Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Structures

Maintenance and Rehabilitation

The presentation aims to highlight various strategies for structural maintenance and rehabilitation in engineering and management, improving maintenance practices, and ensuring facilities remain functional and secure. The focus is on exploring the factors to be considered and the signs to look for in structural maintenance.

Both infrastructure & building structures are vital to support our daily life, economy, and society. However, the complexities of maintaining such structures can be daunting and challenging. Conducting timely maintenance enhances safety and prevents costly repairs or replacements.

The presentation will also focus on maintenance programmes including failures and lessons learnt!

Speakers

Susan Giahi-Broadbent

MSc(Eng), CEng, FIStructE, FCIHT, MICEL

Susan is a Senior Divisional Director at Jacobs, a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Fellow of Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation. She is an active member of both Institutions contributing to Councils, Committees and Panels.

Susan has accumulated three decades of technical expertise and leadership roles on a variety of challenging high-profile infrastructure and building projects in the UK, Asia and Africa. The majority of her work over recent years has involved multi-disciplinary transportation schemes with more focus on bridges. A very good understanding of H&S and CDM requirements related to Structural Engineering with wide experience in the Design and maintenance including Inspection, Assessment & Strengthening of different types of structures.

D Michael Broadbent

BSc (Eng)(Hons), MSc (Business Strategy & Environmental Management); CEng; CEnv; CSci; CWEM; FICE; FCIHT; FCIWEM; FICPEM; FHEA

Michael is a semi retired consultant with over 30 years of experience in practice on civil engineering and infrastructural projects and programmes in the UK, Asia, Africa and Caribbean. Expertise in Leadership, planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations of works for major projects. Michael also had10 years experience in lecturing at university on construction, transportation; water & sanitation; and disaster management within a framework of engineering.

Michael is engaging in voluntary work with the Engineering Council as Liaison Officer with TWI; ICE Exam Script Marker and an ICE Mentor; CIHT Champion providing support to the CIHT HQ Policy Team; PRI Examiner and Assessor for CIWEM; and he is a CPD Advisor to ICPEM.

Hybrid event through TEAMS and in person at Systra.

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Meeting ID:326 670 490 534

Passcode: AV3Ls6eh

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