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EngineeringatUniversityofExeterCivilEngineeringContractorsAssociation

SouthWestEvent,SandyPark,6December2017

ProfessorPaulReynoldsHeadofEngineeringUniversityofExeter

CECASWEvent,SandyPark,6December2017.

ProfessorPaulReynolds• PhD(UniversityofSheffield,2000)• Lecturer/SL/Reader/ProfessoratUniversityofSheffield1998-2013• MovedtoUniversityofExeteron1May2013asProfessorof

StructuralDynamicsandControl• EPSRCLeadershipFellowfrom2011-17• AppointedHeadofEngineeringfromAugust2017

• Keyareasofresearch(chronological)– floorvibrationserviceability– stadiadynamics/remotevibrationmonitoring– activevibrationcontroloffloorstructures– advancedtechnologiesformitigationofhuman-inducedvibration

• Highlights– Morethan50peerreviewedjournaland90international

conferencepublications– £7.1Mresearchincometodate(£2.2asPI)including£1.1MLF


• OverviewoftheDepartment• EducationActivities

– FocusonDegreeApprenticeships– Focusonnewprogramme

EngineeringandEntrepreneurship• ResearchActivities

– FocusonWaterandEnvironment– FocusonVibrationEngineering

• IndustrialEngagement• FinalRemarks

Outline


OVERVIEWOFTHEDEPARTMENT


OverviewoftheDepartmentStreatham Campus,Exeter• Engineering• 54academicstaff(+7)• Studentnumbers:

~650UG,~110PGT,~100PGR

PenrynCampus,Cornwall• Renewableenergies• 15academicstaff• Studentnumbers:

~45UG,~10PGT,~15PGR


EDUCATIONACTIVITIES


Educationgroups:• EngineeringManagement• ElectronicEngineering• CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering• MechanicalandMaterialsEngineering• RenewableEnergies

Educationgroupsalignedwithkeyprogramme groupsofferedbythedepartment.

EducationGroups


Engineering(Streatham Campus)• Engineering(BEng/MEng)• EngineeringandManagement(BEng/MEng) *†• CivilEngineering(BEng/MEng)*†• CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering(MEng)*†• ElectronicEngineering(BEng/MEng)*†• ElectronicEngineeringandComputerScience(BEng/MEng)*†• MaterialsEngineering(BEng/MEng) *†• MechanicalEngineering(BEng/MEng) *†• EngineeringandEntrepreneurship(MEng)

RenewableEnergies(PenrynCampus)• EnergyEngineering(BEng/MEng)• EnergyEngineeringwithIndustrialExperience(MEng)

UGProgrammes*BEng/MEngwithYearinIndustry†MEngwithInternationalStudy


Engineering(Streatham Campus)• EngineeringBusinessManagement(MSc)• InternationalSupplyChainManagement(MSc)• CivilEngineering(MSc)*• MaterialsEngineering(MSc)*• MechanicalEngineering(MSc)*• StructuralEngineering(MSc)*• WaterEngineering(MSc)*

RenewableEnergies(PenrynCampus)• RenewableEnergyEngineering(MSc)

PGTProgrammes*alsowithManagement


MScRenewableEnergyEngineering(Cornwallcampus)• Firstcohort2017/18• Coveringrangeofaspectsofrenewableenergies,fromgenerationtechnologiesthroughtoenergy

storageandpowerdistribution

DegreeApprenticeshipCivilEngineeringSiteManagement(BEng)• Firstcohort2017/18• Employers:LaingO’Rourke,BouyguesandEDFEnergy

NewUGProgramme EngineeringandEntrepreneurship(MEng)• Firstcohort2018/19• Developedonthebasisoflargedonationfromanalumnusoftheuniversity

MajorreviewandrevisionofallEngineeringprogrammes forAY2020/21

New/RecentDevelopments


ManyofourPhDstudentsbroughtintothe‘traditionalroutes’• self-fundedorawardedinternalorexternalscholarships• 3.5yearsstudyperiod,includinginitialtraining

Centres forDoctoralTraining• FundedbyEngineeringandPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncil• Cohortapproachtoresearchtraining• CurrentCDTsinEngineering:

– WaterInformatics:ScienceandEngineering(WISE)– ElectromagneticMetamaterials

• CallfornextroundofCDTsexpectedJanuary2018forstartinAY2019/20

PGR/CDTs


EDUCATIONFOCUS:DEGREEAPPRENTICESHIPS


DegreeApprenticeship:CivilEngineeringSiteManagement

• Apioneeringindustry-focusedprogramme fromOctober2017,trainingthenextgenerationofconstructiongraduates

• DevelopedinclosecollaborationwithLaingO’Rourke,anddeliveredinpartnershipwithEDFEnergyandBouyguesConstruction

• Apprenticesgainextensiveprofessionalexperience,afullUniversityofExeterdegree,asalaryandnodebt!



