Structural Integrity Codes for Novel Structures and Materials

FESI is pleased to announce our role as a Supporting Organisation for a seminar organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers entitled Structural Integrity Codes for Novel Structures and Materials. This event is being held at the headquarters of IMechE: One Birdcage Walk, on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

Structural integrity codes provide requirements and guidance on how engineering organisations design, manufacture, use and dispose of different systems. Recent developments across engineering industries in technologies incorporate progressively novel and complex structures into their designs.

Structural integrity codes must be developed and updated to ensure these novel and complex structures are safe, secure and minimise environmental impact. These codes are often developed by or with regulators, industry and government organisations but are used daily by the mechanical engineer. This seminar will provide case study examples from across different sectors and organisations that are applying legacy and new codes to novel and complex structures.

Topics covered include:

• UK Military Air Domain ‘Design Organisation’: Regulatory Approach when Considering Certification for Novel Materials and Manufacturing Practices
• Design Codes and Assessment Procedures Used in UK Nuclear Power Plant
• Fusion Codes & Standards: ASME BPVC Section III Division 4
• Applying Integrity Codes to Novel Materials in the Automotive Industry

Speakers

Graeme Horne
Senior Consultant, Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Alan Barnes
Head of Regulatory Compliance, Design, Airworthiness and Safety Assurance, Thales UK Airworthiness Authority

Thomas Davis
President and Chief Technology Officer, Oxford Sigma

Marcus Pottinger
Principal Mechanical Engineer, Leonardo UK

Julian Johns
Group Head of Assessment Technology Group, part of the Structural Integrity Branch of EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited

Alberto Bordin
Additive Manufacturing Technical Lead, ASTM International

Tim Camp
Director of Turbine Engineering, Offshore Wind Consultants

Paul Davies
Technical Solutions Manager, Sandvik Additive Manufacturing

This event carries a discount for FESI members.