Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

House Conference Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Multiply-creased shell structures

User Mierunalan Seyon, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Friday 28 February 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Conference Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Shelter Schema: Rationalising Design Decisions in Shelter Projects

User Jennifer George, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Friday 28 February 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Conference Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Optimising Embodied Carbon of Concrete Floors

User Amila Sankalpa Jayasinghe, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Friday 28 February 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Optimisation of multi-functional, responsive and energy-efficient glazing facades

User Michalis Michael, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Friday 21 February 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Rethinking costs of mitigation

User Sarah Nelson, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Friday 21 February 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Novel Liquid Laminated Glass Connections

User Stratis Volakos, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Friday 21 February 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR12.

From a world record to saving lives

User Fernando Madrazo Aguirre, COWI.

Friday 14 February 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Dynamic mechanisms in hierarchical structures ranging from steel frames, 3D lattice materials to bio-inspired metallic-ceramic cellular structures

User Stefan Szyniszewski, Durham University.

Friday 07 February 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Structural Design for Delayed Obsolescence

User Corentin Fivet, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC),EPFL.

Friday 31 January 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Conference Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Exploring the Topology of Patterns.

User Robin Oval, Engineering DepUniversity of Cambridge.

Friday 24 January 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Nature’s emerging principles for organising space, time, energy and matter in architecture.

User Yannis Zavoleas, University of New South Wales.

Wednesday 15 January 2020, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Diagnosis and preservation of 20th century architectural heritage: the iconic structures built by Pier Luigi Nervi and Riccardo Morandi in Torino

User Erica Lenticchia, Politecnico de Torino.

Friday 06 December 2019, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Functionally layered concrete production, analysis and design challenges

User Giacomo Torelli, University of Sheffield.

Friday 29 November 2019, 15:00-16:00

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Computational fracture mechanics: accuracy and efficiency without enrichment

User Professor Will Coombs, Department of Engineering, Durham University.

Friday 22 November 2019, 15:00-16:00

Cumulative damage to masonry structures due to repeated earthquakes and effectiveness of strengthening provisions

User Professor Dina D’Ayala, University College London.

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Friday 01 November 2019, 15:00-16:00

Peridynamic modelling of materials and structures

User Dr Erkan Oterkus, University of Strathclyde .

House Seminar Room, Civil Engineering Building, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a..

Friday 25 October 2019, 15:00-16:00

Empirical modelling the cracking strength of concrete: A unified approach

User Professor Evan Bentz, University of Toronto.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3A.

Friday 05 July 2019, 15:45-16:30

Opening Our Eyes to What's Possible

User Professor Neil Hoult, Queen's University.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3A.

Friday 05 July 2019, 15:00-15:45

Bayesian intelligent structural health monitoring

User Dr Sn-Chi Kuok, Academic Visitor, Department of Engineering Science at University of Oxford.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 14 June 2019, 15:00-16:00

Understanding the mechanism of restraint in edge restrained reinforced concrete walls

User Prof. John Forth, School of Civil Engineering, Leeds University.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 07 June 2019, 15:00-16:00

'Talking About Shapes'

User Dr Malcolm Sabin, Numerical Geometry Ltd.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT4.

Thursday 30 May 2019, 15:00-16:00

A boundary element formulation for stress concentration problems in the context of couple-stress elasticity

User Dr Gabriel Hattori, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 24 May 2019, 15:30-16:00

Effect of bond in the development length of CFRP pretensioned beams

User Dr Eleni Toumpanaki, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 24 May 2019, 15:00-15:30

Minding the Gap - the art of bridge design.

User Ian firth, IABSE - British Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT4.

Friday 10 May 2019, 15:30-16:30

Vector-based 3D Graphic Statics: Designing spatial structures in static equilibrium using form, force, and topological diagrams

User Pierluigi D’Acunto & Patrick Ole Ohlbrock, the Institute of Technologies in Architecture at ETH Zurich.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 26 April 2019, 15:00-16:00

Rigid Blocks for Masonry with an application to open-well spiral stairs

User Prof. Maurizio Angelillo, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, University of Salerno.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 05 April 2019, 15:00-16:00

A regenerative approach to glass façade design with a focus on end-of-life challenges

User Rebecca Hartwell, PhD Candidate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 15 March 2019, 15:00-16:00

The Missing Link: Efficient connections to high performance façade panels for all building forms

User Florence Maskell, PhD Candidate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 15 March 2019, 15:00-16:00

Generation of Geometric Digital Twins of Rail Infrastructure

User Mahendrini Fernando Ariyachandra, PhD Candidate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 15 March 2019, 15:00-16:00

Rigid-foldable quadrilateral creased papers and its application on approximating a target surface

User Zeyuan He, Phd Candidate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 08 March 2019, 15:00-16:00

Wind dynamics of next-generation tall timber

User Bridget Fryer, PhD Candidiate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 08 March 2019, 15:00-16:00

Building the UK’s Nuclear Future: Seismic Challenges

User Harry Edwards, PhD Candidate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR11.

Friday 01 March 2019, 15:00-16:00

Computational modelling of reinforced concrete members with peridynamics.

User Mark Hobbs, PhD Candidate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR11.

