interdisciplinary research combing the engineering, economic and social factors that are needed for the widespread adoption of 3D printing technology in construction.

Jacob Borchers Out of the Rubble:

How can engineers overcome the problems between design and implementation of seismic resistant schools in rural Nepal?

Jacob travelled to Sunkhani, Nepal, during university as part of a project to design and build a seismic resistant school. Tragically, the village was the epicentre of a 7.3 magnitude earthquake and was destroyed. The school built by the project survived unscathed, and was used as an emergency centre.

Jacob returned to the village to research how to overcome difficulties of implementing seismic resistant school design in rural Nepal.

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(Running Time: 1:29:12)

Gold Medal Address 2017

11/10/2017
Speakers:
Joanna da Silva

Description:
The Gold Medal is our most prestigious award, presented to those individuals who have made a unique and outstanding contribution to the advancement of structural engineering.

The Medal is recognised around the world as a mark of unique accomplishment in the profession. It was first presented in 1922, to Professor Henry Adams. Other past recipients include Felix Candela, Ove Arup, Oleg Kerensky and Edmund Happold.

Jo da Silva, Director of Arup’s International Development Group and Arup Fellow, has been awarded The Institution of Structural Engineers’ 2017 Gold Medal. The Medal has been awarded to recognise the outstanding leadership she has provided as both a structural and humanitarian engineer, and for her distinguished and cross-sectoral work on urban resilience.

Among her many achievements, Jo co-ordinated the efforts of over 100 humanitarian agencies to provide transitional shelter in Sri Lanka following the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2005, constructing 60,000 shelters in six months. 

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(Running Time: 1:29:57)

The success and potential failure of engineering computational design

05/10/2017
Speakers:
Stephen Melville

Description:
The use of computational tools in Structural Engineering design has progressed to where the results inform the everyday creative thought and tool set of a Structural Engineering practice. They enable collaboration between Engineers and other designers on a fundamental level. However, the methodology can also hide an inherent contradiction between creative freedom and practical constraint. This lecture explores those benefits and potential pitfalls.

Stephen Melville is a Director of Format. Formerly a Director of Whitbybird Engineers then Design Director of Ramboll, Stephen set up Format in 2014 with the goal of establishing an Engineering design studio which considered Structural Engineering, geometry modelling, digital optimisation, fabrication, research and education as a unified discipline.

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(Running Time: 1:15:48)

Technical Lecture Series: Blast Analysis in the Urban Environment

27/09/2017
Speakers:
Nick Misselbrook

Description:
Protective building design requires a detailed understanding of blast loads and explosion damage mechanics. Many of the tools available for blast analysis are based upon a combination of empirical data, analytical approximations and scaling rules, which are not always accurate for explosive events in complex urban environments. This lecture will give an overview of the blast analysis tools currently available, demonstrating where and when such tools are valid, and a look at state of the art possibilities.

Speaker
Nick Misselbrook is an Associate Principal and Office Director for Thornton Tomasetti Defence Ltd. Nick has an MSc in Weapons Effects on Structures from the Royal Military College of Science, is a Chartered Engineering and Chartered Physicist and a Member of the Register of Security Engineers and Specialists.

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(Running Time: 1:19:59)

BIM Conference 2017

26/09/2017
Speakers:
Sarah Rock, Anne Kemp, Emma Hooper, Nigel Stroud, Martin Simpson and Graeme Forbes

Description:
This year’s BIM Conference highlighted the need for engineering practices to adopt BIM within their projects as the industry moves towards the 2020 agenda – 'business as usual'.

Expert speakers explored various aspects of BIM including security, safety, legal issues, Level of Detail (LoD) and Level of Information (LoI). The event also included presentations and case studies delivered from both a client and consultant perspective.


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(Running Time: 3:19:19)

Annual Academics’ Conference 2017

14/09/2017
Speakers:
George Fereday - London Metropolitan University Gareth Mason - Stora Enso Timber UK Ltd Dr James Norman - University of Bristol David Sharpe - Birmingham City University Clare Taylor - COWI Nick Francis - Eadon Consulting Dr Rhys Morgan - Royal Academy of Engineering Nick Hillman - Higher Education Policy Institute Hansika Jethnani - NUS International Students Campaign committee Naomi Weir - Campaign for Science & Engineering

Description:
The Built Environment and the Future of Academic Skills in Higher Education.’

This conference covered sessions on inspirational ideas and policy in built environment higher education, with a range of speakers from academia and practice.

There was a break out session for delegates on creativity in undergraduate teaching led by Nick Russell, JBM Chair, Professor Tim Ibell, University of Cambridge and Oliver Broadbent from Think Up.
 

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(Running Time: 3:49:48)

Technical Lecture Series: Digital Fabrication

13/07/2017
Speakers:
Tim Lucas

Description:
Exciting technology is transforming the practice of structural engineering by allowing us to imagine and design structures that can be made with digitally controlled machines. This lecture, part of our Technical Lecture Series, will explore how digital fabrication is transforming the way we construct the built environment.

Expert speaker, Tim Lucas, will draw on examples of his own work and that of other practitioners to:

Look at the tools and techniques of digital fabrication
Question if the application of this technology on construction materials, from steel to stone, can reinterpret the idea of craftsmanship
Explore how digital fabrication might change building procurement in the future

About the Speaker

Tim is a partner in Price & Myers and founder of their Geometrics group. He has designed a wide variety of innovative structures for buildings, bridges and artworks. His work employs digital design and manufacturing technology to examine structural performance and design structures that make the most of the opportunities provided by digital fabrication.

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(Running Time: 1:15:50)

UKBEAG: Supporting humanitarian action

05/07/2017
Speakers:
Peter Oborn and Trudi Elliott

Description:
The UK Built Environmental Advisory Group (UKBEAG) brings together the collective skills and expertise of over 100,000 built environment professionals in more than 150 countries to support a range of humanitarian and development partners to prepare for and respond to humanitarian crisis. As part of RIBA International Week, this is an exciting opportunity for all our members to hear what the UKBEAG is all about and how to get involved.

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(Running Time: 1:11:17)

Technical Lecture Series: Engineering for the future – a resilience based approach

29/06/2017
Speakers:
Caroline Field

Description:
Climate change, political instability, aging populations, mass migrations, urbanisation and the exponential acceleration of technology are all driving a future of greater volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. If we are to plan and create a built environment that will last, we need to incorporate principles of resilience into everything we do. We need to plan for the best reasonable view of the future condition and not just meet the immediate needs of today.

How does the engineering industry and specifically structural engineering need to adapt its approaches? Caroline will discuss whether modern building design is appropriate for the uncertain future we face. Do we have confidence that our codes will provide a building that will last for 50 years or more? It is likely that structures will face loads larger than those designed for due to the effects of climate change and other stressors. What will be the effect of automation, AI and 3D printing on our industry? What do we need to do now to prepare?

Caroline will outline an alternative approach to resilience including a risk based methodology that has been applied at city, community and building level. This considers the concepts of redundancy, robustness and fail-safe; understanding what happens if our buildings exceed their design loads to ensure that our designs are fit for an uncertain future. She will also introduce the concept of Adaptive Capacity and how engineering solutions need to interface with response, recovery and learning to create an holistic resilience approach.

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(Running Time: 1:16:54)

Technical Lecture Series: Bridges to Prosperity - Designing for the Rural Last Mile

20/06/2017
Speakers:
Avery Bang

Description:
This lecture, part of our Technical Lecture Series, is an opportunity to learn more about the technical challenges faced by Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), a non-profit social enterprise committed to building low cost, long-span bridge structures where they are needed in the rural last mile across Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Along with their partners, B2P build cable-supported bridges over impassable rivers providing invaluable support to rural communities through access to healthcare, education and market opportunities. With projects in over 18 countries on four continents, B2P partners with bridge engineering and construction experts to develop safe and locally appropriate technologies.

The lecture will also look at collaboration with industry experts in both the design process, and on-site in some of the most remote communities in the world, standardised designs and the approaches that are used in B2P training programmes to create local capacity and resources that can be shared with organisations worldwide.

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(Running Time: 1:29:53)

Technical Lecture Series: Awareness of Scripting

26/04/2017
Speakers:
Thomas Webster

Description:
Synopsis

This livestreamed talk will provide a brief overview of the various tools and techniques available for scripting within structural design and the various applications that it can be adopted for to create efficient workflows within the design process.

The talk will look at the use of Excel, Grasshopper, Dynamo and Digital Projects and use real world project examples to show how programmes were utilised within the project workflows. Attendees will gain an insight into the tools available to them and useful ideas for application.

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(Running Time: 1:27:58)

Technical Lecture Series: Elevarch - The world’s first masonry bridge arch lift

06/04/2017
Speakers:
Dr Bill Harvey

Description:
In this lecture, renowned masonry arch expert Dr Bill Harvey, of Freyssinet, discussed the development and testing of ElevArch® - a revolutionary new technique for vertically jacking masonry bridge arches. Dr Harvey explains the technical difficulties of achieving such an innovative feat.
 
Network Rail estimates that around 500 masonry arch railway bridges are too low for its electrification programme. They joined forces with Bill to explore cost-effective solutions that would cause the least disruption to the rail environment and prevent further overbridges being demolished in the future.
 
Freyssinet successfully completed the world’s first ElevArch® masonry bridge arch lift in October 2016. The 161-year-old, 220 tonne masonry arch bridge at Moco Farm in Buckinghamshire was lifted 900mm using ten 50 tonne jacks.
 
ElevArch® is a patented technique where the arch of a bridge is cut free from its abutments and walls so it can be jacked upwards, enlarging the space beneath.
 
Speaker
Dr Bill Harvey began his career working on large steel bridges including Humber. He went on to a career in academia where he began studying masonry bridges. Since 2000 he has worked as an independent consultant and is considered one of the most renowned masonry arch experts.

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(Running Time: 54:35)

19th Young Researchers Conference

05/04/2017
Speakers:
Keynote Speaker: Prof Alan Champneys - University of Bristol: Structural dynamics – the smooth and the non-smooth

Description:
10.55    Session 1
 
10.55    Structural behaviour of laser-welded stainless steel I-sections
            Miss Yidu Bu – Imperial College London
 
11.10    Response and design of high strength steel structures employing square and rectangular hollow sections
            Mrs Michaela Gkantou – University of Birmingham
 
11.25    Discussion
 
11.35    Coffee
 
12.00    Session 2
 
12.00    Thin-shell textile-reinforced concrete floors for sustainable buildings
            Mr Will Hawkins –University of Bath
 
12.15    Structural response of hybrid timber-concrete connections for tall building construction
            Mr Osayi Eromhonsele – Imperial College London
 
12.30    Discussion
 
12.40    Key research challenges from an industrial perspective:
            Steve Matthews, WSP
            Pete Winslow, Expedition Engineering
            David MacKenzie, COWI
 
13.00    Lunch
 
13.45    Poster presentation
 
14.20    Session 3
 
14.20    Design of double skin façades for passive structural control
            Mr Giovanni Pipitone – University of Loughborough
 
14.35    Advanced path-following techniques in nonlinear structural design
            Mr Bradley Cox – University of Bristol
 
14:50    Discussion
 
 
15:00    Session 4
 
15:00    Statistical walking load model for vibration serviceability of floors
            Mr Zandy Muhammad – University of Exeter
 
15.15    Finite element analysis of punching shear on flat slabs subjected to reversed-cyclic loading
            Mr Andri Setiawan – Imperial College London
 
15.30    Discussion
 
15.40    Tea & judging
 
16.05    Membership matters
 
16.15    Prize giving & closing remarks


 

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(Running Time: 4:16:47)

Build Offsite Conference

09/03/2017
Speakers:
Matthew Byat, Alan Clucas, Jason Hyde, Liam McGovern and Duncan Reed

Description:
This event explored the benefits and challenges of using offsite solutions. Showed how to use innovative offsite methods to improve your projects.

