Consultancy
The academic and technical staff within the School have a range of expertise which is being utilised by Industry through consultancy contracts.
Our capabilities
- Industrial Position Papers.
- Third-party checking.
- Expert witness work.
- Numerical modelling (CFD, stress analysis, etc.)
- CPD courses, either in-house or off-site.
- Development of design methods and software.
- Drafting design guides.
- Representation on code and sector committees.
- Development of National Annexes for the Eurocodes.
Current Consultancy work
Slip testing of bolts with substrates of differing corrosion using our Instron 500 kN Servo-Hydraulic testing machine.
Easipoint
Ongoing development and testing of mortars for use in both the block paviour and brick industry
Mott Macdonald
Design, manufacture and use of a rig to simulate the passing of vehicles within a tunnel to test a fire resistant coating.
Fatigue Monitoring Bureau
Calibration of specialist fatigue monitoring gauges.
Vibration Measurement on the London Eye
Dr Tianjian Ji, his two PhD students, Mr, Tianxin Zhen and Mr. Xiaoye Yu, and an independent consultant, Dr Brian Ellis, carried out dynamic tests on the London Eye on a sunny morning in April 2007.
One of the objectives of the tests was to measure the vibration levels of the
London Eye in three perpendicular directions. This information will be useful
to the operation of the London Eye and for new wheels or towers which may be
built in the future. Read full details
For further details contact Research group leaders.
