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External Appointments

  • Member of BSi (Technical Committee B/525 Building and Civil Engineering Structures) nominated UK expert member to CEN/TC 250/WG4 (Structural Eurocodes); Working Group 4 for Fibre Reinforced Polymer Structures (2009-). To be responsible for establishing and co-ordinating policies for the planning, programming, resourcing, preparation and maintenance of British Standards in the area of building and civil engineering structures. To provide the UK input to CEN/TC 250 Eurocodes. To establish and maintain an efficient structure and, for designated subject areas, to delegate responsibilities within such agreed policy as exists and as may be subsequently updated for the preparation and approval of the technical content of the relevant Eurocode standards and for providing UK input to ISO and CEN equivalent committees. To maintain a working interface with B/526 on Geotechnical matters and with other Standards Committees where necessary.
  • Chair of mirror group B/525/-/4 (within B/525) to WG4 Fibre Reinforced Polymer Structures in Technical Committee CEN/TC 250 (2017-).
  • Member of the Editorial Board to Structures the Elsevier research journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers 
  • Member of Composites UK and the Construction Sector Group (2016-)
  • Member of CEN/TC 250 (Structural Eurocodes) Working Group 4 for Fibre Reinforced Polymer Structures; thereby influencing policy and practice.
  • Member of EPSRC Peer Review College (2000-).
  • Was an Impact Assessor for REF 2021 and Panel B sub-panel 12 for Engineering (2020-22).
  • Was a Member of IStructE Council 2015-2017 and IStructE Research Panel 2015-2016.
  • Was a Member of IStructE Midland Counties Regional Group Committee (Sessions 1995 to 2021).
  • Was Member of Project Team WG4.T2 (M515) drafting the Technical Specification (prEN 19101) for Design of Fibre-Polymer Composite Structures, stage 2 of 3 towards a structural Eurocode (2018-2023).
  • Was an affiliated member of ASCE Fiber Composites and Polymers Standards Committee preparing standard ASCE/SEI 74 Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) of Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structures; standard publiahed in 2024.
  • Was Member of International Editorial Board for the Journal of Composites in Construction (1997-2013).
  • Was member of EPSRC Network LIMESNET (Network for Low Impact Materials and Innovative Engineering Solutions for Ground and Structural Engineering) (2011-2012).
  • Past Chairman to IStructE Midland Counties Branch (Session 2010).
  • Past member of IStructE Journal Editorial Board for The Structural Engineer (Sessions 2005-2011).