Friday 01 March 2019, 15:00-16:00

Life on Mars: Architecture for Extra-planetary habitation

User Miriam Dall’Igna, Foster & Partners .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 15 February 2019, 15:00-16:00

Tailored Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure

User Student Seminars: Mar Gimenez Fernandez, PhD Candidate, CUED. .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 08 February 2019, 16:00-17:00

A two-layer cluster analysis framework for urban studies -- A case study of domestic gas consumption patterns in the Greater London Area

User Student Seminars: Mingda Yuan, PhD Candidate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 08 February 2019, 16:00-17:00

Strategies for Tailored Residential Energy Provision in Fast-Growing Cities

User Student Seminars: Andre Neto Bradley, PhD Candidate, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 08 February 2019, 16:00-17:00

Reinforced concrete design in Arup: slender walls and strut-and-tie models

User Ian Feltham and Andy Gardner, Arup.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 01 February 2019, 15:00-16:00

Structural Fire Resilience - How we’re getting it wrong, and why

User Professor Luke Bisby, University of Edinburgh.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, Lecture Room 4.

Monday 28 January 2019, 15:00-16:00

Transformational Infrastructure

User Martin Knight BA(Hons) Dip Arch FRIBA FCIHT FIET FRSA, IABSE Fellow IStructE Companion.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 25 January 2019, 15:00-16:00

Fan Vaults

User Professor Jacques Heyman.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, Lecture Room 3A.

Tuesday 22 January 2019, 15:00-16:00

Enriched simulations in computational mechanics

User John Trevelyan, University of Durham.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 18 January 2019, 15:00-16:00

SCC formwork pressure - myths and facts

User Michal Drewniok, Cambridge University Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, Lecture Room 3A.

Friday 30 November 2018, 15:00-16:00

Deformation of Creased Thin Sheets

User Dr Martin Walker, University of Oxford.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 23 November 2018, 15:00-16:00

Engineering biomaterials: Innovation with wood, hemp and silk

User Dr Darshil Shah, Centre for Natural Material Innovation, Cambridge University.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 16 November 2018, 15:00-16:00

Connecting the dots: the power of using distributed sensors to monitor structural behaviour

User Andre Brault, Research Associate, CUED..

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 09 November 2018, 15:00-16:00

'Which one is the engineer – 25 years in construction’

User Simon Smith, Smith & Wallwork.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 02 November 2018, 15:00-16:00

YouTube Haiku

User YouTube Haiku.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 26 October 2018, 15:00-16:00

Modelling ratcheting caused by cyclic loading: Application to offshore wind foundation design

User Dr Christelle Abadie, CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 19 October 2018, 15:00-16:00

Hillsborough: a long festering scar on the conscience of the nation Technical and societal aspects of the disaster

User Roderick A Smith, Imperial College London and Queens’ College Cambridge.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 12 October 2018, 15:00-16:00

Smart structures using Shape Memory Alloys

User Professor Kamal Bajoria.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 15 June 2018, 15:00-16:00

Grenfell Tower - One Year On

User Dr Jonathan Evans, Chairman and CEO at Ash and Lacy.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Tuesday 12 June 2018, 13:00-14:00

Cancelled

User Cancelled: Dr Nikolaos Nikitas.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 08 June 2018, 15:00-16:00

Brunelleschi and more: Domes in Florence

User Dr Gianni Bartoli, University of Florence.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 01 June 2018, 15:00-16:00

TALK POSTPONED: Structural Fire Resiliance - How we’re getting it wrong, and why

User Professor Luke Bisby, University of Edinburgh.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 25 May 2018, 00:00-00:00

Structural Engineering Teaching - Changing Demands

User Prof Martin Gillie, University of Warwick.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 18 May 2018, 15:00-16:00

Concrete strains under transient thermal conditions

User Dr Giacomo Torelli,Cambridge University Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 11 May 2018, 15:00-16:00

Experimental Continuation of Nonlinear Structures

User Dr Mark Schenk, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 04 May 2018, 15:00-16:00

Advancing Construction: Pursuing Integrated Teams through Procurement, Organization, and Technology

User Dr Robert Leicht, Pennsylvania State University.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 27 April 2018, 15:00-16:00

A few topics related to long-term time-dependent deformations of concrete

User Dr Matthieu Vandamme, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 16 March 2018, 15:00-16:00

Resource Futures in Cities

User Simon Davies, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 09 March 2018, 15:00-16:00

Virtualizing existing industrial faciltiies

User Eva Agapaki, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 09 March 2018, 15:00-16:00

Thin-shell textile-reinforced concrete floors for sustainable buildings

User Will Hawkins, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 02 March 2018, 15:00-16:00

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF FORWARD AND BACKWARD TOOLPASSES IN CONVENTIONAL SPINNING

User Iacopo Russo, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 02 March 2018, 15:00-16:00

Mapping grout lines in images to enable automated visual inspection of masonry arch bridges

User Dan Brackenbury, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 02 March 2018, 15:00-16:00

The effect of geometirc imperfections on the seismic performance of thin masonry shells

User Eftychia Dichorou, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 23 February 2018, 15:00-16:00

Geometric design, multiscale modelling and simulation of woven fabric membranes

User Sumudu Herath, PhD Candidate, Engineering department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 23 February 2018, 15:00-16:00

Façade impulse: towards intelligent and satisfactory resource-efficient buildings

User Alessandra Luna Navarro, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 23 February 2018, 15:00-16:00

Switchable Thermal Insulation: An Alternative Approach for Thermal Regulation

User Hanxiao CUI, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 16 February 2018, 15:00-16:00

Integrating hydroponics into our cities

User Melanie Jans-Singh, PhD Candidate, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 16 February 2018, 15:00-16:00

Creativity and Digital workflows in the Structural Design of Long Span Structures

User Rossella Nicolin, Associate Director, AECOM.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 09 February 2018, 15:00-16:00

Bamboo as a full-fledged structural material – progress, challenges and observations

User Kent A. Harries, Ph.D., FACI, FIIFC, P.Eng. Leverhulme Visiting Professor University of Bath.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 02 February 2018, 15:00-16:00

On the expressive language of info-graphic statics: analysis and design methods

User Georgios-Spyridon Athanasopoulos, PhD candidate.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 26 January 2018, 15:00-16:00

Monitoring and Assessment of Historic Masonry Railway Bridges

User Sam Cocking, PhD Candidate.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 26 January 2018, 15:00-16:00

Reinforced concrete half-joint structures - or why playing Tetris is not always good for structural engineers

User Michele Mak, PhD Candidate.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 26 January 2018, 15:00-16:00

Monitoring scour at bridge foundations

User Kasun Danushka, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3A.

