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Panel Evening
Speaker(s):
Chris O’Regan – Associate Director @ AECOM
Michael Chung– Partner @ Hurst Peirce & Malcolm
Introduction
• What we mark
• How we mark
• How to make the examiner’s life easier
• What to do
• What not to do
What we mark
Speaker(s):
Harvey Mistry – Senior Engineer @ Entuitive
Alexander Baker – Senior Engineer @ Elliott Wood
Introduction
• What to Expect
• Preparation & Practice
• The Folder & Useful Tips
• What We Used
• Our Experience
What to Expect
• Exam length
• Lunch
• Reading the question (takes longer than you think)
• Panic
Preparation - Alexander
• Lookup tables
• Span/depth ratios
• Letter template
• Past papers
The Folder
• Prepared statements
– Drawings notes
– Disproportionate Collapse
– Robustness / Fire
– Basements
– Loading Diagrams
• Examples:
– Calculations
– Drawings & Details
– Method statements & Programmes
Useful Tips
• Panic
• Timetable issues
• Prepared information invaluable
• Prepared calculations can be confusing
• Didn’t finish / rushed ending
Our Experience - Harvey
• Failure
• Prepared information used throughout
• Instructions unclear (first time)
• Condensed folder saved a lot of time
• Goes quicker than you think