The ambition was to promote improved awareness of innovative offsite construction enabled projects and to identify the opportunities and challenges from the perspective of the structural engineering community.

The event for 100 plus took place at The Institution of Structural Engineers and was the first formal collaboration between the Institution and Buildoffsite.

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(Running Time: 1:54:26)

James Sutherland History Lecture - A Decade in the Life of the Clifton Suspension Bridge

16/02/2017
Speakers:
E J Rees, A S Mulcahy, R A N Mackean

Description:
A Decade in the Life of the Clifton Suspension Bridge  

The Clifton Suspension Bridge is an enduring icon to lovers of bridges and the City of Bristol alike. Yet this wonderful structure continually sets engineering challenges that must be addressed in a sympathetic and understanding manner, if it is to be preserved in perpetuity.   

Since 2006, Flint & Neill, and their sub-consultant, Geo-Design, have acted as Engineer to the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust. The lecture will explain how the initial focus on maintenance activities was redressed by the failure of a single component in 2009, leading to a holistic review of risk and the re-development of maintenance strategies. Aspects such as articulation, aerodynamic stability, corrosion, knowledge management and emergency response will be discussed.  

Despite the apparent stability of the bridge foundations and of the high rock slopes that support them there is a long history of rock fall and deeper seated instability in the Clifton Gorge slopes. The strength and stability reserve of the abutments and of the chain anchorages has thus been a particular area of concern. A study commenced in 2007 with a ground investigation campaign and development of a geological model for each tower foundation area, followed by an extensive 'cutting-edge' numerical assessment. A better understanding of the ground and its interaction with the Bridge foundations has developed and this will be presented. It will explain how the investigation has evolved to understand the risks initially perceived, as far as is possible in the context of geological uncertainty and current methods of analysis.

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(Running Time: 1:32:37)

The EEFIT Reconnaissance Mission to the August – October 2016 earthquake sequence of Italy

08/02/2017
Speakers:
Prof Dina D’Ayala – (Team Leader), CEGE-EPICentre, UCL Prof David Alexander – IRDR, UCL Dr Flavia De Luca – Univ of Bristol Dr Carmine Galasso – CEGE-EPICentre, UCL Giuseppe del Gobbo – PhD Student, Univ of Oxford Dr Tristan Lloyd – AIR Worldwide Dr Domenico Lombardi – Univ of Manchester Zoe Mildon – PhD Student, IRDR, UCL Elizabeth Morgan – Sellafield Dr Davide Pedicone – Ramboll Paolo Perugini – ARUP Valentina Putrino – PhD Student CEGE-EPICentre, UCL, Andrea Totaro from Mott MacDonald

Description:
At 3.36 am on 24 August 2016, a Mw 6.2 earthquake struck the central region of Italy. The epicentre was near the village of Accumuli in the Apennines chain. Earthquake shaking was felt as far as Florence, 220km away.

The EEFIT Team was on mission in the region from 4 - 15 October 2016.

At a lecture at Institution HQ, speakers from the mission team presented findings from their investigation into the ground surface effects caused by the earthquake, structural damage to heritage buildings, masonry and reinforced concrete structures, road infrastructure, and the impact on the local population.

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(Running Time: 1:30:00)

President's Inaugural Address 2017

12/01/2017
Speakers:
Ian Firth

Description:
Ian is a Director of engineering consultancy COWI (previously Flint & Neill). Ian's areas of expertise are in the design, analysis and assessment of steel and concrete structures, particularly in relation to major bridges and special structures, and the application of new materials.

He directs engineering projects, large and small, around the world, and provides specialist advice on long span bridge design, construction and maintenance. He also directs the engineering design and assessment of complex building structures and other projects.

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(Running Time: 1:22:44)

Dynamic wind effects on slender towers - WSP/RWDI presentation

01/12/2016
Speakers:
Kamran Moazami Director and Head of Building Structures at WSP, Ender Ozkan Director and, Regional Manager at RWDI

Description:
Land values in major cities such as New York and London are rising, forcing engineers to design super-slender buildings with height-to-width ratios of 20 or more. In this presentation, speakers from WSP and RWDI will use the 432 Park Avenue tower in New York as a case study to highlight some of the innovative approaches in designing such structures.

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(Running Time: 1:18:27)

The Global Earthquake Model: Assessing the impact of earthquakes at local, regional and global scale

24/10/2016
Speakers:
Vitor Silva BSc, CEng, MSc, PhD and Venetia Despotaki MEng, MSc

Description:
This event is brought to you by the Global Earthquake Model Foundation and the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics.

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(Running Time: 1:50:00)

Pai Lin Li Lecture - Disassembling Detroit

20/10/2016
Speakers:
Dan Bergsagel - MEng MA (Cantab)

Description:
Disassembling Detroit:

The deconstruction of unwanted buildings and the subsequent reuse of salvaged timber elements is a growing practise in North America. Drawing on information collected during his Pai Lin Li Research Award trip to Detroit and the Great Lakes region, this lecture will present current deconstruction and wood reuse practices in the US, and discuss how these practices could be encouraged in the UK.

Dan is a structural engineer at AKT II, a design-led practise based in London. He has particular interests in timber, widening participation, and parametric design. Dan also contributes to architectural and engineering teaching, and is a co-founder of Scale Rule, a community-focussed collective of architects and engineers who organise design-build projects for local secondary school students

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(Running Time: 47.11)

Realising the Design – Design for Construction 2

11/10/2016
Speakers:
Angus Cormie BSc CEng FIStructE FICE FIES MWeldI, Chief Engineer, J&D Pierce Contracts Ltd

Description:
Synopsis

Design for Construction 1 looked at a variety of ways that design at the front end could influence the end product while the contractor realises the design of the designer. Part 2 looks more specifically at methods of preassembling components into parts, or the whole of the structure, for safety, speed of construction and cost effectiveness. This can also impact on the early design but often requires temporary works within the structure to accommodate the reverse loadings which ca be imposed during the build process.

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(Running Time: 1:19:52)

Annual Academics’ conference

14/09/2016
Speakers:
Cormac Allen Martin Gillie Paul Hulbert Dr Julie Hyde Michelle McDowell Dr Rhys Morgan David Richardson Nick Russell Tim Stratford

Description:
Our Annual Academics Conference will take place on 14 September 2016 at Institution headquarters. Our theme this year is ‘Policy, practice and inspiration: creating a coherent structure for built environment university education.’
 

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(Running Time: 3.03.57)

Young Engineers' Conference 2016

19/07/2016
Speakers:
Pro Tim Ibell, Chris Wise, Linda Miller, Nick Francis, Rob May

Description:
See and be the future of structural engineering at the Young Engineers’ Conference

• Gain the skills to become a future leader
• Contribute to your CPD
• Network with leading industry professionals
• Celebrate the best in young engineering talent

The conference will also look at ways to inspire more young people into the profession, and discuss the many career opportunities within the engineering industry. Designed and developed by young engineers for young engineers, this day will be a fantastic opportunity to learn and build new relationships within your profession. Places are limited - so reserve your place now to avoid disappointment!

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(Running Time: 04:36:34)

Gold Medal Address 2016

15/06/2016
Speakers:
Robert Halvorson SE, PE, FASCE, FIStructE

Description:
Robert Halvorson, SE, PE, FASCE, FIStructE, Executive Vice President of Halvorson and Partners (based in Chicago, Illinois) has been named winner of The Institution of Structural Engineers' 2016 Gold Medal.

The Institution, the world’s largest membership organisation dedicated to the art and science of structural engineering, presents the award to recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the profession of structural engineering.

Bob, as he is known by most, is an industry leader in the structural design of high-rise buildings and long-span structures. Over the last four decades he has engineered more than sixty buildings of forty stories or taller, including Wells Fargo Plaza (formerly Allied Bank Plaza) in Houston, 111 West Wacker in Chicago, Torre Caja Madrid in Madrid, Burj Mohammed bin Rashid Tower in Abu Dhabi, and Hanking Center in Shenzhen.

Bob began his career with Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), serving in their Chicago, Houston, New York, and London offices, becoming the firm's youngest partner at the age of 31. Bob founded Halvorson and Partners in 1996, growing the firm to a staff of nearly seventy professionals within a decade. Under Bob's leadership Halvorson and Partners merged with WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff in 2015.

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(Running Time: 1:20:19)

IABSE Annual Lecture - Crossrail - The Dawn of Digital Railways

19/05/2016
Speakers:
Simon Wright, Crossrail Programme Director

Description:
Crossrail - The Dawn of Digital Railways
A talk by Simon Wright OBE, Crossrail's Programme Director, about some key features of the Crossrail programme, how technology has been built into the operational systems and on some of the factors that impact major programme delivery.

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(Running Time: 00:52)

Engineering and Constructability

12/05/2016
Speakers:
William Parker - Bachelor of Building (Applied Science) - Senior Project Manager, Al Ghandi and Consolidated Contractors International (CCC)

Description:
This presentation will introduce you to the Contractor’s view of the interaction between design and construction and therefore constructability of projects, which equates to time, cost and quality plus safety.
 
By exploring individual projects, it will be demonstrated how the interaction of Contractor with designers - Engineers and Architects - can make a difference to a project outcome.

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(Running Time: 1.13.50)

Realising the Design – Design for Construction 1

27/04/2016
Speakers:
Angus Cormie BSc CEng FIStructE FICE FIES MWeldI, Chief Engineer, J&D Pierce Contracts Ltd

Description:
Synopsis

When is a building structurally safe? How is the final design realised? Are temporary loads more onerous than permanent? From a contractors’ viewpoint Angus will look at how design for construction at the outset, or re-engineering, can assist the building phase for safety and programme and cost benefit.

Speaker

Angus Cormie BSc CEng FIStructE FICE FIES MWeldI, Chief Engineer, J&D Pierce Contracts Ltd Angus has many years’ experience in the design and construction of building structures with consulting engineers, main contractors, manufacturers and specialist sub-contractors. He is Chief Engineer at J&D Pierce one of Scotland’s largest steel fabricators. He has been a Board and Council Member of ISE. He was chair of the Papers Awards Panel for many years and was recently Chair of the Design Practice Committee and on the Engineering Leadership Group. He served two terms on SCOSS and is currently a Director of SER Ltd. He has spoken regularly to the Branch/Regional Groups on a variety of design and construction related topics and was the executive editor of the recent ISE publication on Structural Design – Achieving Excellence.

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(Running Time: 1:18:39)

18th Young Researchers' Conference

06/04/2016
Speakers:
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Ian Kinloch

Description:
The Young Researchers' Conference has been bringing together young, forward thinking researchers, along with industry professionals and academics over the past 18 years. Each year, a selected shortlist of young researchers are invited to present their research to an audience of peers and industry professionals. Not only does this give students an opportunity to present their work, all presenters are in with a chance to win from a pot of £2000.

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(Running Time: 4:24:27)

18th Young Researchers' Conference Pecha Kucha Presentations

06/04/2016
Speakers:
Speakers: John Ward, Robert Bird Group; Edwin Bergbaum, Waterman Group; Chris Walker, Flint & Neill Ltd; Mark Pniewski, Ramboll.