Friday 19 January 2018, 15:00-16:00

Mountains, Valleys and Volumetric Maximisation

User Daniel Eatough, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3A.

Friday 19 January 2018, 15:00-16:00

Capturing Occupant Well-being

User Mark Allen, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3A.

Friday 19 January 2018, 15:00-16:00

Nonlinear mechanics and design of prestressed stayed columns

User Professor M. Ahmer Wadee, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 01 December 2017, 15:00-16:00

Design Applications of Graphic Statics and Airy Stress Functions

User Professor Bill Baker, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LT6.

Friday 20 October 2017, 15:00-16:00

Extraordinary possibilities for concrete structures

User Professor Tim Ibell, Engineering Department, Cambridge University .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3.

Friday 13 October 2017, 15:00-16:00

Understanding Bridge Condition – Remote Monitoring and Visual Inspection

User Graham Webb, WSP.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3.

Friday 06 October 2017, 15:00-16:00

Optimization and risk assessment of tall reinforced concrete buildings

User Prof M T R Jayasinghe (Thishan Jayasinghe), Department of Civil Engineering of University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, Dyson Building Teaching Room.

Thursday 13 July 2017, 14:00-15:00

Learning from bamboo: Plant-mimetic design toward less-material & high-stiffness structure

User Dr Motohiro Sato, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, Oatley meeting room 1.

Friday 16 June 2017, 16:00-17:00

The development of design standards for the construction sector: Why do they matter and why should you care about them?

User Steve Denton.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 09 June 2017, 15:00-16:00

Upscaling Building Semantics to Address Urban Sustainability and Resilience Scenarios

User Professor Yacine Rezgui, Director BRE Institute in Sustainable Engineering, Cardiff University School of Engineering .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 02 June 2017, 15:00-16:00

Equilibrium: fact or fiction?

User Edward Maunder MA, DIC, PhD, CEng, FIStructE, University of Exeter.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 12 May 2017, 15:00-16:00

A centrifuge investigation of two different soil-structure systems with rocking and sliding on dense sand

User Iason Pelekis, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 17 March 2017, 15:30-16:00

Towards seamlessly integrated geometric design and simulation using distance fields

User Eky Febrianto, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 17 March 2017, 15:00-15:30

Masonry made sexy again: High level research, professional practice and innovation

User Prof Paulo Laurenco, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, Oatley Room 1.

Monday 13 March 2017, 15:00-16:00

“Steel and the circular economy”

User Katie Daehn, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 10 March 2017, 15:00-15:30

'Making more cars with less metal'

User Pippa Horton, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 17 February 2017, 15:30-16:00

Tall modular buildings: height limits of stacked steel modules

User Petia Tzokova, Engineering Department.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 17 February 2017, 15:00-15:30

The structural performance of GRFP sandwich panels subjected to combined thermal cycling and load

User Isabelle Paparo, University of Cambridge.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 10 February 2017, 15:30-16:00

Sliceforms - Geometric structures from paper slices

User Tim Watson.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 10 February 2017, 15:00-15:30

“Prototyping architecture – integrated design practices”

User Michael Pelken - Laing O’Rourke .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 18 November 2016, 15:00-16:00

Living Root Bridge Ecosystems of India

User Sanjeev Shankar .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 11 November 2016, 15:30-16:30

Adaptive Structures: Infinitely Stiff, Extremely Slender, Ultra-Light Weight

User Dr Gennaro Senatore - University College London.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 28 October 2016, 15:00-16:00

Reciprocal constructions using conic sections & Poncelet duality

User Marina Konstantatou - Structures Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 14 October 2016, 15:30-16:00

Flexural Mechanics of Creases in Thin Metallic Strips

User Martin Walker - Structures Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 14 October 2016, 15:00-15:30

Engineering design challenges – timber structures and an upside down car

User Panayiotis Papastavrou - Smith and Wallwork.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3.

Friday 07 October 2016, 15:00-16:00

Vibration based Structural Health Monitoring: from Bridges to Wind Turbines

User Filipe Magalhães Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 06 May 2016, 15:00-16:00

Maxwell-Rankine-Minkowski Reciprocal Diagrams (or How to design a structure by tilting it into the fourth dimension)

User Allan McRobie ( Engineering).

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 19 February 2016, 15:00-16:00

Design of a new tensegrity sculpture

User Dr Simon Guest ( CUED).

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 12 February 2016, 15:30-16:30

Adding more value to structures with less new steel

User Prof Julian Allwood (Engineering).

