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Material science and structural engineering: a chance to make a difference

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Cormac Deavy, Director at Arup, discusses the need to develop knowledge in a wide array of materials to design better structures.

A presentation from the Young Engineers Conference 2019.

Recorded on 11 July 2019.

Material science and structural engineering: a chance to make a difference

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00:38:50
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