Description:
In this fast paced 15 minute pecha kucha style presentation, four leading structural engineers from industry present their thoughts on the research needs of the future. Watch and be inspired.

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(Running Time: 17:03)

Temporary Works: Yours, Mine or Ours? - In the context of CDM 15

31/03/2016
Speakers:
David Lambert BSc (Hons) CEng MICE CMIOSH IaPS; Phil Cantrell; Martin Thorpe CMIOSH

Description:
This debate meeting will explore the intent that there is much closer alignment between permanent works design and the practicalities of construction. The influence of the CDM Regs and the role of the Structural Engineer attract particular focus.

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(Running Time: 01:05:54)

Temporary Works: Yours, Mine or Ours? - In the context of CDM 15

31/03/2016
Speakers:
Eur Ing David Lambert - BSc (Hons) CEng MICE CMIOSH IaPS, Phil Cantrell - IEng AMICE IMaPS, Martin Thorpe - Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH),

Description:
Evening debate in association with the Temporary Works Forum. 

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(Running Time: 01.06)

James Sutherland History Lecture - The Gothic Tower of Freiburg Minster

18/02/2016
Speakers:
Professor Rainer Barthel

Description:
The Gothic Tower of Freiburg Minster

The 116m high tower is dated to about 1300 AD and its 45m high spire is unique in terms of architecture and building technique. It will be reported on the extensive investigations and research programs, which were undertaken in order to develop an efficient and minimized repair concept.

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(Running Time: 1:24:58)

President's Inaugural Address 2016

18/01/2016
Speakers:
Alan Crossman CEng FIStructE FICE MCIWEM

Description:
The art of the possible

We are delighted to announce that Alan Crossman CEng FIStructE FICE MCIWEM has been appointed 2016 President of The Institution of Structural Engineers. Alan will give his inaugural address to the Institution at its Bastwick Street Headquarters in London on 15 January. The theme of his address will be “The Art of the Possible”.
 
During his address Alan will discuss his own education and formative career, and reflect on how it compares to today’s education and career routes.
 
He will then outline his priorities as President, which include the importance of promoting opportunity and flexibility in career development; the Institution’s vital global role (including his own interest in forging new links with the Indian profession); and the need to make sustainability a vital key element in the profession’s thinking.
 
“I very much look forward to representing the Institution and its members as President during 2016 and outlining my thoughts in this inaugural address.
 
“To me ‘The Art of the Possible’ is an evocative phrase, it is one that defines our profession. It can be distilled down to what can be achieved with what is procurable. This is where the ingenuity and creativity of the structural engineer takes pride of place, it shapes the message and views I would like to share in my address.”

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(Running Time: 42:57)

2015 Milne Medal Lecture - Now we have to think

19/11/2015
Speakers:
Tim Lucas

Description:
Structural engineering is at a point in history where advances in technology are taking us back to the drawing board. We no longer need to build with products derived from industrial mass production. In a resource constrained and technologically enabled world we can go back to first principles in how we build; using materials that are suited to digitally controlled tools. We can make our own kits of closely fitted and structurally optimised parts if we have a fundamental understanding of how materials can be shaped and assembled to form a new generation of structures that are lighter and do more.

Tim Lucas is a structural engineer based in London. He is a Partner in Price & Myers and Lecturer in Structural Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture. He enjoys collaborating with clients, architects, contractors and artists on producing simple and elegant work ranging from buildings and bridges to large and small works of art.


 

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The Mw 7.8 Gorkha (Nepal) Earthquake of 25th April 2015

26/10/2015
Speakers:
Dr Sean Wilkinson – Newcastle University, Dr Paul Burton – University of East Anglia, Dr Matthew DeJong – University of Cambridge, Guillermo Franco – Guy Carpenter Dr Barnali Ghosh – Mott MacDonald Viviana Novelli – University College London Datla V Suryanarayana Raju – Air Worldwide Sarah Tallett-Williams – Imperial College London, Arthur Trieu – University of Cambridge Tim White – Arup Michael Whitworth – AECOM

Description:
The Mw 7.8, Gorkha earthquake of 25th April 2015 resulted in the deaths of more than 7,500 people and caused widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure. The earthquake is particularly notable for the suffering that it caused to remote mountain communities due to, landslides and rock-fall. The earthquake also caused significant damage to unreinforced masonry, and historic structures and temples. This seminar presents a summary of the observations made on this reconnaissance mission and the implications for this and other vulnerable regions. It will present elements of the seismicity of the area, the damage to buildings and other structures and the impact on remote mountain communities of the earthquake and subsequent landslides.

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(Running Time: 1:41:16)

Rothoblaas: Glulam connectors and fixings for CLT buildings. Session 4

11/09/2015
Speakers:
Eng. Michele Dal Rì

Description:
This highly technical course will focus on a large selection of concealed fixings for glulam beams, joints for walls and timber frame buildings, angle brackets and perforated plates, joints for outdoor, and anchors for concrete, showing how this complete range of products can be easily integrated into various construction systems as timber frame structures and multi-stories CLT buildings. Furthermore, it will illustrate Rothoblaas’ wide range of screws for wood, the centre of its activities, along with X-RAD, an innovative connection system for CLT buildings.

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(Running Time: 16:25)

Rothoblaas: Glulam connectors and fixings for CLT buildings. Session 3

11/09/2015
Speakers:
Eng. Michele Dal Rì

Description:
This highly technical course will focus on a large selection of concealed fixings for glulam beams, joints for walls and timber frame buildings, angle brackets and perforated plates, joints for outdoor, and anchors for concrete, showing how this complete range of products can be easily integrated into various construction systems as timber frame structures and multi-stories CLT buildings. Furthermore, it will illustrate Rothoblaas’ wide range of screws for wood, the centre of its activities, along with X-RAD, an innovative connection system for CLT buildings.

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(Running Time: 52:57)

Rothoblaas: Glulam connectors and fixings for CLT buildings. Session 2

11/09/2015
Speakers:
Eng. Michele Dal Rì

Description:
This highly technical course will focus on a large selection of concealed fixings for glulam beams, joints for walls and timber frame buildings, angle brackets and perforated plates, joints for outdoor, and anchors for concrete, showing how this complete range of products can be easily integrated into various construction systems as timber frame structures and multi-stories CLT buildings. Furthermore, it will illustrate Rothoblaas’ wide range of screws for wood, the centre of its activities, along with X-RAD, an innovative connection system for CLT buildings.

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(Running Time: 1:19)

Rothoblaas: Glulam connectors and fixings for CLT buildings. Session 1

11/09/2015
Speakers:
Eng. Michele Dal Rì

Description:
This highly technical course will focus on a large selection of concealed fixings for glulam beams, joints for walls and timber frame buildings, angle brackets and perforated plates, joints for outdoor, and anchors for concrete, showing how this complete range of products can be easily integrated into various construction systems as timber frame structures and multi-stories CLT buildings. Furthermore, it will illustrate Rothoblaas’ wide range of screws for wood, the centre of its activities, along with X-RAD, an innovative connection system for CLT buildings.

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(Running Time: 1:19)

Design of Structures in Regions of Low to Moderate Seismicity and The Diatomic Technologist

04/09/2015
Speakers:
Nelson Lam, Chris Wise

Description:
Introducing structural analysis concepts that are not commonly known to structural engineering designers in the context of low to moderate seismicity region is the main theme of the presentation. The emphasis is on how the introduced methodologies differ from current codified provisions and how they are distinguished from recommendations derived from mainstream earthquake engineering. The presented topics cover a wide scope ranging from the behaviour of non-ductile structural elements, building response, site response to the determination of seismic hazard in areas lacking historical data.
 
Nelson Lam presents ‘Design of Structures in Regions of Low to Moderate Seismicity’
 
Chris Wise presents ‘The Diatomic Technologist’
 

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(Running Time: 01:21:26)

Pillars of our Education System and Structural Engineering – Meeting the Fundamentals

04/09/2015
Speakers:
Tim Ibell, Steve Denton

Description:
Structural engineering is an immensely creative profession. The evidence for this is all around us. So, if creativity is the soul of our profession, why is it that our civil/structural engineering university curricula do not state explicitly that a key learning outcome is creativity? Ensuring that creativity is not extracted from a student during their formative education is critical to ensuring that that student will be inspired to want to learn. Inspiration is extraordinarily powerful. It can and does lead students to learn in a profound manner, because they are fully engaged with the benefits of what it is that they are learning.
 
Tim Ibell presents ‘Pillars of our Education System’
 
Steve Denton presents ‘Structural Engineering – Meeting the Fundamentals’
 

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(Running Time: 01:22:55)

Architectural Engineering

04/09/2015
Speakers:
SP Chin, Mike King, Laurent Ney, and Wolf Mangelsdorf

Description:
SP Chin is an Executive Director of AECOM’s Building Engineering in Hong Kong and has over 20 years of experience in building and infrastructure projects. His talk will focus on Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Building, located at the former Kai Tak Airport runway and within the Kai Tak Redevelopment Area. The building now serves as a new gateway for cruise vessels and is simultaneously equipped with a variety of exhibition shows. He will present the design features that evolved from the collaboration and integration among project manager, design and construction teams in delivering an efficient structure in a remarkably short period.
 
Mike King is a Principal and Structural Engineer in Arup’s Singapore office. He specializes in long-span structures for major stadia, airports, sports arenas and stations in his native Australia, North America, the UK and South East Asia. His presentation will discuss how the degree of innovation, quality and the structural engineer’s skills in the design of a long span roof structure are often measured in terms of how little material has been used. He will discuss other key factors, apart from minimization of material use, which are critical in the successful delivery of long-span roof structures.
 
Laurent Ney is a civil and structural engineer trained in Belgium and Germany. After working at Greisch Consulting Engineers in Liège from 1989 to 1996, he founded the engineering firm Ney & Partners. His lecture will present recent projects in Asia and Europe:  a footbridge for the Futian District in Shenzhen China; a shore canopy in the district of Kumamoto, in Japan; the design for the glazed roof of the Dutch Maritime Museum in Amsterdam and the new concrete bridge for Nijmegen in the Netherlands, investigating rules of statics, balance, physics, or in other words the rules of nature are part of the research during the design.
 
Wolf Mangelsdorf is a partner with BuroHappold in London, responsible for structural engineering globally and leading the London structures team. In his talk, he will explore how designing and engineering a building brings together a multitude of different design aspects.  Using recent examples, he will explore how structure can be part of an architectural expression and at the same time part of an integrated design narrative. 
 

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(Running Time: 01:28:47)

Emerging Materials

04/09/2015
Speakers:
Remo Pedreschi, Peter Walker, Chiew Sing Ping, and James O’Callaghan

Description:
Remo Pedreschi is a chartered engineer and holds the Chair of Architectural Technology at the University of Edinburgh. He has studied many materials, including brickwork, stone, cold-formed steel, composite systems and concrete. His approach has a particular concern for the manner in which material and process performance inform design. His talk will focus on how flexible formwork for concrete using textile fabrics has been shown to be very effective: efficient in materials, improving the quality of concrete finish and providing the opportunity to create complex geometries that would be otherwise difficult with conventional rigid materials. He presents an overview of research studies into the use of flexible formwork undertaken at the University.
 
Peter Walker a Chartered Civil Engineer, is currently Head of the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering as well as Director of the BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials at the University of Bath. His current research work focuses on developing innovative solutions using natural materials for modern energy efficient building. His talk will focus on how natural materials can offer more sustainable alternatives to conventional industrialised solutions, whilst also offering benefits for the health and well-being of building occupants. The presentation presents a range of findings from recent and on-going research at the University of Bath, focussing on opportunities for improving the indoor environmental quality of air-tight buildings.
 