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 05 February 2016, 15:00-16:00

Origami Mechanisms

User Prof Zhong You, Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 29 January 2016, 15:00-16:00

3D Matching of resource vision tracking trajectories

User Eirini Konstantinou - Construction Engineering Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 04 December 2015, 15:00-15:30

How to design an Offshore Structure for the Installation Phase

User Rupert Hunt, Director - Halliard Consulting Limited .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 27 November 2015, 15:00-16:00

Light at the end of the tunnel? Distributed sensing to better understand infrastructure

User Neil Hoult - Queens University Kingston, ON.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 20 November 2015, 15:00-16:00

Durability of CFRP pre-stressed concrete when exposed to moisture

User Shobie Sivanendran - Structures Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 13 November 2015, 15:30-16:00

Manifold-based geometric design and finite element simulation

User Musabbir Abdul Majeed - Structures Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 13 November 2015, 15:00-15:30

Ribbon Curling

User Dr Chris Prior - Durham University.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 06 November 2015, 15:00-16:00

Building on Springs: Towards a Performance-Based Design Approach for Controlling Groundborne Vibration

User Dr James Talbot - Structures Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 30 October 2015, 15:00-16:00

Fire behavior of concrete elements built and prestressed with internal CFRP reinforcement

User Dr Giovanni Terrasi - Empa, The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Wednesday 28 October 2015, 15:00-16:00

The Staffordshire Alliance Bridge Monitoring Project - what are we going to do with all this data?

User Niamh Gibbons - CSIC.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 23 October 2015, 15:00-16:00

'Building complex structures using simple concepts'

User Dr Janardhan Sundaram - Director, Rail Middle East & India ATKINS.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Monday 12 October 2015, 16:00-17:00

Mersey Gateway

User Daniel Green - Flint & Neill.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3A.

Friday 09 October 2015, 15:00-16:00

An analytical and experimental investigation of rocking isolation for earthquake-resilient design

User Dr Sinan Acikgoz - Research Associate in the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 29 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

Forensic analysis of eccentrically braced frame fracture in the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake: Multi-scale simulations, tests, and findings.

User Professor Amit Kanvinde - University of California, Davis.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 22 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

Advances in Shell Buckling: theory, experiments, localization and shock-sensitivity

User Professor Mike Thompson - Dept of Applied Maths.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 15 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

Modelling, Sensing and Visualising within the Life-cycle of Civil Infrastructure

User Dr Christian Koch - University of Nottingham.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 08 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

Offshore Structural EngineeringHow to design an offshore structure for the “Perils of the Sea”

User Rupert Hunt - Halliard Consulting Limited.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 01 May 2015, 15:00-16:00

Seismic retrofitting of historic masonry structures

User Prof Gianmarco De Felice - Department of Engineering of the University Roma Tre.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Thursday 12 March 2015, 15:00-16:00

Automated Progress Monitoring Using Augmented Reality

User Marianna Kopsida - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 27 February 2015, 15:30-16:00

Automated as-built modelling using machine learning

User Ioannis Anagnostopoulos - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 27 February 2015, 15:00-15:30

Anthropogenic and natural alterations of shallow groundwater temperatures

User Dr Kathrin Menberg - Research Associate Structures Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 20 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Automated building structural design?

User Dr Manuel Davila - Research Associate Structures Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 13 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

"Project Successes and Failures in Analysis and Testing"

User Ed Moseley, Design Director for AKT II Consulting Structural & Civil Engineers.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 06 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Title to be confirmed

User Manuel Davila - Research Associate Structures Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 03 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Title to be confirmed

User Dr Kathrin Menberg - Research Associate Structures Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 03 February 2015, 15:00-16:00

Prestressing in Coventry Cathedral

User Dr Chris Burgoyne.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 30 January 2015, 15:00-16:00

Marine Riser Analysis for Deep-water Drilling

User Dr Andrew Lennon - Course Director of CDT Centre - CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 05 December 2014, 15:00-16:00

Building Energy Performance: The Human Factor

User Prof. Pieter de Wilde - Plymouth University.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 28 November 2014, 15:00-16:00

Developing the business and policy case for a more materially efficient UK economy

User Simone Cooper - PhD.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 November 2014, 15:30-16:00

Automated Pavement Condition Monitoring

User Stefania Radopoulou - PhD.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 November 2014, 15:00-15:30

Curvature Generation in Nematic Surfaces

User Cyrus Mostajeran - PhD.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 07 November 2014, 15:30-16:00

Computer Vision Automated Productivity Measurement

User Eirini Konstantinou - PhD.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 07 November 2014, 15:00-15:30

Semantic Modelling of Point Clouds for Infrastructure

User Viorica Patraucean Research Associate - Structures Group.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 31 October 2014, 15:00-16:00

'Long term performance of CFRP tendons in pretensioned structures'

User Eleni Toumpanaki - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 17 October 2014, 15:30-16:00

Integrated geometric modelling and computational analysis using distance fields

User Matija Kecman - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 17 October 2014, 15:00-15:30

Hydrodynamic and Structural Analysis of a Floating Vessel

User Christopher Vibert - Senior Engineer, Mechanical Integrity Group, Frazer-Nash Consultancy.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3.

Friday 10 October 2014, 15:00-16:00

Achievable Geometries in Flexible Near to Net Shape Ring Rolling

User Christopher Cleaver - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 06 June 2014, 15:30-16:00

Simple Structural Models to Control Sheet Metal Spinning

User James Polyblank - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 06 June 2014, 15:00-15:30

Seeking Finite Mechanisms in a geometric shape - polyhedra

User Iila Jingjiao Li - Structures PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 30 May 2014, 15:30-16:00

How symmetries influence the flexibility of frameworks

User Xin Liang - Structures PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 30 May 2014, 15:00-15:30

Bandaging beams

User Rob Foster - PhD Student CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 23 May 2014, 15:30-16:00

Reinforced Concrete Crack Analysis

User Taheer Fayyad - PhD Student CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 23 May 2014, 15:00-15:30

The discipline called 'The history and philosophy of science' is over a century old. 'The history and philosophy of [structural] engineering' is still an infant.