Programme delivery

• Apprenticesarefull-timeemployees,attending4x2weekblockresidentials inExeteroverafive-yearperiod

• Studyandworkarealignedtoallowaholisticwork-basedlearningexperience,facilitatedbyAcademicandEmployerMentors



Futuredevelopment

• CivilEngineeringSiteManagementopentonewemployerpartnersfor2018entry

• ActivelyexploringexpansionintoCivilEngineering(Consulting),andEngineeringManagement/Leadership(Postgraduate)

• ContactJonathanCritchley– [email protected]

– 01392724067


EDUCATIONFOCUS:ENGINEERINGANDENTREPRENEURSHIP


Vision:• ToempowerentrepreneurialspiritwithintheEngineeringstudents

oftheUniversityofExeterandtodrivethecommercialisation ofinnovationswithinthelocaleconomy,theUKandglobally.

Delivery:• Unique4-yearMEngprogramme fromAY2018/19• ModulesfromEngineeringandtheBusinessSchool• Basedonuniversity’s“Think,Try,Do”programme• BusinesscasedevelopmentinY3• Grantsforupto10start-upsinY4• Seminarprogramme frominspiringentrepreneurs• Twonewacademicpoststoberecruited– areyouinterested?

MEngEngineeringandEntrepreneurship


RESEARCHACTIVITIES


ResearchGroups/CentresResearchgroups:• NanoEngineeringScienceand

Technology• MaterialsandManufacturing• EngineeringManagement• WaterandEnvironment• DynamicsandControl• CivilandStructures• RenewableEnergies

ResearchCentres:• CentreforWaterSystems• ExeterAdvancedTechnologies(X-AT)• CentreforAdditiveLayer

Manufacturing• CentreforGrapheneScience• CentreforALternative MAterials and

REmanufacturing Technologies(CALMARE)


RESEARCHFOCUS:WATERANDENVIRONMENT


• CentreforWaterSystemsestablishedin1998• 10academicstaff,15post-docs,50+PhDs/EngDs,2administrators• Currentresearchgrants(several£M):

– 6EPSRCprojects– 3NERCprojects– 4EUprojects– 2KnowledgeTransferPartnerships– Other

21

TheGroup


UrbanWater

Multidisciplinary

PartofCollegeofEngineering,MathematicsandPhysicalSciences

DeliveringSustainableSolutions

WaterSustainability,Blue,GreenandGreyWater…

Hydroinformatics

WorkingCloselywithPartnerstoDeliverImpact

EPSRCWISECDTEPSRCSTREAMCDT

MScWaterManagement


CurrentResearchAreas


CurrentCentresforDoctoralTrainingandFellowships


NERCSINATRANERCCHANSE

OtherGrants

KTPprojectsIndustry(co)sponsoredprojectsOther


RESEARCHFOCUS:VIBRATIONENGINEERING


VibrationEngineeringSection(VES)http://vibration.ex.ac.uk/


LaboratoryFacilities


Ourwider‘lab’


FullScaleDynamicsLimitedhttp://www.fullscaledynamics.com/


AreasofInterest:VibrationServiceability

• humanexcitation• individuals• groups/crowds

• human-structureinteraction• accuratemodellingof

structuredynamics• non-structuralelements

• vibrationresponselimits• humans• sensitiveequipment


AreasofInterest:Vibration-SensitiveOccupancies

DiamondLightSource

Seagate(diskdrivemanufacture)

ProjectOrionAWE


AreasofInterest:StructuralPerformanceMonitoring


AreasofInterest:StructuralVibrationControl

FSDLisUKrepresentativefor:


VibrationServiceabilityFramework- Challenges

Excitation System Response

Synchronous Lateral Excitation (SLE)

Humanloadmodelling- pedestrians- bouncing/jumping- groups/crowds- synchronisation/coordination

Non-humanloadmodelling- machinery- traffic

Structuralmodelling- Lowversushighfrequencyfloors- Effectsofnon-structuralelements- Human-structureinteraction

Vibrationcontrolsystems- passive/semi-activedamping- activevibrationcontrol- Baseisolation

Humanresponsetovibration- differentenvironments- perception/tolerance- effectson- tallbuildings/sopite syndrome

Synchronouslateralexcitation

Vibrationsensitiveequipment

Required:proceduresandguidanceforevaluationanddesignofcivilstructuresforvibration.