Chiew Sing Ping was Head of the Division of Structural Engineering and Mechanics in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from 2008 to 2014. He is a Past President and Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Structural Steel Society, and author of the Design Guide BC1 on use of alternative structural steel which has been adopted as an Approved Document by the Building and Construction Authority in Singapore. His talk will discuss how it is now possible to produce high strength structural steel at competitive cost with rapid advancements in on-line steel production processes.
 
James O’Callaghan founded the structural and façade engineering practice Eckersley O'Callaghan along with his partner Brian Eckersley in 2004.He is an authority on the structural use of glass, best known for his highly innovative glass stairs, bridges and other structural elements in a range of Apple retail stores around the world. His talk will discuss how the use of glass structurally has become more adventurous over the last ten years as the design techniques, computer analysis software and fabrication capabilities have become more sophisticated. There will be a focus on glass staircases, façades and overall structures, culminating with a case study around the recent minimalist glass lantern for Apple built in Istanbul, Turkey
 

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(Running Time: 01:28:57)

Extreme Events

04/09/2015
Speakers:
Glenn Bell, Jason Ingham, and Goman Ho

Description:
Glenn Bell is CEO of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), a structural engineering firm with eight offices in the United States and has been responsible structural engineer for major projects globally. In this lecture, he will explore tectonic developments, such as globalization, energy and sustainability imperatives, advances in automation and technology, economic pressures, changes in natural hazards due to climate change, and the dizzying pace of information dissemination which are changing the profession of structural engineering as we know it. He will explore this reengineered role for the profession, illustrated with examples of projects, strategies, and new capabilities his firm and others are employing to meet this future vision.
 
Jason Ingham’s research is focussed on the seismic behaviour of masonry and concrete buildings, with his interest for over a decade having being primarily directed towards seismic assessment and improvement of unreinforced masonry buildings. Jason led the collection of data on the performance of masonry buildings following the Canterbury earthquakes.This presentation will briefly review past damage observations, then elaborate on the latest developments in URM seismic assessment, followed by details of recent research focused on developing standard solutions for some of the most vulnerable failure modes.
 
Goman Ho, is an Arup Fellow, a Director of Arup, the global leader for Arup Tall Buildings Skills Network and the regional leader for Seismic Skills Network. His talk explores techniques in handling the extreme events by means of calculation, modelling and physical experiments for some real projects. Methods in handling “Super Typhoon” for some important development will be briefly addressed in this talk. Earthquake is unpredictable but damages and collapse can be prevented by advanced technology and analysis techniques. Progressive collapse prevention are now getting more popular since 9/11.
 

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(Running Time: 01:16:27)

Repair + Strengthening

03/09/2015
Speakers:
Ian Firth, Cam Middleton, and Mark Green

Description:
Ian Firth is one of the UK’s leading bridge designers and directs the designs, checks and structural assessments of bridges around the world. Drawing on experience from the strengthening of a number of major steel box girder structures, including the M48 Severn Crossing, the Erskine and Milford Haven bridges in the UK and the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, this talk will draw out some of the key lessons learnt that are potentially relevant to all such projects
 
Campbell Middleton is the Laing O’Rourke Professor of Construction Engineering at Cambridge University, Chairman of the UK Bridge Owners Forum, and a lead co-investigator at the Cambridge Centre for Smart infrastructure & Construction. His presentation will look specifically at developments in fibre optics, wireless sensor networks, MEMS sensors, computer vision applications and data analytics in the construction sector and give examples of site applications where significant value has been derived by the application of these technologies.
 
Mark Green is particularly well-known for his research on concrete structures with fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) with an emphasis on the fire resistance of such structures. His current research interests include sustainable concrete and sustainable engineering in remote areas. This presentation will discuss the results of significant fire testing of FRP repaired concrete members, highlight the gaps in our collective knowledge, and emphasize how the research can be rationally transferred to practical applications.
 

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(Running Time: 01:24:00)

Tall Buildings

03/09/2015
Speakers:
John Vise, Guy Welling, and Joe Burns

Description:
John Viise has been providing structural services for high-rise and special-use structures throughout the world for the past 23+ years. His talk will outline the state of the art in current practice for PBSD of tall buildings, defining what PBSD consists of and when applying it as a design methodology is appropriate.
 
Guy Welling has a proven track record in the delivery of high-rise projects, working with many leading architectural practices. This presentation highlights some of the important considerations when designing typical tall building under 400 m, tall. His talk will cover stability, efficient core design and the influence of construction techniques and materials.
 
Joe Burns is member of Thornton Tomasetti’s board of directors and is Managing Principal overseeing the firm’s six practices. This presentation highlights some of the important considerations when designing typical tall building under 400 m, tall. His talk will cover stability, efficient core design and the influence of construction techniques and materials.

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(Running Time: 01:16:54)

Creativity, Competence and Community: Developing Skills for a Changing World

03/09/2015
Speakers:
Faith Wainwright, Robin Sham

Description:
Creativity and innovation drive new business. And competency and reliability are critical for engineers to deliver with confidence. Are these statements at odds with each other? How can we support skills which need to adapt and evolve throughout an individual’s career and as the industry’s profile changes?

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(Running Time: 01:14:04)

New Developments in Construction in Singapore

03/09/2015
Speakers:
Ong See Ho, Jiemin Ding

Description:
The built environment sector in Singapore will expect to see sustained growth as construction contracts are expected to reach between $29 and $36 billion this year, following a record $37.7 billion for construction demand last year. Faced with a tight labour market, constrained land use and limited natural resources, we need to embrace new emerging technologies, new methods of construction and a fundamental change in how we deal with such pressing issues.

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(Running Time: 01:14:49)

Bridges

03/09/2015
Speakers:
Peter Curran, Akio Kasuga, and Avery Bang

Description:
Peter Curran has gained an international reputation for delivering landmark structures of the highest quality. He is presently Project Director for the Design Joint Venture for the Forth Replacement Crossing. In his talk, he will explain the background to this project, and focus principally on the cable stayed bridge. He will describe key aspects and challenges in the design of this unique bridge, from the designer’s perspective, as well as providing an overview of current construction progress on site.
 
Akio Kasuga is a chief technology officer and a bridge designer of Sumitomo Mitsui Construction and has designed and constructed more than 200 bridges since 1980. His talk will focus on his development of “a Butterfly Web Bridge” that replaces the web to thin panels formed in a butterfly shaped pattern which are fabricated from high-strength fibre reinforced concrete. He will discuss how the butterfly web technology will greatly affect bridge design and construction in the near future.
 
Avery Bang joined Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) as a volunteer in 2006 where she has developed a team of leaders and game changers who, in partnership with isolated communities around the world, provide safe year-round access to education, health care and markets through pedestrian bridge building and training. Her talk will focus on how building cable-supported bridges over impassable rivers, B2P and their partners act as a catalyst in rural communities, providing access to health care, education and market opportunities. By involving industry experts in both the design process, and on-site in some of the most remote communities in the world, the result is practical design, construction and safety best-practices. 
 

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(Running Time: 01:14:01)

Extreme Events

03/09/2015
Speakers:
Amr Elnashai, MC Hee, and David Cormie

Description:
Amr Elnashai is a Fellow of the British Royal Academy of Engineering, the Dean of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, and the Harold and Inge Marcus Endowed Chair of Engineering. His talk will focus on the safety of infrastructure when subjected to earthquake ground motion depends on accurate prediction of its response at the design stage, introducing the concept of hybrid simulation, and highlighting its main advantages and challenges.
 
MC Hee is a practicing Structural Engineer with over 40 years of experience. His expertise is in the design and construction of high-rise buildings particularly in value engineering and alternative design. In his talk, he addresses the implementation of the proposed seismic loading, in the aftermath of the Sumatra Earthquake that raised concerns on the structural stability and the development of the hybrid response spectra model by IEM Technical Earthquake Committee, working group 1, and the cost implications of the proposed Malaysia National Annex to EC8.
 
David Cormie is an Associate Director in Resilience, Security and Risk, and is the leader of blast engineering and structural resilience in Arup. He has 15 years of experience contributing to the design of structures against extreme loads and beyond-design basis events, and now spends his time in the counter-terrorist and security design of landmark and high-profile/high-threat buildings, structures and infrastructure assets worldwide against security and terrorist threats. His talk examines how ‘adequate’ is defined in the context of protection against malicious events, how a rational design basis can be derived and the navigation of a path through the protective design of structures and buildings to effectively protect against blast effects.
 

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(Running Time: 01:15:31)

Gold Medal Address

03/09/2015
Speakers:
Mike Schlaich

Description:

Gesamtkunstwerk


“Gesamtkunstwerk” is a German word that has made its way into the English language as an aesthetic term. It translates as “an ideal work of art or synthesis of the arts”, while the dictionary definition is “a work of art that makes use of all or many art forms or strives to do so”. I believe that structural engineers should strive for such an ideal in all our work. By following the principles of good design we can provide structures that make a positive contribution to the culture of building and to the quality of all our lives.

My views were shaped by the achievements of other engineers, and in my presentation I will pay tribute to these personalities - my father certainly being one of them. I will also describe the principles of good design (as I see them), discussing how they should form an important part of engineering education and fuel scientific research to face future challenges. Well educated, scientifically minded engineers who know their history are able to fuse the arts of construction into a “Gesamtkunstwerk”.
 

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(Running Time: 56:42)

A new roof for the Olympic Stadium

02/07/2015
Speakers:
Chris Walker, Principal Engineer, Flint & Neill Tim Finlay, Associate, Buro Happold

Description:
The Olympic Stadium has been transformed and will soon re-open as a world-class multi-mode athletics and football stadium. This talk will describe the design and erection engineering behind the innovative gravity-stressed cable-net roof including work to deconstruct the original Olympic roof and strengthen the retained supporting structure

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(Running Time: 01:06)

Routes to Membership, Portfolios and the Professional Review Interview

30/06/2015
Speakers:
Darren Bryne

Description:
 Routes to Membership, Portfolios and the Professional Review Interview

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(Running Time: 1:09)

The Worlds Tallest Flagpole

17/06/2015
Speakers:
Florin Arsene SE PE PEng CEng MICE CPEng John Rees BEng ACGI MSc DIC CEng FICE

Description:
At 170m, the monumental flagpole in Jeddah is dynamic and wind sensitive.  The talk will describe the design and some of the engineering challenges overcome in building this record-breaking structure.

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(Running Time: 54:21)

Role of Nonlinear Analysis and Damage Mechanics in the Seismic Design of Steel Structures

07/05/2015
Speakers:
Greg Deierlein Stanford University Amit Kanvinde University of California, Davis

Description:
Finite Element simulation, in conjunction with nonlinear structural analysis is increasingly used to characterize the performance of structural components and systems. However, interpreting the results is not straightforward, especially when assessing fracture safety. This is even more challenging for seismic design where traditional fracture mechanics is unreliable for components designed to undergo large-scale yielding. The talk will summarize recent research on continuum-based fracture mechanics, which can successfully predict fracture under these conditions. Applications of these approaches to recent projects will be presented and their limitations discussed.

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(Running Time: 56:52)

BIM 2015 Conference – Creating momentum in the project and 


30/04/2015
Speakers:
Tony Bassett

Description:
Tony discusses ideas on how to plan the implementation of new initiatives, from the early discovery stages, through to the detailed application. He will cover the necessary stakeholder engagement needed to build momentum for adoption within the project and the wider business.