User Dr Bill Addis .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 16 May 2014, 15:00-16:00

Leveraging Text Content for Management of Construction Project Documents

User Amr A. Kandil, Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 09 May 2014, 15:00-16:00

Vision-Based approach for Bridge Strike Prevention (London Underground)

User Bella Nguyen - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 02 May 2014, 15:00-16:00

Re-Inventing the Wheel

User Dr Wendel Sebastian - Reader, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 March 2014, 15:00-16:00

The long term creep properties of PBO, a high modulus polymer

User Matt Causier - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 28 February 2014, 15:00-16:00

Computational Design Tools for Fabrication-aware Modeling

User Dr Niloy Mitra - UCL.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 21 February 2014, 15:00-16:00

A Three-Parameter Kinematic Theory for the Shear Behaviour of Continuous Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams

User Evan Bentz, Associate Professor University of Toronto.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 14 February 2014, 15:00-16:00

Risk-conscious Decision-making for Assessment of Building Energy Performance

User Dr Heo - Dept of Architecture .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 31 January 2014, 15:00-16:00

"Wobbly bridges - ten years on"

User Allan McRobie - CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 24 January 2014, 16:00-17:00

A failure criterion embracing concrete ductility in earthquake structures

User Dr John Eyre and Hussam Nasreddin - UCL.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 17 January 2014, 15:00-16:00

"Wobbly Bridges - Ten years on"

User Allan McRobie - CUED.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Tuesday 07 January 2014, 15:00-16:00

Computational Design Tools for Fabrication-aware Modeling

Cancelled

User Dr Niloy Mitra - University College London.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 06 December 2013, 15:00-16:00

Towards improved models for predicting residual stress in glass

User Dr Mithila Achintha - University of Southampton.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 29 November 2013, 15:00-16:00

“An ill wind blows some good”

User David McKenzie - Flint Neill.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 22 November 2013, 15:00-16:00

The effect of stereotomy on the shape of the thrust line and the minimum thickness of masonry arches

User Professor Nicos Makris - University of Patras, Greece.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 01 November 2013, 15:00-16:00

“Shear Plasticity in Practice”

User John Bennetts - Parsons Brinckerhoff.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 25 October 2013, 15:00-16:00

Dr Arnaud Bonin

User Dr Arnaud Bonin - EDF Energy, Nuclear Engineering .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR5.

Friday 18 October 2013, 15:00-16:00

Structural ambition – Building the big stuff

User Chris Walker - Flint & Neill Ltd.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Friday 11 October 2013, 15:00-16:00

Materials and construction of a 20km tall pipe

User Matt Causier - PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 07 June 2013, 15:00-15:30

'Effect of Moisture Uptake on the Shear Stiffness of CFRP Tendons and the Role of the Manufacturing Route'

User Eleni Toumpanaki – PhD Student.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 31 May 2013, 15:30-16:00

Bi-Toughened Glass

User Marco Zaccaria – PhD Student .

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3B.

Friday 31 May 2013, 15:00-15:30

Building Information Modelling: 2016 and Beyond

User Professor Bimal Kumar.

Friday 24 May 2013, 15:00-16:00

“Numerical Simulation – the Quest for Reality”

User Richard Sturt - Arup Fellow.

Friday 10 May 2013, 15:00-16:00

Flexure-Based Precision Mechanisms

User Dannis Brouwer - Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 15:00-16:00

nD BIM+AR: n-Dimensional Building Information and Augmented Reality Models for Automated Construction Performance Monitoring

User Feniosky Peña-Mora, Sc.D. Columbia University in the City of New York.

Monday 18 March 2013, 13:00-14:00

"Finding Better Forms for Structures"

User Sigrid M. Adriaenssens.

Friday 15 March 2013, 15:00-16:00

Simplification of Reinforcement Detailing in Coupled Wall Systems Through the Use of High‐Perforrmance Fiber Reinforced Concrete

User Gustavo J. Parra‐Monntesinos .

Friday 08 March 2013, 15:00-16:00

The effect of geometry and topology on the mechanics of grid shells

User Samar Malek.

Friday 01 March 2013, 15:00-16:00

Arup Associates and Unified Design - the new University of Cambridge Sports Centre

User Richard Boyd - MEng BA(cantab).

Friday 08 February 2013, 15:00-16:00

"Elementary Morphing Shells: Behaviour and Actuation"

User Evros Loukaides - PhD Student.

Friday 30 November 2012, 15:00-16:00

The Innovative Launch of Borough High Street Bridge’

User John Gradwell - Watson Steel.

Friday 23 November 2012, 15:00-16:00

Integrated geometric modelling and finite element analysis on non-conforming grids

User Dr Fehmi Cirak .

Friday 09 November 2012, 15:00-16:00

Structure of the new Metz Pompidou art gallery in France

User Andrew Lawrence, Associate Director - Arup.

Friday 02 November 2012, 15:00-16:00

From Real to Virtual: Reconstructing and Recognizing the Built Infrastructure for Automating Construction, Assessment and Maintenance

User Dr Ioannis Brilakis.

Friday 19 October 2012, 15:00-16:00

The Structural Engineering behind the Olympic Opening Ceremony

User Christopher Matthews - Former Graduate Student of CUED.

House Engineering Department - *LR3B*.

Friday 05 October 2012, 15:00-16:00

Mixed Integer Linear Programming for Distributed Energy Resource Planning

User Akomeno Omu.

