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NEARLY LAST CALL FOR COURSES IN MARCH & APRIL 2016….

The following courses are coming up in the next two months in Chesterfield, which are all designed to be practical and to be of immediate benefit.
  • Mentoring for Civil Engineers on Engineering Geology (1.5 days equivalent) on 2 March 2016, costing £295 + VAT per delegate
  • Slope Stability – Principles & Practice on 10 March 2016, costing £220 + VAT per delegate
  • Earthworks – Principles & Practice on 14 April 2016, costing £220 + VAT per delegate
  • CDM 2015 – One Year On, half day course on 18 April 2016 costing £125 + VAT per delegate
Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.

EXTENDED MENTORING SERVICE AVAILABLE

Do you have graduates wanting to pursue a professional qualification with the ICE but you as an employer don’t have an approved training scheme? If so then we are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer an extended mentoring service to support you. Andy Goodwin of Surepath is now an approved Mentor for this new qualification route, which effectively allows him to act as an SCE to the graduates as if they were on an approved scheme. If this would be interest to you then please contact Andy on 01246 807808 or email him at andy.goodwin@surepathtraining.co.uk.  He will happily talk you through what we could do for you to add value to your existing arrangements and processes, without any obligation.

UPCOMING STRUCTURAL, CDM 2015 AND PROFESSIONAL REVIEW COURSES

We are pleased to announce the following courses are coming up in the next few months. All are running in Chesterfield:
  • CDM 2015 – One Year On, half day course on 18 April 2016 costing £125 + VAT per delegate
  • The ICE Professional Review – Overview & Preparation on 25 April 2016, costing £220 + VAT per delegate
  • REVISED DATE: Our 2 day course Design of Structural Concrete to Eurocode 2 is now being held on 19 & 20 May 2016 at a cost of £395 + VAT per delegate
Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course. More courses are available – see here for our 2016 calendar of public courses or here for our full list of courses including those available on a bespoke basis too.

GEOTECHNICAL COURSES FEBRUARY TO APRIL 2016

We are pleased to announce the following geotechnical courses are coming up in the next few months. All are running in Chesterfield unless indicated below:
  • LAST CALL: Geotechnical Design to Eurocode 7, a 2 day course on 22 and 23 February 2016, costing £395 + VAT per delegate
  • BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND… Mentoring for Civil Engineers on Engineering Geology (1.5 days equivalent) on 2 March 2016, costing £295 + VAT per delegate
  • Slope Stability – Principles & Practice on 10 March 2016, costing £220 + VAT per delegate (running in Chesterfield, and possibly in London on a later date TBC)
  • Earthworks – Principles & Practice on 14 April 2016, costing £220 + VAT per delegate
Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course. More geotechnical courses are available – see here for our 2016 calendar of public courses or here for our full list of courses including those available on a bespoke basis too.

LAST CALL: EC7 DESIGN COURSE, FEBRUARY 2016

If you missed the earlier publicity we are pleased to advise that we still have a few places available on a 2 day course entitled “Geotechnical Design to Eurocode 7”. The course is running on 22 and 23 February 2016 in Chesterfield and costs just 395 + VAT per delegate. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.  Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. More geotechnical courses are available – see here for our 2016 calendar of public courses or here for our full list of courses including those available on a bespoke basis too.

NEWS ON NEW STANDARDS

The following changes to British Standards commonly used by geotechnical and structural engineers have been published:
  • Amendment to BS EN 1991-1-1: 2003 + A1: 2015. Eurocode 1. Actions on structures. General actions. Snow loads.
  • Amendment to BS EN 1993-1-4: 2006 + A1: 2015. Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. General rules. Supplementary rules for stainless steels.
  • PD 6688-1-4: 2015. Background information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4 and additional guidance (supersedes PD 6688-1-4: 2009)
In addition the following standards have been confirmed as being of continued currency:
  • BS EN ISO 12236:2006. Geosynthetics. Static puncture test (CBR test).
  • BS EN ISO 13431:1999. Geotextiles and geotextiles related products. Determination of tensile creep and creep rupture behaviour.
  • BS EN ISO 13433:2006. Geosynthetics. Dynamic perforation test (cone drop test).
Finally, you may be interested to know that the following BS implementation of ISO text has been made without any change to the international standard:
  • BS ISO 18325:2015. Geosynthetics. Test method for the determination of water discharge capacity for prefabricated vertical drains.

GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN TO EC7

The next geotechnical course we are running in Chesterfield on 22 and 23 February 2016 is a 2 day course entitled “Geotechnical Design to Eurocode 7”. Costing just £395 + VAT per delegate, the course will provide delegates with the opportunity to learn and practice how to apply EC7 in design. The course will begin with an overview of the Eurocodes and EC7 in particular, before looking at the basis of EC7, parametric assessment, and the implications of EC7 for site investigation. The main focus of the course will be on the Eurocodes and their use in design practice though, using shallow foundations, retaining walls and soil slopes as design topics to explore and illustrate the application of EC7. The course will be taught via a series of short lectures followed by discussions and tutorial-type sessions to reinforce the learning. Guided examples will be used to provide delegates with the opportunity to apply their learning. Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.

NEW COURSE IS A SUCCESS

Our new course, Ground Investigation Design to EC7 – The Essentials, was successfully delivered on 18 January to a small diverse audience in Chesterfield. The half day course addressed the likely impacts of EC7, and BS5930 and BS8004, on ground investigation design. The key focus of the course was on the EC7 design requirements for GI’s, and included a well received design exercise to examine the scale of changes that could be required. Analysis of the post-course feedback showed that 98% of the responses rated the course as very good or excellent. If you are interested in attending this course next time, then please note that is next scheduled to run on 22 September 2016. If though you have a small group that would benefit from a bespoke course before this date then please contact us to see how we could help you. IMG_2424 (300x225) - Copy IMG_2422 (300x225)

MORE MENTEES JOIN SUREPATH

We are pleased to announce two new engineers are now receiving mentoring support from Dr Andy Goodwin of Surepath. Andy is a highly experienced mentor and Supervising Civil Engineer (SCE), as well as being a seasoned reviewer for the ICE. One of the new mentees has sought Andy out to provide short term mentoring support targeted just at preparing for the Spring review session. In contrast the other is setting out on a longer journey as he captures and documents many years of experience relative to the Attributes that will need to be demonstrated to be successful at an ICE professional review for chartered status. Despite their diverse requirements, both individuals will benefit from Andy’s experience and friendly guidance, which will draw on all aspects of his experience. If you are in need of mentoring, or need a mentor for your staff, then please contact Andy on 01246 807808 or email him at andy.goodwin@surepathtraining.co.uk.  He will happily talk you through what we could do for you to add value to your existing arrangements and processes, without any obligation.

GI DESIGN TO EC7…… AND THE NEW BS5930 & BS 8004!

EC7 has already impacted general design practice but its impact on ground investigation design has been less evident despite Eurocodes having been brought into Building Regulations in 2013. However the revisions in late 2015 of BS5930 and BS8004 mean that changes in current practice may now be required sooner rather than later. Our new half day course, Ground Investigation Design to EC7 – The Essentials, aims to address the likely impacts of these codes on ground investigation design. Taught against a background introduction to EC7, the key focus of the course will be on EC7 design requirements for GI’s, including a design exercise to examine the scale of changes that could be required. The course will introduce also changes to logging and reporting requirements to suit EC7. The course is running in Chesterfield on 18 January 2016 and costs only £125 + VAT per delegate. Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.