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(Running Time: 20:23)

BIM 2015 Conference – BIM at BAM

30/04/2015
Speakers:
Andrew Pryke

Description:
Andrew explores how BIM has been adopted for the business, supply chain, clients and the end user. The session will also examine BAM’s market leading whole life approach to BIM, from concept to operations, and future opportunities for BIM’s use within the built environment.

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(Running Time: 29:18)

BIM 2015 Conference – BIM and offsite manufacturing

30/04/2015
Speakers:
Richard Ogden and Mark Bryden

Description:
This session of the BIM Toolkit will look at ways to rethink construction methodologies and to challenge the existing industry norms.

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(Running Time: 32:57)

BIM 2015 Conference – A key to risk reduction or building and remodeling legal and insurance risks

30/04/2015
Speakers:
Stephen Hargreaves and Andrew Croft

Description:
This session of the BIM Toolkit will consider important, but less considered, aspects of BIM implementation. With more prescriptive and project wide procedures, consideration for the implications of agreeing to strict obligations is required. Will these procedures have the potential to create exposure to losses, outside of the engineer’s control? Some clients are seeking to introduce obligations in line with the increased standard of care, but is this a legally reasonable, feasible and insurable obligation?

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(Running Time: 27:43)

BIM 2015 Conference – Digital BIM Toolkit demonstration

30/04/2015
Speakers:
Stephen Hamil and Chris Jolley

Description:
This session of the BIM Toolkit will give a practical demonstration of the Toolkit, outlining its content and format and detailing the applications which are relevant to structural engineers.

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(Running Time: 52:31)

BIM 2015 Conference – Digital BIM Toolkit overview

30/04/2015
Speakers:
Stephen Hamil and Chris Jolley

Description:
This is first session of the BIM Toolkit, explaining how it was conceived and developed, and what its implications are for the construction industry in general.

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(Running Time: 50:19)

BIM 2015 Conference – Do we need it?

30/04/2015
Speakers:
Tony Bassett

Description:
Widespread use of data has changed our world and enabled people to do things that were inconceivable years ago. Over generations the construction industry has had a big impact on society but have we kept up with the rest of the world? Shouldn’t we do more to help improve the way the built environment is used by giving others data which they can use?

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(Running Time: 18:51)

Gold Medal Address

19/02/2015
Speakers:
Tristram Carfrae

Description:
Designing with computers

It is relatively common to hear the senior members of our profession exhort our more junior members to “stop using computer models”, particularly early in the design process. However, a computer analysis programme is really just a superior calculator (slide rule or log table). Why shouldn’t they be used by engineers to get a fast appreciation of the structural behaviour of their idea? What is it about making a quick sketch and a hand calculation that makes it so more informative than a computer model, which is replete with stresses, deflected shapes, loads, reactions and many other informative results?

Surely what we really want is the wise use of computer models, even early in the design process. A virtual exploration of the design space; many models of different complexity, cross checking for fundamental structural behaviour; sensitivity studies against various input parameters; to name a few of the different strategies available.

I think that our senior members should try and learn the capabilities of modern computing so that they can teach their colleagues how to get the most out.

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(Running Time: 01:05)

James Sutherland History Lecture 2015

18/02/2015
Speakers:
Alan Hayward

Description:
125 years of steel bridges in Britain by Alan Hayward FREng CEng MICE MIStructE

Alan was apprenticed as a student engineer on British Railways, studying part-time as one of the last to take the HNC route to chartered status. Following experience with Dorman Long and Cleveland Bridge he joined Mott Hay & Anderson designing bridges of all types. In 1979 he became Chief Engineer with Fairfield Mabey constructing a series of successful alternative steel bridges. He then co-founded Cass Hayward Consulting Engineers to design and prepare erection schemes for bridges and Ro/Ro facilities. Eight of his designs have won national awards. Alan has been involved with code drafting including BS5400 and the Eurocodes.

Synopsis: On completion of the Forth Railway Bridge in 1890 steel rapidly replaced wrought iron. Hitherto the Board of Trade had restricted steel bridges. Alan traces the development of bridge types, construction methods, steel strengths and design practices. From personal experience he describes the rebirth of steel bridges from the 1970s.

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(Running Time: 01:15)

President's Inaugural Address 2015

23/01/2015
Speakers:
Tim Ibell

Description:
The Institution of Structural Engineers' first live webinar!

The 2015 Institution of Structural Engineers' President, Tim Ibell, believes that we should be looking to the creative and fun aspects which are inherent in the profession to drive the attraction and education of future structural engineers. While structural safety and mathematics are as important as ever, he argues that we should be placing creativity and fun at the heart of our educational activities and public engagement.

Recorded at The Institution's HQ on Friday 23 January 2015

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(Running Time: 58:32)

James Sutherland History Lecture

14/02/2014
Speakers:
James Thomson CEng, MICE, Eur.Ing

Description:
The presentation traces the development of jacked installations to form underground structures from the 19th century to present day. Also discussed is the potential to apply improved and innovative techniques to create a wide range of underground structures in the urban environment.

James Thomson is a chartered civil engineer who pioneered alternative ideas to traditional tunnelling including a method
to create road underpasses and subways without surface disruption.

In 1980, James set up the international consultancy Jason Consultants Group which he ran for 25 years. The consultancy focused on underground infrastructure, undertaking a wide range of projects worldwide including many jacked installations. 
 
James set up the Jacked Structures Group in 2008 to undertake conceptual and detailed design of large underground structures without surface disruption.

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(Running Time: 1:05)

Presidential Inaugural Address 2014

17/01/2014
Speakers:
Nick Russell BSc(Hons) CEng FIStructE FICE MCMI

Description:
AN INSTITUTION FOR EVERYONE?

Nick Russell is a Director at Thomasons Ltd, UK. In 2014, he is the Institution’s 94th President. He has more than 34 years’ experience with commercial, industrial and retail buildings with particular expertise in urban regeneration.

Alongside advising on construction related disputes internationally, Nick is also involved in the conceptual design of projects sharing his expertise to help students and graduates in developing their skills.
 
Recounting his perhaps unusual route into structural engineering, Nick mentions some of his personal interests, projects and challenges that he has dealt with in his career so far. Nick also looks at some of the challenges for the Institution to ensure it remains relevant in today’s society and in particular how it can help those members that work in small practices.
 

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(Running Time: 45:54)

Milne Medal 2013 - Kamran Moazami

07/11/2013
Speakers:
Kamran Moazami

Description:
Standing Tall - Inspiration and Passion in Structural Engineering

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(Running Time: 1:23)

Gold Medal Address

31/10/2013
Speakers:
Dr Man Chung Tang

Description:
Innovation is the engine that drives civilization. Without innovation, there would have been no civilization at all and we human would be still living in caves. When innovation stops, civilization also stops.

But, what is innovation, how to innovate, and who can innovate? The answer is : “5xI + 3x"!

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(Running Time: 47:20)

Developments in Composite Construction

25/09/2013
Speakers:
Dr Graham Couchman, CEO, Steel Construction Institute (SCI)

Description:
The adoption of composite (steel-concrete) construction in the 1980s was one of the major contributors to the growth in use of steel in the UK. Developments over the past decade, in terms of both products to seek ever greater efficiencies, and codified design guidance, will be presented and discussed.

Graham Couchman was first introduced to composite construction when working on the design of Sizewell B power station in the late 1980s. An early draft of Eurocode 4 was used. He subsequently completed a PhD on the behaviour of continuous composite beams. He has worked at SCI since 1995, with a brief interlude at BRE, and became CEO in 2007. His main technical area at SCI has been composite construction, with other interests in semi-rigid connection behaviour and their impact on frame behaviour, and light gauge steel construction.

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(Running Time: 01:00:08)

HM Government Construction Strategy: BIM and GSL

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Professor David Philp, Head of BIM Implementation, The Cabinet Office

Description:
Covering an overview of the HM Government BIM programme this presentation will also look at BIM/GSL the client need and backstory, the asset lifecycle, Level 2 BIM unpacked and the future of BIM.                  

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(Running Time: 38:21)

BIM for SME's

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Tim Platts, Chair, BIM4SME

Description:
Following the recent launch of BIM4SME this presentation will provide insight into its workand ambitions and will also explore BIM engagement on a practical level. The session will also concentrate on listening to the views of members’ to inform future activity.                  

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(Running Time: 18:18)

The use of BIM in Investigations and Concept Design

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Tony Bassett, Director of Project Excellence, Ramboll UK

Description:
The use of laser scans to generate geometry models allows new, more effectiveand efficient ways of carrying out investigations and developing concepts. Integrating this digital survey data into the design models gives increased confidence in the accuracy of the detailed designs.                   

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(Running Time: 19:59)

The Leadenhall Building: Digital collaboration and complex fabrication

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Damian Eley, Associate Director, Arup

Description:
The process of Leadenhall will demonstrate how the BIM process was used to extend design engineering into fabrication and bringing fabrication knowledge into design engineering.                  

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(Running Time: 16:58)

A Practical Guide to Level 2 BIM

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Dan Clipsom, Senior Engineer, Arup

Description:
So you understand what BIM is, but where do you actually start?. From planning to implementation, this presentation will provide an insight into BIM project management.                     

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(Running Time: 11:56)

Joining the dots: BIM and interoperability

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Nick Tune, Director, Building Smart International

Description:
This presentation will look at the reasons and benefits for needing integrated BIM (iBIM). It will look at the current Level 2 requirements and the benefits level 3 (iBIM) will give the industry, the work that is required and the type of applications fully interoperable will allow us to achieve.                    

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(Running Time: 18:47)

The Legal Implications of BIM - What You Need to Know

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Andrew Croft, Solicitor, Beale and Company

Description:
This presentation will focus on the legal implications of using BIM and consider how the CIC BIM Protocol, which Andrew drafted, attempts to address those. It will also go into detail about other contractual approaches to BIM and the risks associated with using BIM, with reference to lessons learnt from US cases regarding BIM projects.                    

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(Running Time: 19:59)

BIM: Business Innovation Medium

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Richard Saxon, Executive Board, CIC

Description:
BIM is a disruptive technology, so it brings both threats and opportunities. It will stimulate demand by lowering costs and raising benefits, but it means new ways of both doing and developing business. Can SMEs take advantage?                    

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(Running Time: 17:55)

CPP13: Taking Action on a Vision

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Paul Sexton, Chartered Engineer, SCEG Ltd

Description:
Following the success of the Construction IT Alliance (CITA) BIM workshop series and the launch of the British Government Construction Strategy in 2011 a team of multidisciplinary volunteers ran a pilot project to explore in real and open terms the issues involved in the new shift in industry practice. This presentation will report on the experience of the CITA Pilot Project Team and lessons for Structural Engineering Practice.                    

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(Running Time: 22:03)

BIM Conference for structural engineers 2013 - Data Exchange

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Graeme Tappenden, BIM Support Officer, HMG BIM Task Group

Description:
Looking at the CIC and RIBA 2013 Plan of Works this presentation will provide technical exploration of PAS 1192:2 and Client Decision Gates, Employers’ Information Requirements, Level 2 Information Exchanges and COBie UK 2012.                    

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(Running Time: 13:31)

Practical BIM solutions for the Structural Engineering worlflow

23/09/2013
Speakers:
Carlos Aguera, Product Manager, Bentleys

Description:
Using new developments in software to effectively collaborate between architects and structural engineers. This is a step-by-step introduction to the basic tools and functionality offered by Bentley.                    