Friday 08 June 2012, 15:00-16:00

Using Building Information Modelling to Develop Buildable Façade Designs

User Eleanor Voss - CUED.

House Engineering Department - *LR3B*.

Friday 01 June 2012, 15:00-16:00

Hammersmith Flyover – What is the problem?

User Dr Chris Burgoyne Department of Engineering (CUED).

Friday 18 May 2012, 15:00-16:00

Linkage-Based Movable Bridges: Design and Optimization

User Dr Ashley P. Thrall - University of Notre Dame.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 15:00-16:00

Compliant Shell Mechanisms and Inextensional Theory

User Videsh Seereeram - CUED.

Friday 11 May 2012, 15:00-16:00

Fracture Propagation and Fracture Energy in FRP Plate Debonding from RC Beams

User Garfield X Guan - CUED.

House Engineering Department - *LR3B*.

Friday 04 May 2012, 15:00-16:00

“Buro Happold – Innovations and SMART Solutions”

User Dr Shrikant Sharma & Colin McKinnon of Buro Happold SMART Solutions.

Friday 16 March 2012, 15:00-16:00

"Bringing ferrocement into the 21st century"

User Dr Pete Winslow - EXPEDITION.

Friday 09 March 2012, 15:00-16:00

A Cheater’s Guide to Linkage Design

User Andrew Viquerat - Dept of Engineering.

Friday 02 March 2012, 15:00-16:00

Geometric and Discrete Element Modelling of Vaulted Masonry Structures

User James McInerney, Structures Group PhD Candidate.

Friday 24 February 2012, 15:30-16:00

Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges

User Graham Webb, Structures Group PhD Candidate.

Friday 24 February 2012, 15:00-15:30

Shear-flexible subdivision shells with non-manifold geometry

User Dr Burkhard Bornemann, CUED.

Friday 17 February 2012, 15:00-16:00

Structural Analysis for Sub-sea Engineering

User Dr Andrew Lennon - Senior Analysis Engineer and Lead Engineer (Cambridge Office), Aquaterra Energy Ltd..

Friday 02 December 2011, 15:00-16:00

Lessons and Opportunities from the Recent New Zealand Earthquakes

User Professor Andy Buchanan.

Thursday 24 November 2011, 16:00-17:00

‘Light-weight impact and blast resistant materials’

User Dr Graham McShane.

House Engineering Department - ***LR3***.

Friday 11 November 2011, 15:00-16:00

Structural Engineering of the Shard

User Roma Agrawal.

Wednesday 09 November 2011, 16:30-17:30

"Stadthaus - the world's tallest timber residential building"

User Andrew Waugh - Waugh Thistleton Architects Ltd.

Friday 04 November 2011, 15:00-16:00

Form Without Formwork: Novel Tile Vaults

User Dr Michael Ramage.

Friday 28 October 2011, 15:00-16:00

"Innovation in Construction through Timber Engineering Research"

User Richard Harris, University of Bath.

Friday 21 October 2011, 15:30-16:30

"Folded Shell Structures"

User Mark Schenk, PhD Student, Structures Group.

Friday 14 October 2011, 16:00-16:45

My First Year as a Graduate: Arup AT+R

User Bernard Travers, Advanced Technology + Research Group, Arup.

House Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR3A.

Friday 07 October 2011, 16:00-16:30

Computational Design of Rigid Origami Structure

User Tomohiro Tachi, The University of Tokyo.

Monday 26 September 2011, 15:00-16:00

“ Zero Stiffness Large Deflection Meso/Micro Structures”

User Nima Tolou.

House Engineering Department - ***LR5***.

Friday 29 July 2011, 11:00-12:00

Halley VI – Life in the Freezer

User Michael Wright BSc MSc CEng MIStructE.

Friday 10 June 2011, 15:00-16:00

“Seismic Retrofit of Rocking Structures”

User Dr I. Dimitrakopoulos.

Friday 20 May 2011, 15:00-16:00

Novel Architectural Glass Connections

User James Watson.

Friday 06 May 2011, 15:30-16:00

Structural Behaviour of Double Layer Tensegrity Grids

User Ioannis Mitsos, PhD Candidate.

Friday 06 May 2011, 15:00-15:30

Research activities on Eco-Design of Buildings and Infrastructure at ParisTech

User Professor Bruno Peuportier.

Friday 18 March 2011, 15:00-16:00

Geoengineering Project

User Dr Chris Burgoyne, CUED.

Friday 11 March 2011, 15:00-16:00

"Modelling the flight of wind borne debris"

User Dr David Hargreaves - University of Nottingham.

Friday 04 March 2011, 15:00-16:00

Multi-objective optimisation of high-performance facades

User Qian Jin.

Friday 25 February 2011, 15:00-15:30

Prediction and Flight Result of Deployment Dynamics of Spinning Solar

User Prof. Yasuyuki Miyazaki, Nihon University.

Friday 18 February 2011, 15:00-16:00

The stiffness of tensegrity structures

User Dr Simon Guest, CUED.

Friday 04 February 2011, 15:00-16:00

Burj Khalifa (Dubai)

User Bill Baker (SOM Chicago).

Friday 26 November 2010, 15:00-16:00

“Structural behaviour and beyond-code design of buildings against extreme events”

User David Cormie (ARUP).

Friday 19 November 2010, 15:00-16:00

POSTPONED TO THE LT 2011

User Yasuyuki MIYAZAKI (Nihon University).

Friday 12 November 2010, 15:00-16:00

Bamboo structures

User Eduardo ACHA.

Friday 05 November 2010, 15:00-16:00

Where can the forces go? Simple ways with complex problems

User Prof Bill Harvey (OBVIS).

