Engineering Structures Seminar Series


2019-11-22 15:00: Computational fracture mechanics: accuracy and efficiency without enrichment (Professor Will Coombs, Department of Engineering, Durham University)

2019-11-29 15:00: Functionally layered concrete production, analysis and design challenges (Giacomo Torelli, University of Sheffield)

2019-12-06 15:00: Diagnosis and preservation of 20th century architectural heritage: the iconic structures built by Pier Luigi Nervi and Riccardo Morandi in Torino (Erica Lenticchia, Politecnico de Torino)

2020-01-15 15:00: Nature’s emerging principles for organising space, time, energy and matter in architecture. (Yannis Zavoleas, University of New South Wales)

2020-01-24 15:00: Exploring the Topology of Patterns. (Robin Oval, Engineering DepUniversity of Cambridge)

2020-01-31 15:00: Structural Design for Delayed Obsolescence (Corentin Fivet, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC),EPFL)

2020-02-07 15:00: Dynamic mechanisms in hierarchical structures ranging from steel frames, 3D lattice materials to bio-inspired metallic-ceramic cellular structures (Stefan Szyniszewski, Durham University)

2020-02-14 15:00: From a world record to saving lives (Fernando Madrazo Aguirre, COWI)

2020-02-21 15:00: Optimisation of multi-functional, responsive and energy-efficient glazing facades (Michalis Michael, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)

2020-02-21 15:00: Rethinking costs of mitigation (Sarah Nelson, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)

2020-02-21 15:00: Novel Liquid Laminated Glass Connections (Stratis Volakos, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)

2020-02-28 15:00: Multiply-creased shell structures (Mierunalan Seyon, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)

2020-02-28 15:00: Shelter Schema: Rationalising Design Decisions in Shelter Projects (Jennifer George, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)

2020-02-28 15:00: Optimising Embodied Carbon of Concrete Floors (Amila Sankalpa Jayasinghe, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)