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(Running Time: 25:05)

Investigating Japan's Recovery after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

19/09/2013
Speakers:
Joshua Macabuag – University College London Dr Alison Raby – University of Plymouth Dr Ming Tan – Mott MacDonald Anton Antonov – Risk Engineering Ltd., Bulgaria Dr Catherine Crawford – University College London Dr Stephen Platt – Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd. Dr Emily So – University of Cambridge Prof David Alexander – University College London Dr Joanna Faure Walker – University College London Antonios Pomonis – Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd.

Description:
An EEFIT team of 11 members lead by Antonios Pomonis spent 6 days in Japan’s Tohoku region (1-6 June 2013) investigating the recovery two years after the tremendous earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. The team worked closely with Tohoku University’s International Research Institute of Disaster Science and other Japanese colleagues to plan and execute the mission. The team visited 6 towns devastated by the tsunami and held interviews with local authorities, NGOs, people directly involved in reconstruction and recovery projects, academics and research institutions to learn about the challenges and plans that are currently being designed, executed or are in public consultation phase. In addition, visits to the Onagawa and Hamaoka nuclear power plants, as well as two dams were also made.

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(Running Time: 1:41)

High Performance Concrete

19/09/2013
Speakers:
Christer Isgren - Director of OtB Concrete; Jenny Burridge - Head of Structural Engineering at The Concrete Centre

Description:
Concrete is both a simple and a complicated material, which can be specified to produce many different properties.

This lecture will provide advice about how concrete can be specified to improve its properties including strength and shrinkage, giving examples of how this has been achieved.

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(Running Time: 01:08)

Adding value to structural projects through the application of fib resources

11/04/2013
Speakers:
Ian Feltham MA CEng MICE MIStructE, Chris Hendy MA (Cantab) CEng FICE Eur Ing, Jon Shave MEng PhD CEng MICE

Description:
This meeting of the UK group of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fibUK) in partnership with the Institution of Structural Engineers gives examples from three different consultancies where fib bulletins have enabled engineers to deal with issues that fall outside of the codes.

The impact of the Model Code on concrete building design within Arup - Ian Feltham, Arup
fib publications have been an invaluable source of guidance for the design of reinforced and prestressed concrete in situations not adequately covered by national codes. In particular, CEB/FIP Model Code 1990 has influenced much of Arup’s internal guidance for the design of concrete building structures over the past twenty years and this will be discussed further in the presentation.

The stay cable replacements of the Penang Bridge, Malaysia – Chris Hendy, Atkins
The Penang Bridge, a cable stayed bridge with 225m main span, is part of a vital sea crossing between peninsula Malaysia and Penang island. Fatigue of the existing stay cables led to a contract to design and install replacements. In carrying out the design work and associated strengthening, use was made of fib publications such as those covering stay cable vibration and acceptance, strengthening with FRP, fixing reinforcement into hardened concrete and fatigue in general. The presentation will describe the project and the assistance provided by these fib publications.

Optimised assessment of concrete bridges – Jon Shave, Parsons Brinkerhoff
Assessment of existing structures is an area where use of sophisticated analytical techniques can deliver significant economic and operational benefits. fib publications have been particularly useful in developing Parson’s Brinckerhoff’s strategy for structural assessment of concrete structures. A particular example of the benefits of the approach will be presented, encompassing optimised techniques bringing together plastic lower bound, plastic upper bound and nonlinear FE modelling.

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(Running Time: 01:25:00)

James Sutherland History Lecture 2013

14/02/2013
Speakers:
Bill Addis MA PhD Comp.MIStructE MCIOB

Description:
Toys that save millions - a history of physical model testing in the design of structures

One of the great pleasures of structures is the intellectual challenge of having to imagine how they are behaving, since normally there is no physical movement to observe. Engineers have developed and exploited all sorts of techniques to help them with this difficult process of thinking - mathematical tools, abstract concepts of engineering science and, not least, their own observations and physical sensations born of playing with structures at a human scale – from toys in the nursery to models in the research laboratory. But how can a tiny model, maybe 50cm high, help you design a real building 100 or 200 times larger?

Bill has been indulging his passion for the history and philosophy of structural engineering for nearly forty years, including a PhD, lecturing, conferences, the History Study Group of The Institution of Structural Engineers, many books and papers and, currently, as co-editor of Construction History and chair of the Editorial Advisory Panel of Engineering History and Heritage.

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(Running Time: 01:21:41)

Presidential Inaugural Address 2013 - Shaping our Future

11/01/2013
Speakers:
Y.K. Cheng BSc, CEng, FICE, FIStructE, FHKIE, MASCE

Description:
Y.K. Cheng is the 93rd President of the Institution of Structural Engineers. With an international background in structural engineering, having worked in the USA prior to Hong Kong, Y.K. opened his presidential year with his Inaugural Address titled ‘Shaping Our Future’ which gave consideration to some of the global challenges facing the profession.

He then highlighted the priorities the Institution must develop and address in its continuing quest to transform into a truly global Institution for a global profession.

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(Running Time: 01:00:07)

Deflections in concrete: an evening technical meeting in recognition of Professor Andrew Beeby and his contribution to concrete engineering

29/11/2012
Speakers:
Robin Whittle, MA(Cantab) CEng MICE and Dr Richard Scott BEng MSc DIC PhD CEng MICE FIStructE and Dr Robert Vollum, BA MSc DIC PhD CEng MIStructE

Description:
This inaugural meeting of fibUK in partnership with the Institution of Structural Engineers provides a down-to-earth update about deflections in concrete.

Robin Whittle explains the background and results of a period of research into long term tension stiffening effects of concrete

Richard Scott reviews the service load tests conducted at the BRE Cardington facility and discusses the results of subsequent finite element analyses on the floor slabs. Robert Vollum reviews the various effects that influence the long term deflections in flat slabs when subject to sustained loading and he shows how these can be accounted for in deflection calculations.

He concludes with a review of the EC2 span to depth rules and discusses possible improvements. Discussion of all three presentations follows.

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(Running Time: 01:50:44)

Load Bearing LGS Structures in Scotland : Light Gauge Steel in 2012

27/11/2012
Speakers:
Angus Cormie

Description:
Light Gauge Load bearing Steel Structures such as “Cairnframe” are the ideal form where one has a repetitive structural frame, such as hotels and student residences, where one can also utilise the frame as finishes support.

There are obvious advantages of robustness, resistance to fire and lack of creep over what has become the more traditional timber framed option. Recent experience with Cairnhill Structures will be utilised to show the range of possibilities with such a system particularly looking at a recent BUPA care home in Glasgow.

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(Running Time: 00:43:07)

The Art of Moving Bridges - Media City Footbridge

22/11/2012
Speakers:
Peter Curran (CEng, MICE, MIStructE)

Description:
Media City Footbridge is a new landmark opening footbridge providing pedestrian access into the heart of the new Media City Development at Salford Quays, the new home for the BBC.

The presentation will describe the background to the design of the bridge and will explore in particular its functional response to the particular constraints of the site, comparing and contrasting with other notable landmark opening bridges.

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(Running Time: 00:55:08)

IABSE Milne Medal Winner 2012

08/11/2012
Speakers:
Simon Bourne

Description:
Prestressing – Recovery of the Lost Art

Simon will discuss the demise of prestressing and will show how these skills can be recovered. 

A better understand of prestressing and how structures are constructed will enable engineers to create schemes that use their client’s money more wisely and are also elegant legacies for society. 

He will show how the current complexity in many levels of design should be simplified in order to find these better solutions.

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(Running Time: 01:00:22)

Avoiding Disproportionate Collapse - The use of 'systematic risk assessment'

17/10/2012
Speakers:
John Carpenter

Description:
Meeting report

The paper by Harding and Carpenter [1] was written in part to encourage further debate and discussion on the subject of ‘systematic risk assessments’ applied to Class 3 buildings. The joint evening meeting held on 13 February 2012 originated from that suggestion and was designed also to assist in the drafting of a guide on this subject.

The meeting was well attended with over a hundred on the waiting list. Four short presentations were given, and the attendees then broke into discussion groups before coming together to be informed of the key points arising.

Background

Approved Document A and BS EN1991-1-7 make explicit reference to ‘systematic risk assessment’ in connection with the prevention of disproportionate collapse of Class 3 buildings. However, it is recognised that guidance is required to assist industry in delivering this in a value adding and effective manner.

Presentations

John Carpenter, who instigated and chaired the meeting, began by providing some background to the process noting that safety legislation was the governing requirement (as this had wider implications than Approved Document A or the code) and this required consideration, as appropriate to the building, of malicious and accidental actions, over the whole life of the structure.

Please note this presentation is website document.

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Pai Lin Li 2012

10/10/2012
Speakers:
Sebastian Kaminski

Description:

The Pai Lin Li Travel Award provides grants to those adventurous structural engineers who are keen to sample the practise of structural engineering on an international scale.

Certainly unlike your average steelwork/timber/footbridge seminar, one of this year’s winners Sebastian Kaminski, will deliver a presentation discussing ‘Engineered bamboo houses for low-income communities in Latin America’.
Sebastian’s presentation will provide insight from both a structural and a sociological perspective whilst also detailing specific case studies in Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador and drawing his own experiences on projects in El Salvador.

The presentation on 10 October provides a good opportunity to meet clients, construction industry colleagues and people in government, as well as the author of the paper being presented. We hope that it will also unlock a little inspiration for some more voyaging structural engineers.

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(Running Time: 00:34:06)

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish - Gold Medal Address 2012

03/10/2012
Speakers:
Paul Westbury - MA, CEng, FIStructE, FICE, FRSA, FREng

Description:
Synopsis: Always tackle the biggest challenges, insist on smart solutions where they really matter, be creatively destructive to kick up some dust, and on every project always ignore everything that you’ve ever learned.

Gold Medal Address - The Institution's most prestigious award

The Gold Medal is the Institution's most prestigious award and is given to an individual for exceptional and outstanding contributions to the advancement of structural engineering

The award was first created and presented in 1922 to Professor Henry Adams who had been President of the Institution from 1914 to 1916.

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(Running Time: 00:50:36)

Less is Amour - Gold Medal Address 2012

03/10/2012
Speakers:
Chris Wise - BSc, MIStructE, MIABSE, FRSA, RDI

Description:
Synopsis: An engineer’s lifelong love of beauty in natural phenomena. A designer’s quest for a physical expression of that love through engineering projects. And a teacher’s search for a means to release that understanding and its potential in others.

Gold Medal Address - The Institution's most prestigious award

The Gold Medal is the Institution's most prestigious award and is given to an individual for exceptional and outstanding contributions to the advancement of structural engineering

The award was first created and presented in 1922 to Professor Henry Adams who had been President of the Institution from 1914 to 1916.

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(Running Time: 00:40:57)

Maitland Lecture 2012 – Lord Digby Jones

26/06/2012
Speakers:
Lord Digby Jones

Description:
Lord Digby Jones captivated his audience at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Birmingham on Tuesday 26 June, providing an insightful talk on the UK economy in the face of globalisation, before being presented with the Institution of Structural Engineers’ Honorary Fellowship and prestigious Maitland medal.

The talk, entitled ‘Challenges of the world economy’ addressed current issues facing the UK economy to an audience of local businesspeople and members of the Institution of Structural Engineers. In his talk, Lord Jones tackled a set of complex themes; discussing the impact of poor education, social mobility and maximising UK exports.

