Welding Basics for Engineers – Optimal Joint Design for Welding

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Poor welded joint design and misunderstanding can result in additional cost and lower quality.

Attendees will get an insight into some of the issues associated with poor joint design, and be given guidance on:

This webinar is aimed at design engineers, draughting personnel, welding engineers, inspection and testing personnel, fabrication supervisors and fabrication planners working in civil engineering, construction, typically steelwork for bridges and buildings.

This online event will be of interest to:

There will be two presentations and ample time for questions.

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MEET OUR EXPERT SPEAKERS

Julian French, Partner, Sandberg LLP

Presentation title: Problems associated with poor joint design, 

Julian has nearly 50 years of industrial experience in structural steelwork. After Head Wrightson Ltd., he joined the London based consultancy Sandberg LLP in 1975 and became a Partner in 2010, Sandberg’s 150th anniversary.

Prior to being office based, much of the first 25 years involved secondment to design consultants and certification bodies. Projects were worldwide and typically included the manufacture, installation and erection of offshore structures, bridges and buildings.

Julian sat on a number of TWI CL committees and boards prior to semi-retirement in 2021 but still assists in the preparation of a number of UK specifications and standards. Julian is now Chair of The Welding Institute  Structures and Infrastructure Technical Group.

Tom Cosgrove, Consultant, Sandberg LLP

Presentation title: Designing optimum joints for welding 

Tom, a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers and a Welding Engineer, has a wealth of experience in steel construction. Tom has worked for steelwork contractors in Belgium, Britain and Ireland, plus The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) in Ascot and The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) in Whitehall. Tom is employed as a consultant at Sandberg LLP with a focus on all aspects of Fabrication and Welding. Tom has an MSc / DIC in Structural Steel Design. 

Tom has designed steelwork connections for stadiums, bridges and large complex building structures accounting for fabrication, welding, inspection, transportation and erection.  At the SCI Tom ran the Advisory Service which included dealing with enquires from industry addressing  all aspects of steelwork connection design and execution.  Subsequently Tom was the Convenor of the BCSA Connections Group which acted as the UK Mirror Group in relation to EN 1993-1-8. The UK Green Book Series (SCI P 358, for example) on Steelwork Connections is produced under the guidance of the BCSA Connections Group.