Friday 29 October 2010, 15:00-16:00

Exploiting Structural Indeterminacy:Free-form unreinforced stone shells

User Dr. Philippe Block (Assistant Professor in Building Structure, ETH-Zurich).

Thursday 28 October 2010, 17:00-18:00

The Strengthening of Docklands Light Railway

18.00 to 18.30 Refreshments

User Will Duckett (Gifford).

Wednesday 27 October 2010, 18:30-19:30

Title to be confirmed

User Alfonso Ramirez Ponce (Architect and Professor at Univerisdad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) ).

Wednesday 27 October 2010, 17:00-18:00

Generalised Characteristic Length for Reinforced Concrete Beams

User Levinshan Nelson (CUED).

Friday 22 October 2010, 15:00-16:00

The seven secrets

User Judith Shawcross (IfM).

Friday 15 October 2010, 16:15-17:15

All singing, all dancing, all sitting – design of the modern stadium

User Chris Lonergan (ARUP).

House Engineering Department - **LR3A**.

Friday 08 October 2010, 15:00-16:00

Protein Mechanics

User Alexander MacDonald (CUED - Research Student, Structures Group).

Friday 04 June 2010, 15:00-16:00

Experimental investigation of concrete under multiaxial compression and elevated temperatures

User Mihail Petkovski (University of Sheffield).

House Engineering Department - **LR3A**.

Friday 28 May 2010, 15:00-16:00

Shaken loose structures

User Dr Lawrie Virgin (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Duke University).

Friday 21 May 2010, 15:00-16:00

Shaken loose structures

User Dr Lawrie Virgin (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Duke University).

Friday 21 May 2010, 15:00-16:00

New Build with Fibre Reinforced Polymer Shapes and Systems

User J. Toby Mottram (University of Warwick).

Friday 14 May 2010, 15:00-16:00

Mechanical Characterization of Structural Biological Tissues

User Michelle L. Oyen (Dept. of Engineering).

Friday 07 May 2010, 15:00-16:00

Novel Modelling Strategies for Masonry Structures

User Dr Matthew DeJong (CUED - Lecturer in Structural Engineering).

Friday 26 February 2010, 15:00-16:00

Abu Dhabi Louvre

User Peter Thompson & Daniel Rogan (Buro Happold).

House Engineering Department -LR5.

Friday 19 February 2010, 15:00-16:00

The use of glass envelopes for building stability - Glass panel under shear loading

User Danijel Mocibob (formerly EPFL).

Friday 05 February 2010, 16:00-17:00

Soft Materials: From Traumatic Brain Injuries to Retrofitting Structures for Impact Mitigation

User Tamer Elsayed (KAUST).

Friday 04 December 2009, 15:00-16:00

A story of shell design optimizations

User Professor Sang Jin LEE (Visitor from Gyeongsang National University, Korea).

Friday 27 November 2009, 15:00-16:00

Bio-structural Analogues in Architecture

User Dr Ee Man Joseph LIM (Visitor from National University of Singapore).

House Engineering Department -LR4.

Friday 13 November 2009, 15:00-16:00

New Fabric-Formed Shells

User Professor Mark West (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg).

Monday 09 November 2009, 13:00-14:00

Fire design of concrete structures

User Professor Luc TAERWE (Ghent University, Belgium).

House Engineering Department -LR5.

Friday 06 November 2009, 16:00-17:00

So you think you can do yield line calculations? Automated plastic analysis of general reinforced concrete slabs

User Andrew Jackson (CUED).

Friday 23 October 2009, 15:00-16:00

Folded Shell Structures

User Mark Schenk, CUED.

Friday 16 October 2009, 15:00-16:00

Why concrete structures stand up? Applying a comprehensive theory to new experiments

User Professor Michael Collins and Professor Evan Bentz (University of Toronto).

House Engineering Department - **LR3A**.

Monday 29 June 2009, 15:00-16:00

Performance Monitoring and Condition Assessment of Bridges Using Hybrid Wireless Sensor Networks

User Dr Kerop Janoyan (Clarkson University).

Friday 05 June 2009, 15:00-16:00

1906 San Francisco Earthquake: A Retrospective

User Professor Haresh Shah (Stanford University).

House Engineering Department - Sir Arthur Marshall Meeting Room (2nd floor, Inglis Building).

Thursday 21 May 2009, 17:30-18:30

Constraint-Based Layout Configuration in Architecture and Building Services

User Dr Benachir Medjdoub (University of Salford).

Friday 01 May 2009, 15:00-16:00

Strengthening of Beams in RC Frames using External Tendons

User Prof Kiang Hwee Tan (National University of Singapore).

House Engineering Department -**LR5**.

Friday 17 April 2009, 15:00-16:00

Behaviour of As-welded and Grouted Tubular X-joints Subjected to In-Plane Bending

User Professor Yoo Sang CHOO (National University of Singapore).

Wednesday 11 March 2009, 14:00-15:00

From concept to completion - a Frank Stella Sculpture

User Dr Andrew Fraser (Arup Advanced Technology and Research).

Friday 27 February 2009, 15:00-16:00

Innovation in façade engineering

User Will Stevens, Director Whibybird Facades.

Friday 13 February 2009, 15:00-16:00

Buckling and wrinkling of elastic plates: theory and experiment

User Prof. Richard Craster (Imperial College London).

Friday 06 February 2009, 16:30-17:30

Simulation-Enhanced Prototyping of an Experimental Solar House

User Dr. Ruchi Choudhary (CUED).