Lord Jones’ business experience spans several decades in several industries which has culminated in great demand for his knowledge; he’s currently an active crossbencher in the House of Lords, as well as Chairman of the International Business Advisory Board at British Airways, Chairman of Triumph Motorcycles Limited, Chairman of Grove Industries, Senior Advisor to HSBC and is Corporate Ambassador for Jaguar Cars and JCB among others.

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(Running Time: 01:39:40)

Transfer to Fellowship

15/05/2012
Speakers:
Deovonne Ferreira - Qualifications Officer, Membership

Description:
Fellowship recognises that you have attained the most senior grade of membership. The grade recognises excellence in structural engineering achievement and a acknowledges that a significant contribution to the profession has been made. Fellows are also Chartered Members of the Institution. They have fully developed careers, and have several years of senior professional experience and responsibility. They are able to enjoy formal recognition of their professional status by using the designation FIStructE.

For further details on how to apply for the specific grades, visit the membership section.

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(Running Time: 00:01:57)

Research and Development Route

15/05/2012
Speakers:
Deovonne Ferreira - Qualifications Officer, Membership

Description:
The Research and Development Route to Chartered membership is specifically intended for candidates who have gained most or all of their experience of structural engineering through research and development activity. Research or development work will usually have a blend of experimental, mathematical or numerical investigation. Some evidence of research leadership is expected.

For further details on how to apply for the specific grades, visit the membership section.

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(Running Time: 00:05:39)

Advances in Fire Engineering

08/05/2012
Speakers:
Alistair Murray BSc(Hons) MRICS MCIOB MIFireE Associate Director, Arup and Dr Graeme Flint, MEng (Hons), PhD, AIFireE Senior Fire Engineer, Arup

Description:
The Structural engineer and the Fire engineer are disciplines that need a mutual understanding; whether providing code consultancy, strategic advice, fire prevention through specialised fire safety design, construction supervision, inspection and risk assessment, or post-fire recovery, the Fire Engineers work is grounded in the scientific approach. This evening talk will cover the  use of Advanced models in Fire Engineering – Offering a consultants view on how and where they should be used and the methodology for advanced implementation.    Calling for a change to fire engineers scope of involvement in projects; if you’re involved in design teams or seek additional knowledge on Building Regulations and current Fire Engineering approaches then this evening presentation is for you. This event was hosted by the Scotland Regional Group

Alistair Murray - After working in Architecture for 10 years, Alistair became Buro Happold’s first full time fire engineer based in Scotland. He has worked on and delivered many fire engineering strategies on various building projects across Scotland, the UK and the Middle East. Alistair now leads the Arup, fire engineering group in Scotland and North Europe. He has developed a wealth of practical experience on the application of fire engineering on differing projects in differing countries and working with many leading architectural firms and clients in delivering advanced fire strategies for projects. He is well versed at addressing issues of non compliance with current regulations in a creative, cost effective and safe manner.

Graeme Flint - studied civil and structural engineering and completed his PhD on the effects of fire on tall buildings at the University of Edinburgh before joining Arup in 2006. As well as working on general fire engineering strategies for a wide variety of buildings, Graeme has specialised in structural fire engineering. He has provided engineered structural protection solutions to a wide range of buildings in the UK and abroad. He also leads the structural fire engineering team in the UK for Arup.

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(Running Time: 01:01:12)

Academic Assessment - The Individual Case Procedure (ICP)

18/04/2012
Speakers:
Katherine Littler - Qualifications Officer, Membership

Description:
If you have an academic qualification that is neither accredited by the Institution nor accepted under a Mutual Recognition Agreement, you can still qualify for membership by applying for an academic assessment.

The Institution’s Academic Qualifications Panel (AQP) will review all of your academic qualifications under the Individual Case Procedure (ICP) and compare them against the learning outcomes that we require for you to become either a Chartered Member, Associate-Member, or Technician Member.

The AQP meets four times a year to assess each application on an individual basis, taking into consideration the subjects studied and the level completed within the programme of study.

The results will help us determine whether your qualifications are comparable to equivalent verified qualifications. If they're not, we can suggest the further learning that you'd be required to undertake.

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(Running Time: 00:03:48)

Academic Qualifications: the criteria for membership

18/04/2012
Speakers:
Katherine Littler - Qualifications Officer, Membership

Description:
This webinar will concentrate on the academic eligibility required for the following grades of membership with the Institution of Structural Engineers:

• Student membership
• Graduate membership
• Technician membership
• Associate-Membership
• Chartered membership

For further details on how to apply for the specific grades, visit the membership section.

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(Running Time: 00:05:44)

Transforming the Royal Shakespeare Theatre – An integrated design approach

22/03/2012
Speakers:
Andrew Wylie BEng (Hons) Mst cantab CEng MICE and Rab Bennetts OBE B.Arch (Hons) DipArch RIBA FRSA

Description:
Transforming the Royal Shakespeare Theatre – an integrated design approach by Andrew Wylie BEng (Hons) Mst cantab CEng MICE and Rab Bennetts OBE B.Arch (Hons) DipArch RIBA FRSA

The transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre was completed in June 2010 on time and on budget. The close collaboration of the architects and engineers was a key element to the successful transformation of this grade II* listed building. At the heart of this project is a new thrust stage with full technical scenic capability; the first of its type in the world.

This presentation looks at the project challenges including; the retention and integration of listed building fabric, connecting a new basement onto the existing flytower basement and the new technical theatre areas of over the thrust stage.

Andrew is an associate director based in Buro Happold’s Bath office with experience of multi-disciplinary design on a range of complex new build and refurbishment projects with particular experience in museum theatre buildings. In addition to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Andrew has recently lead the engineering design of the New Marlowe Theatre, Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery and the Heart of Doha Phase 3 & Heritage Houses projects in Qatar.

Rab leads the design direction of Bennetts Associates and is personally involved in many of the firm’s projects. He is also extensively involved in outside bodies and is a Board member of the UK Green Building Council, a Director of Sadler’s Wells Theatre and a Trustee of the Design Council.

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(Running Time: 01:27:10)

14th Young Researchers’ Conference - Keynote Speech

15/03/2012
Speakers:
David MacKenzie BE MS CEng FIStructE MIHKE MASCE

Description:
David MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer of Flint & Neill, addresses the Institution’s annual gathering of PhD students on the role that research plays in practice. David draws on his extensive experience of designing bridges, masts and towers, buildings and other structures throughout Europe, America and Asia to inspire these young researchers. David encourages the researchers to solve unconstrained problems and to learn from other topic areas and from working with other professions such as the medical profession. He proposes that industry and academe need to work together to set the research agenda in dialogue with the funding bodies and he highlights future topics requiring research in the industry.

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(Running Time: 00:26:55)

James Sutherland History Lecture 2012

16/02/2012
Speakers:
Dr Bill Harvey BSc PhD CEng FIStructE FICE

Description:
The Coy Mistress by Dr Bill Harvey BSc PhD CEng FIStructE FICE

Andrew Marvell wrote: ‘Had we but world enough, and time this coyness mistress were no crime’

Masonry is a coy mistress. She reveals her secrets with reluctance and a hasty analysis will often produce an over conservative view of performance. A series of examples will illustrate how hard it is to predict behaviour and how even “failure” may prove to be no failure at all in real terms. We do not have “world enough and time”, (i.e. unlimited resources) but must make the very best of what we have if we are to maintain a safe environment without inordinate (and wasteful) expense.

Committed to bridge engineering from the age of 7 after a visit to Clifton Suspension bridge, Bill began researching masonry bridges in 1981 and with every year he seems to know less (but at least to understand more). Bill became Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Exeter in 1995 and left in 2000 to found his own consultancy.

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(Running Time: 01:28:05)

Presidential Inaugural Address 2012

13/01/2012
Speakers:
John Nolan

Description:

Cost versus Value - The role of the Consulting Structural Engineer

2012 President of the Institution of Structural Engineers, John Nolan brings a very special combination of career experiences to his year in office. A Chartered engineer who has worked as a labourer, contractor’s engineer, consulting engineer, business owner, property developer and client, John is extremely well placed to challenge consulting engineers on the conundrums of ‘Cost versus Value’.

Based on his recent Inaugural Address, he provides an insight into the experiences that shaped him as an engineer, drawing on observations from his own business life and offers some practical suggestions and solutions for both engineers and the Institution who support the profession.

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(Running Time: 00:54:01)

Advances in Structural Modelling and Analysis explained

24/11/2011
Speakers:
Chris George

Description:
When Chris began designing steelwork 30 years ago, trusses were designed on a drawing board and portal frames were designed by hand using the ‘free bending moment ‘ method. Only the most complex or prestigious of projects were considered to be suitable for analysis by computer. Nowadays every frame it seems is modelled analysed and designed in 3D. In his presentation "Advances in Structural Modelling and Analysis explained". Chris will look at the reasons why building 3D structural models and using more advanced analysis is a logical route for structural engineers – explains some of the benefits it brings us - some obvious and some perhaps less obvious, and also points out some of the pitfalls that may trap the unwary in when applying modern modelling and 3D analysis to structural design.

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(Running Time: 00:49:29)

Advances in Welding of Structural Steelwork explained

23/11/2011
Speakers:
TBC

Description:
The talk will cover many of the issues associated with welding fabrication of structural steelwork. The basic welding processes will be discussed, with advantages and pitfalls highlighted. Reference will be made to some of the fabrication / design specifications and influences of such along with some of the common problems relating to welding controls commonly noted whilst visiting / auditing fabricators.

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(Running Time: 00:44:39)

Building Information Modelling

11/10/2011
Speakers:
John Staves, Michael Aubrey Partnership

Description:
An outline of the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and the opportunities that it may provide for Structural Engineers. This presentation was given by John Staves, of Michael Aubrey Partnership, to the Institution of Structural Engineers Council meeting in July 2011 as an introduction to BIM and as a prompt for debate. As a result of the debate, the Executive Board approved further study and recommendations be made by the Engineering Practice Committee and this work is ongoing. John can be contacted direct at john.staves@mapl.co.uk or via the Michael Aubrey Partnership website at www.mapl.co.uk.

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(Running Time: 00:12:46)

The Shrinking Curriculum - Maitland Lecture 2011

21/09/2011
Speakers:
Mr Tony Little MA

Description:
The Shrinking Curriculum is an enthralling talk, noting a significant shift in education during the last two decades.
In the lecture, Tony Little comments on the way that attitudes and priorities have changed throughout the education system, with greater value now being placed on measurable achievement in particular defined areas often to the detriment of a young person’s experience of school. Tony highlights the issues and suggests potential solutions in an engaging, challenging and entertaining manner, providing food for thought and a valuable insight into the education sector.

Please note this presentation is audio-only with no slides.

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(Running Time: 01:18:55)

EEFIT Technical Evening Meeting: Lessons from the Mw9 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 11 March 2011

14/07/2011
Speakers:
Prof Peter Sammonds – University College London Dr Katsu Goda – University of Bristol Darren Chian – University of Cambridge Mark Offord – Sellafield Ltd. Dr Alison Raby – University of Plymouth Antonios Pomonis – Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd. Joshua Macabuag – BDP, London Dr Keiko Saito – University of Cambridge

Description:
Members of the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) recent mission to Japan’s Tohoku region report their findings from studying the affected areas in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures. Investigations included:
  • Damage surveys due to ground shaking in relation to recorded ground motion, tsunami damage to buildings and coastal structures across a 300 km coastline (from Miyako to Yamamoto)
  • Interviews and meetings with various academics and city officials in the tsunami affected region
  • Investigations about the management of the evacuation before the arrival of the tsunami and the crisis management following the disaster and the recovery plans
  • Investigations into the effects of the earthquake on the energy sector.