LARGESCALEACTIVECONTROLSYSTEMFORACONCERTVENUE


ConcertVenueintheUSA


StructuralArrangement


ProblematicModeofVibration

➤ Freq =2.85Hz➤ Mass=852t➤ Damp=3.4%

EmptyStructure

OccupiedStructure➤ Freq ≅ 2.5Hz


SimplifiedControllerSchematic

InertialAMDschematic


3200kgmovingmass

BOSELM3actuatorsandamplifiers

controllerelectronics


pneumaticbrakes


AMDsInService


In-ServicePerformanceAssessment


VSIMULATORS


• TheUniversityofExeter(Prof. Brownjohn)hasbeenawardeda£3.25mgrantbyEPSRCtocreateanewsimulatorfacilityforthestudyofinteractionsbetweenhumansandthemovingbuiltenvironment.

• AUniversityofBathteamletbyAnthonyDarbyhavesimultaneouslybeenawardeda£1.65mgrantforacomplementarysimulatorforstudyoflargeamplitudebuildingswayatlowfrequenciestypicaloftallandsuper-tallbuildings.

• Co-fundingfromUniversitiesofBathandExeterforinfrastructure,additionalequipmentandstaffingbeyondthethreeyearinitialEPSRCfundingamountsto£2.42m

• TheTotalProjectCostwillbe£7.25m.

• VSimulator willprovidecross-disciplinarycapabilitytoaddressdeficiencyofinformationonhumanfactors,environmentandstructuremotiononengagementwiththebuiltenvironment

VSimulators


Gap:Combinationofhuman,motionandenvironmentiscrucialtoevaluaterealisticallyhumanexperienceinthebuiltenvironment,and

isthebiggestmissinglinkinallexistingsimulators

VSimulator makesitpossibletoinvestigateinunprecedenteddetailandextent,thesimultaneous effectsandinteractionsofhumans,

movingstructuresandenvironmenton/witheachother

VSimulatorVision


VSimulators

ExeterSystem BathSystem


CDTINVIBRATIONENGINEERING


CDTinVibrationEngineering

OurvisionTodevelopacentre ofexcellenceinvibrationengineeringofcivilengineeringstructures,thatwilldeliver internationallyleadingacademicresearch,provideanexceptionaltrainingenvironmentfordoctoralstudents,facethedoctoraltrainingneedsofindustryandexploitthefacilitiesandexpertiseofthethreeacademicdepartmentsandtheirindustrialpartners.


• VibrationEngineeringCDT– stronglylinkedtoVSimulatorsfacility– scopemuchwiderthanVSimulators– heavilybasedondoctoraltrainingneedsofindustry

• Timelinesfordevelopment:

CDTinVibrationEngineering

CallfinalisedbyEPSRC Oct-Dec2017

OutlineCallopen January2018

OutlineCallclosingdate March2018

Fullproposalsinvited May2018

Fullproposalclosingdate July2018


INDUSTRIALENGAGEMENT


• Establishedforanumberofyearstoengageindustryin– Educationactivities(programme/moduledevelopment,studentprojects,placements,

guestlectures,etc.)– Researchactivities(supportformajorresearchgrants,industrialR&D,etc.)– Commercialactivities(expertconsultancy,commercialtesting,etc.)

• Currentlyundergoingarefreshaspartofourmajorreviewofengineeringeducation

– industryneedswillbeatthecoreofournewprogrammes,whichwillbebasedheavilyonrealworldengineeringchallenges

– balanceofindustrialistsneedstoreflectmoreaccuratelytherangeofdegreeprogrammes

– pleaseletmeknowifyouwouldbeinterestedtoserveontheIAG(3meetingsperyear)

IndustrialAdvisoryGroup(IAG)


FINALREMARKS


FinalRemarksSummary• Overviewofdepartment• DetailofEducationandResearchactivities

Pleasegetintouchifyouwouldliketo:• joinourIndustrialAdvisoryGroup• becomeinvolvedintheCDTinVibration

Engineering• participateinneworexistingDegree

Apprenticeshipprogrammes• applyforacademicpositioninEngineeringand

Entreneurship• discussopportunitiesforresearchandexpert

consultancy

Contactdetails:

Email: [email protected]: +441392725820Web: http://vibration.ex.ac.uk/paulreynolds/Web: http://www.fullscaledynamics.com/

Thanksforlistening!

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