Modern Limit Analysis Methods: Free Technical Sessions
We are pleased to announce a new programme of free technical sessions designed to show how modern limit analysis methods can enhance both your technical capability and your productivity. These methods are providing an increasing number of organizations with a powerful means of bridging the gap between traditional hand calculation methods and complex finite element approaches.
The sessions will outline how these methods help engineers to both deepen their insight into problems and accelerate their workflow. Each focuses on a particular application: geotechnical analysis and design, masonry arch bridge analysis, and concrete slab analysis, thereby enabling immediate application of the knowledge gained.
We are running events in Manchester (November 17th), London (November 18th), and Edinburgh (November 24th).
Programme
Choose to attend one, two, or even all three of the sessions listed below, depending on your interests:
[09:30 - 12:30] Application of modern limit analysis methods in geotechnical practice
Principles of modern limit analysis within geotechnical practice and their application to a wide range of practical geotechnical stability problems.
Use of limit analysis with Eurocode 7 to realise more creative, intelligent designs.
Rethinking geotechnical problems to drive optimal design solutions.
[13:30 - 16:30] Use of Modern Limit Analysis Methods to Assess Masonry Arch Bridges
Principles of modern limit analysis methods for masonry arch bridges and their validation.
Practical application to single and multi-span masonry arch bridges, including bridges with localized defects.
Assessing the influence of backfill on bridge carrying capacity.
[17:30 - 20:30] Exploiting the power of the yield-line method for concrete slabs
How the yield-line method compares with other slab analysis methods, and how it has been systematically automated.
Use of the new automated yield-line method to identify hidden strength in existing slabs, and to design more economic slabs.
Application to slabs in buildings and bridge decks.
Register
To register for one or more sessions, simply click on the links below to book places for you and your colleagues. Places are strictly limited. We aim to encourage maximum engagement and interaction for attendees, so please do not delay in reserving your seat. All sessions are free of charge.
Location: Manchester
Date: 17th November
Venue: The Place Aparthotel
Manchester
17th November
The Place Aparthotel
London
18th November
IStructE Headquarters
Edinburgh
24th November
Apex Waterloo Place Hotel
If you are unable to attend, but would like your team to benefit from a dedicated one hour webinar on one of these topics, do contact usand we will try to schedule a session with you.
Presenters
The sessions will be led by leading international experts in the development and application of modern limit analysis methods, including Professor Matthew Gilbert and Dr Colin Smith of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Sheffield, academic co-founders of LimitState.