House **Queen's Building Theatre - Emmanuel college**.

Friday 28 November 2008, 15:00-16:00

An outline of Thomas Young's contribution to Structural Theory

User Prof Santiago Huerta (Polytechnic of Madrid).

Friday 21 November 2008, 17:30-18:30

Design of Engineering Structures

User Prof. Ian Liddell (Buro Happold).

Friday 31 October 2008, 15:00-16:00

Broadening Engineering Design Education:Civil Engineering and Beyond

User Dr Kate Thompson (KAIST).

Friday 17 October 2008, 15:00-16:00

His and Hers Engineering

User Sarah Brown (Robert Bird Group).

House Engineering Department - ***LR3A***.

Friday 10 October 2008, 15:00-16:00

High Rise Engineering - Innovation and the future

User Bill Price / Madhumita Nag (WSP Cantor Seinuk).

Friday 30 May 2008, 15:00-16:00

Localised buckling, writhing and cutting of the DNA molecule

User Prof. Michael Thompson (University of Cambridge, University College London).

Friday 23 May 2008, 15:00-16:00

Structural Design in Context, and IT Tools to Support Design

User Dr Peter Demian (Loughborough University).

Friday 09 May 2008, 15:00-16:00

New equations for inextensible sheets with applications to Moebius strips and helical nanoribbons

User Gert Van der Heijden (University College London).

Friday 02 May 2008, 15:00-16:00

A Hierarchical Multiscale Model for Evolving Discontinuities in Heterogeneous Solids

User Prof Ekkehard Ramm (University of Stuttgart).

Friday 25 January 2008, 15:00-16:00

Tensegrity Structures.Part 1: Form-finding of Repetitive Tensegrity Structures, Part 2: Zero Stiffness Tensegrity Structures

User R. Pandia Raj and Mark Schenk (CUED).

House Engineering Department -LR4.

Friday 23 November 2007, 15:00-16:00

Innovation in Building Form: Design in the Digital Era

**Monday** 12 November ,**4pm** ,**LR4**

User Aaron Mazeika (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill).

Monday 12 November 2007, 16:00-17:00

Engineering the CCTV Tower

User Chas Pope (Ove Arup).

Friday 09 November 2007, 15:00-16:00

Generalised Continua with Applications in Solid Mechanics

User Prof Carlo Sansour (School of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham).

Friday 02 November 2007, 15:00-16:00

The Once and Future Bridge

User Dr Neil Hoult (CUED).

Friday 26 October 2007, 15:00-16:00

Morphing Aircraft Structure: Topology Optimization

User Dr Matthew Santer (CUED).

Friday 12 October 2007, 15:00-16:00

The secret life of a structural engineer

User Katie Symons (Whitbybird).

House Engineering Department - **LR3B** ** 2pm**.

Friday 05 October 2007, 15:00-16:00

Modelling the corrosion of steel infrastructure in marine environments for long-term reliability assessment

User Prof Robert Melchers (Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, Newcastle University in Australia).

Thursday 07 June 2007, 14:00-15:00

Why did Palau Bridge Collapse

User Dr Chris Burgoyne (CUED).

House Engineering Department - ***LR3B***.

Friday 01 June 2007, 15:00-16:00

Increasing the acceptance of High Performance Concrete Prestressed with CFRP

User Dr Giovanni Terrasi (EMPA).

House Engineering Department - ***LR5***.

Friday 25 May 2007, 15:00-16:00

Summary and Background to the 2004 Canadian Shear Design Provisions for Structural Concrete Members

User Evan C. Bentz.

Thursday 24 May 2007, 15:00-16:00

Structural Concepts for Scientific Balloons

User Markus Pagitz (CUED).

Friday 18 May 2007, 15:00-16:00

Durability of Carbon Fibre Composite Prestressing Tendons in a Simulated Marine Environment

User Paul Scott (CUED).

House Engineering Department - ***LR3A***.

Friday 04 May 2007, 15:00-16:00

Title to be confirmed

User Prof Tibor Tarnai (Budapest University of Technology and Economics).

Friday 30 March 2007, 15:00-16:00

Title to be confirmed

User Hilka Rogers (UdK, Berlin).

House Engineering Department - ***LR3***.

Friday 09 March 2007, 15:00-16:00

New opportunities through the combination of FRP and timber

User Professor Urs Meier (EMPA).

Wednesday 07 March 2007, 16:30-17:30

Lightweight Membrane Structures

User Dr Eyal Karni (Technion, Israel).

Friday 02 March 2007, 15:00-16:00

Representations of smooth surfaces for analysis and manufacture

User Dr Malcolm Sabin (DAMTP, University of Cambridge).

Friday 23 February 2007, 15:00-16:00

Multi-scale methods and the determination of Representative Volumes in Solid

User Prof Harm Askes (University of Sheffield).

Friday 16 February 2007, 15:00-16:00

A 7 Parameter Curved Shell Positional Fem Formulation For Geometrical Non-Linear Dynamics

User Prof Humberto Breves Coda (Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Engenharia de Estruturas).

Friday 09 February 2007, 15:00-16:00

Understanding The Buckling of Cylindrical Shells

User Emeritus Prof Chris Calladine (CUED).

Friday 19 January 2007, 15:00-16:00

Seminar CANCELLED - Durability of Carbon Fibre Composite Prestressing Tendons in a Simulated Marine Environment

Seminar CANCELLED

User Paul Scott (CUED).

Friday 01 December 2006, 15:00-16:00

Structures Continuum mechanics and mesoscopic modeling and simulation of carbon nanotubes

User Marino Arroyo (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya).