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SUMMARY:Repairing the Dawlish sea wall - Why it failed and how it was fixe
 d  - Professor William Allsop\, Technical Director\, Maritime Structures\,
  HR Wallingford
DTSTART:20141013T173000Z
DTEND:20141013T193000Z
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CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds &amp\; Cambs area
DESCRIPTION: The failures of seawalls at Dawlish\, Aberystwyth and elsewhe
 re in storms in January and February 2014 attracted much media attention. 
 Those failures will need short-term repair work\, and long-term improvemen
 t and replacement. But repair strategies need to be informed by clear anal
 ysis of why the structures have failed\, and an appreciation that some rep
 airs can worsen other failure modes\, particularly where strengthening the
  toe of a wall can cause impulsive overtopping or loadings.\n\nProfessor W
 illiam Allsop will review the main causes for seawall failure\, describe r
 ecent research results which can be used predict / forecast such failures\
 , and then use the failure at Dawlish to illustrate some of these methods.
  He will conclude by discussing advice given to the MP for Newton Abbott o
 n long-term options for securing the seawall at Dawlish.\n\nWilliam Allsop
  is Technical Director\, Maritime Structures\, HR Wallingford and a Visiti
 ng Professor at University of Southampton and an Honorary Professor at Uni
 versity College London.\n\nTime: Refreshments served from 18.30. Talk star
 ts at 19.00. Ends by 21:00 following questions and discussion.\n\nVenue: L
 ecture Room 4\, Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Trumpington 
 Street\, Cambridge CB2 1PZ ("directions":http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/about-us
 /how-find-us/). There is limited parking available on site.\n\nFree to att
 end. Booking not required. All welcome.\n\nThis talk is open to the public
  and is suitable for students and engineers. You are encouraged to bring w
 ith you colleagues\, friends and family who are interested in engineering 
 and railways.\n\nThis event is organised jointly by the Institution of Mec
 hanical Engineers Beds and Cambs area and the Institution of Civil Enginee
 rs East of England.
LOCATION:Lecture Room 4\, Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Tr
 umpington Street\, Cambridge CB2 1PZ
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