Archive for February, 2010

The 2010 James Daly Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Holger Falter and Salam Al‐Sabah on the Grand Canal Theatre.

External View of Grand Canal Theatre

The Grand Canal Theatre is a new landmark development on the Dublin docklands with great cultural importance for Dublin. The design and construction of the theatre was a challenging task for the design team as well as the contractor. One particularly intersting aspect is the use of saw-tooth connections for the first time. Steel to concrete connection details had to allow for the potentially large deviation between steel fabrication and in‐situ concrete construction tolerances, resulting in the use of a saw‐tooth connection for the first time in building engineering.

Grand Canal Theatre Auditorium

It will be held on Tuesday, 2 March in Rm 259, DIT Bolton St. A reception will be hald at 18:00 with the lecture starting at 18:30.

For more information, please see the event flyer here.

Date: 13 January 2010
Time: 17:30
Venue: OCSC Offices

Date: 14 April 2010
Time: 17:30
Venue: OCSC Offices

Date: 10 March 2010
Time: 17:30
Venue: OCSC Offices

Date: 17 February 2010
Time: 17:30
Venue: OCSC Offices

Date: 11 February 2010
Time: 20:00
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork

Synopsis
The presentations will include:

• Deep basement construction, including dewatering.
• Basement and foundation design; structure.
• Dunnes (on the site of the first Dunnes Stores) and Half Moon Street are purely commercial/retail
• developments. Opera Avenue has commercial and residential accommodation.

The presenters are:

• Ken Griffin, Director, Niall Fitzsimons & Co.
• Martin Murphy, Senior Design Engineer, Niall Fitzsimons & Co.
• Paul Matson, Senior Design Engineer, Niall Fitzsimons & Co.

In liaison with Engineers Ireland, Cork Region. Please see the event flyer here.

Date: 4 February 2010
Time: 18:00 for 18:30
Venue: DIT Bolton St.

Synopsis
The President will give his Address to the branch and present certificates to Republic of Ireland recipients, including those who have recently become members or fellows, and winners of branch awards.

The President’s Inaugural Address of 15 January is available as an online presentation here.

Date: 9 February 2010
Time: Tea and coffee reception at 18:00. Lecture starts at 18:30.
Venue: DIT Bolton St., Rm 259

Synopsis
To follow.

Date: 5 February 2010
Time: 19:30 for 20:00 serving.
Venue: The Conrad Hotel

Synopsis
The Annual Dinner is the principal social event for members and we would like to welcome all members in groups, or as individuals.  The Branch extends a warm welcome also to members’ guests, colleagues, partners, and friends.

The Branch Committee is confident that the function will be well supported, and that as many members as possible can meet the President of the Institution in 2010, Mr Norman Train.

Our guest speaker is Mr Gene Fitzpatrick, one of Ireland’s best-loved performers, with a reputation as one of the funniest comedians in the country.

The venue is the Conrad Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, and the date is Friday, 5 February 2010, 7.30 p.m. for 8.00 p.m. (black tie).

To confirm your place please use the following Reservation Form.

Date: 2 February 2010
Time: Tea and coffee reception at 18:00. Lecture starts at 18:30.
Venue: DIT Bolton St., Rm 259

Synopsis
The Graduate Evening offers engineering students a chance to learn more about some of the career paths they can take, following graduation. Three recent graduates will make presentations detailing their personal experiences, and will answer questions from the audience on the night. This is an informative event, and will be of particular benefit to final-year students.

This year the speakers are:

• Paul Doyle BE (Hons) MIEI
  Paul graduated from DIT, Bolton Street, in 2008, and has been working with Arup Consulting Engineers since, where he is currently working as a Design Engineer.
• Gillian Forde BE (Hons) MIEI
  Gillian graduated from DIT, Bolton Street, in 2007, and has been working with WYG Engineering (Ireland) since, as a Structural Engineer.
• Victoria Janssens BA BAI (Hons) MIEI
  Victoria graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 2008, and has been reading for a PhD since, also at Trinity College, Dublin.