TWO-DAY PREPARATORY COURSE

FOR THE CHARTERED MEMBERSHIP EXAMINATION OF

THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, UK
on
7th & 14th May 2022
as a WEBINAR via

CALL FOR REGISTRATION

For Registration:https://docs.google.com/forms....
Resource Person
Eng. Rajavel Inbarajan
MIStructE, DIC, MSc (London), BE (Madras)
Chartered Structural Engineer
Independent Engineering Consultant &
Chief Examiner of CME

Course Consultant Further Details

Prof. W.P.S. Dias The Secretariat
IStructE Country Representative for Sri Lanka Society of Structural Engineers, Sri Lanka
nd
Contact no : +94-775554740 Room No. 222, 2 Floor
Institution of Engineers Building
The Institution of Engineers (IESL), Sri Lanka
Registration Fees 120/15, Wijerama Mawatha,
Local Participants (via Vidya Mawatha)
Rs. 10000 / - (for members) Colombo 00700
Rs. 15000 / - (for Non-Members) Sri Lanka.
Telephone & Fax : 94 11 2698726
Foreign Participants - USD100
E-mail : ssesl@sltnet.lk
Website : www.ssesl.lk
SYNOPSIS
This 2-Day Refresher Course in Structural Engineering is aimed at those aspiring senior and young engineers, who wish to enhance and
improve their skills in structural analytical and conceptual design of structures.

In order to achieve the intended objectives, the format of the course is, therefore, devised like an examination preparation workshop
for the world renowned 7-hour Chartered Membership Examination (CME) of the Institution of Structural Engineers, United Kingdom.
One of the prime objectives of the examination is to test the technical competency and skilfulness of the candidates in executing their
daily work with respect to the art and science of Structural Engineering.

Hence, in this respect, the course will attempt to illustrate required structural design skills, ability in conceptualizing distinct and viable
structural schemes and producing annotated sketches/drawings for a given task that will be based on some of the past CME questions,
which are normally derived from real projects around the world.

By the end of the course, the participants should be able to;

ü appreciate and understand the design philosophy in general and conceptual design process in particular,
ü describe the general principles and techniques for the successful completion of the question,
ü demonstrate these principles by discussing real questions on different types of structures and
ü judge the requirements of the examination and understand the expectations of the Examiners.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is organized not only for those intending to take the CME but also for those who wish to improve, inter alia,
their skills in conceptual design of structures in general.
Therefore, this course is suitable for practicing civil and structural engineers, academic staff teaching conceptual
design and young engineers in their formative years.
It is advised that the participants shall access to calculators as design exercise to be carried out during the workshop.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Day 1
Welcome address and Introducing Resource
9.00 – 9.05
Person
A Chief Examiner's Perspective of Chartered
Membership Examination of IStructE and
his/her Expectations on
wFunctional Framing, Load Transfer, Serviceability
and Stability Aspects of Schemes
wReview and Critical Appraisal of Schemes
9.05 – 10.30
wLetter Writing
wDesign of Structural Elements
wDrawings for Estimation
wMethod Statement & Construction Programme
(Review of assessment criteria of CME from 2023
will be highlighted – What is expected of the
Modern Structural Engineer)
10.30 – 11.00 Conceptual Design Process
wAim of Structural Design
w Conceptual Design - Understanding &
Appreciation
11.00 – 11.15 Mid Morning Tea / Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.15 Structural Systems for Concrete and Steel
Structures
wFloor Systems
wShear Wall and Bracing Arrangements
12.15 – 13.00 Foundation & Retaining Wall Systems
wShallow & Deep Foundations
wEarth Retaining and Stabilising Structures
(ERSS)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Analytical and Design Tools
wApproximate Analysis Methods
wThumb Rules for Sizing Elements
15.30 – 15.45 Afternoon Tea / Coffee Break
15.45 – 17.00 Possible Solution for CME Past Questions
wLibrary Building – Q4 of CME 2014
wMixed Use Building – Q2 of CME January 2019
wEmergency Generator Building – Q5 of CME
January 2016
Day 2
9.00 – 11.00 Water Retaining / Basement / Underground
Structures
wWatertight Design – Crack Width (As per EC2:
Part 3)
wBasement Grades
wWaterproofing Protection
11.00 – 11.15 Morning Tea / Coffee Break
11.15 – 13.00 Possible Solution for CME Past Questions
wFlood Alleviation Tank – Q4 of CME 2004
wWater Tank – Q4 of CME January 2018
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Guide to Robustness and Disproportionate
Collapse
wClass 1 Buildings
wClass 2A & 2B Buildings (Approach to Class 3
Buildings will be highlighted)
15.30 – 15.45 Afternoon Tea / Coffee Break
15.45 – 17.00 Possible Solution for CME Past Questions
wNew City Centre Office Block – Q2 of CME July
2015
wAirport Departure Terminal – Q2 of CME January
2020
wLibrary Building – Q4 of CME 2014
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Deadline for registration - 30 of April 2022.