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(Running Time: 02:10:53)

Gold Medal Address 2011 - "Passing on Knowledge"

08/07/2011
Speakers:
Allan Mann BSc, PhD, CEng, FREng, FIStruct E, MICE

Description:
Our Institution was founded for members to share knowledge and learn from each other: that need remains today. Over the last half century there has been an explosion of structural information, more complex codes, phenomenal analytical power and an ability to understand the forces nature imposes on structures to a degree hereto unimaginable. But all that information has to be collated and disseminated to successive generations. What are the challenges and how do we do it?

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(Running Time: 01:07:02)

Routes to Technician Membership

01/07/2011
Speakers:
Allan Brereton

Description:
This webinar will cover Routes to Technician Membership

You can find out more about the Routes to Technician Membership by visiting our Membership section.

About Technician Member

Technician Members are experienced structural engineering technicians most commonly working within a design team. They have a sound understanding of core structural engineering principles.

Technician Members benefit from the full range of membership benefits including the formal recognition of your professional status by being entitled to use the designation TIStructE. As well as being a qualification in its own right, Technician membership can be viewed as a stepping stone to more senior grades of membership.

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(Running Time: 00:10:37)

EEFIT Technical Evening Meeting: the Christchurch Earthquake of 22 February 2011

08/06/2011
Speakers:
Dr Matthew Free – Arup Dr Sean Wilkinson – University of Newcastle Dr Damian Grant – University College London David Boon – British Geological Survey Sarah Paganoni – University of Bath Elizabeth Williams – University of Oxford

Description:
Members of the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) recent mission to Christchurch present their observations and findings. Some of the interesting features of this earthquake are:
  • the high intensity ground shaking
  • wide scale liquefaction
  • damage to masonry structures
  • damage to modern engineered buildings
  • landslides
  • and the disaster response of the New Zealand people and authorities.

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(Running Time: 01:27:54)

SER Technical Bulletin No.6: Certification of the Design of Glazing Systems

01/06/2011
Speakers:
TBC

Description:
The talk introduces the Bulletin and describes the thinking behind it. It is recognised that glazing systems can vary from low risk installations typical of domestic properties to the complex facades found on prestige commercial properties. The Bulletin and talk seek to give guidance on what is covered by design standards, how to assess the risk and establish the level of checking required and how to manage this. The talk includes photos of typical examples and discusses what will be necessary to Certify the design of the installation.

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(Running Time: 00:37:58)

The Aesthetics of Engineering

10/03/2011
Speakers:
Antoine Picon

Description:
Engineers are usually reluctant to engage directly in aesthetics questions related to their work. The quest for beauty is nevertheless extremely present in engineering design. Using examples from the past as well as from the present, the lecture will discuss the various forms taken by such a quest, from the economy of material to structural expressionism.

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(Running Time: 00:59:38)

Introduction and overview of Eurocodes

03/02/2011
Speakers:
Professor Roger Plank, PhD, BSc(Eng), CEng, FIStructE, MICE - Sheffield University

Description:
This presentation was recorded 16 August 2010 by the Queensland Division in association with Engineers Australia.

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(Running Time: 00:55:03)

Presidential Inaugural Address 2011

14/01/2011
Speakers:
Professor Roger Plank, PhD, BSc(Eng), CEng, FIStructE, MICE - Sheffield University

Description:
Professor Roger Plank, PhD, BSc(Eng), CEng, FIStructE, MICE - Sheffield University

In his address Roger will be focusing on the theme of 'Adding Value'. He will consider this topic under two specific strands:
  • Structural engineering adding value as a profession
  • The Institution adding value to the benefit of its members
Additionally Roger will consider the growing opportunities of structural engineers to provide value adding expertise beyond their traditional core activities.

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(Running Time: 01:19:45)

Why the Mandatory Reporting of CPD is Necessary – Norman Train

25/11/2010
Speakers:
Norman Train

Description:
Norman Train talks about "Why the Mandatory Reporting of CPD is Necessary"

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(Running Time: 00:12:42)

IABSE Milne Medal Lecture 2010

18/11/2010
Speakers:
Chris Wise

Description:
This talk will not be a beauty parade of past personal glories. Instead, in the light of today’s designerly challenges, Chris Wise will use the significance of the Milne Medal lecture to propose how the structural engineering design community might adapt its culture to take some simple practical actions. In the global context of our work, he will compare and contrast progress in structural engineering with the rapid pace of technological advance in other fields, and suggest how the good structural designer should take a lead in reducing resource-depletion and increasing sustainability. All of which would be no good if it saddled the world with what one eminent civil engineer has called "lumpy objects", so an intrinsic part of the talk will be an investigation of how the search for engineering sustainability can lead to a high engineering aesthetic.

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(Running Time: 01:39:27)

Evening Technical Meeting - Heron Tower

21/10/2010
Speakers:
Dr Mark Richards Mr Nick Gillespie

Description:
Heron Tower is a 47 storey above ground, three levels below ground, office building in the City of London. Located on Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street train station it accompanies Swiss Re and Tower 42 as landmarks on the London city horizon. It is part of a collection of new generation tall buildings that will change the appearance of the City in coming years and will be completed in February 2011.

The presentation will focus on the development of the structural design that emerged from the challenges specific to the site combined with the aspirations of the client and architect. The strategy assembled for the structural engineering, and the strong reliance on careful engineering logic will be discussed.

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(Running Time: 01:23:27)

Precast Concrete Hyperbolic Paraboloid Roof Shells

09/09/2010
Speakers:
Martin Ashmead – CEng, FIStructE, FICE, MRICS

Description:
Each aspect will be explained in such a manner as to be understood by all attendees, irrespective of age, education or discipline. Structural aspects will be discussed and explained in physical and not too much mathematical terms. Calculators and mathematical knowledge can be left at home.

Relevance to the 21st Century and reason for presentation:
There are many buildings with roofs of this type in the UK and abroad which are nearing the end of their design life, such that they may require refurbishment or demolition. They were patented in the UK 1957, ceased to be manufactured in 1984.

As there are few people alive with comprehensive knowledge of this form of construction and little, if any, archived information, this presentation will prove invaluable to those appointed to advise about such roofs in the future.

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(Running Time: 01:30:43)

EEFIT Technical Meeting: 27 February 2010, Maule, Chile Earthquake

09/06/2010
Speakers:
Zygmunt Lubkowski – Arup Dr Dina D’Ayala – Bath University Dr Adam Crewe – University of Bristol Dr Damian Grant – Arup

Description:
Members of the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) recent mission to Chile will present their findings focussing on:
  • the logistical lessons learned when organising a mission
  • the good performance of many reinforced concrete shear wall buildings
  • the failure of a number of relatively new bridges
  • the impact of the tsunami on coastal population and infrastructure
  • the impressive way that the Chilean people and their government has reacted following the event.

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(Running Time: 01:45:58)

Unusual Hybrid Timber - Steel Structures

19/05/2010
Speakers:
Paul Fast - Managing Partner of Fast + Epp

Description:
The presentation will highlight his experiences as structural designer of some complex and highly expressive structures that feature unique hybrid steel-wood and concrete-wood solutions.

Amongst the projects presented will be several rapid transit stations, Kingsway Bridge and the Richmond Olympic Oval.

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(Running Time: 01:35:30)

Gold Medal Address 2010: "Engineering an Idea"

13/05/2010
Speakers:
William F. Baker – Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP

Description:
Engineering an Idea

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(Running Time: 01:27:59)

EEFIT Technical meeting: Haiti earthquake

11/05/2010
Speakers:
Edmund Booth - Consulting engineer Gopal Madabhushi - University of Cambridge Keiko Saito - University of Cambridge

Description:
Members of the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) recent mission to Haiti will present their findings.

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(Running Time: 01:44:10)

Carbon Critical Design

20/04/2010
Speakers:
Mr Keith Clarke - Chief Executive of Atkins

Description:
Presentation recorded at the Birmingham Medical Institute

Keith Clarke is chief executive of Atkins, the largest engineering consultancy in the UK and one of the world’s largest design companies. A Chartered Architect with more than 30 years’ experience in construction and engineering, he is also currently serving as chairman of the UK Construction Industry Council (CIC), having previously chaired its Health and Safety Committee.

Keith is at the forefront of encouraging the built environment sector to embrace Carbon Critical Design in response to the urgent challenge of climate change. He believes carbon must become a core decision making factor in the way we plan, design and procure capital projects.

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(Running Time: 01:23:37)

Routes to Chartered Membership

15/04/2010
Speakers:
Darren Byrne - Institution Director, Membership and Education

Description:
The talk highlights the various routes available for those wishing to attain Chartered Membership of the Institution.

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(Running Time: 01:42:36)

Oxford University Biochemistry Building

25/03/2010
Speakers:
Fergal Kelly BEng (Hons ) Civil Engineering, PhD, M IStructE - Senior Associate John Rushton - Partner Peter Brett Associates LLP

Description:
The talk describes the design development and construction of the new biochemistry building for Oxford University.

Topics covered include the use of top-down basement construction next to Grade 1 listed buildings, service integration with steel framing utilising the parallel beam approach and embodied carbon of the structural materials.

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(Running Time: 01:03:01)

James Sutherland Lecture 2010

25/02/2010
Speakers:
Ian Firth BSc MSc DIC CEng FREng FIStructE FICE FConsE Director at Flint & Neill

Description:
Lessons From History - The Steel Box Girder Story

Ian joined Flint & Neill in 1979 and became a Partner in 1990 and Chief Operating Officer in 2008. He has 29 years of experience working on the design, construction and maintenance of a wide variety of bridge projects worldwide. These include several major long span crossings as well as a number of award winning designs for smaller highway and pedestrian bridges. For many engineers, the steel box girder story is one of disaster. The memories of the tragic events of 1970 are still raw for some, and the implications have been far reaching. But the story is also one of bold innovation, lessons learnt and ultimate success.

This paper explores the short history of the steel box girder and reflects on how it evolved into the popular modern bridge structures we see today.

Please see below for details of slide acknowledgements and errata.
 
Slide Number Acknowledgement
9, 10 From ICE Library
25, 26 Should be "Mott Hay and Anderson"
28, 31 From "In the wake of Tacoma" - Richard Scott
48, 50 From "Developments in Bridge Design & Construction" - paper by R. Heckel, 1971


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(Running Time: 01:45:13)

Valuing Professionalism in Engineering - the developing scene

15/01/2010
Speakers:
Andrew Ramsay: CEO Engineering Council

Description:
Valuing Professionalism in Engineering - the developing scene

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(Running Time: 00:33:16)

Presidential Address 2010

15/01/2010
Speakers:
Norman Train

Description:
Opportunities within Change: Looking Beyond the Immediate

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(Running Time: 01:00:44)

The South Pacific Islands Earthquake and Tsunami

29/09/2009
Speakers:
The EEFIT Samoa Team

Description:
The South Pacific Islands Earthquake and Tsunami

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(Running Time: 01:23:08)

Presidential Address 2009

01/08/2009
Speakers:
Graham Owens

Description:
Our value to society in a changing, competitive world

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(Running Time: 01:17:07)

Technician Presentation

11/06/2007
Speakers:
Darren Byrne - Institution Director, Membership and Education

Description:
Route to Technician Membership

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(Running Time: 00:52:36)

Presidential Address 2007/08

10/04/2007
Speakers:
Sarah Buck

Description:
Our centenary and beyond: Attract, Support, Enthuse

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(Running Time: 01:06:27)



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