The new Wales and South West of England regional branch held its first event in Bristol on September 19th. The event was held at Mott MacDonald with presentations from Dr Rene Brueckner of Mott MacDonald and Erik Fabre of Inductosense.
Rene Brueckner leads the Materials and Corrosion team at the Mott MacDonald Bristol office and has been involved in condition assessments of reinforced concrete and steel structures, design and monitoring of cathodic protection systems, durability assessments and forensic engineering.
Rene’s presentation titled “Selection of Cathodic Protection Systems for Reinforced Concrete Structures” offered an insight into the various systems which can be utilised for reinforced concrete structures. The presentation provided an overview of their advantages and disadvantages to inform the option selection process with a focus on sustainability and environmental impact.
The second presentation was by Erik Fabre who is the head of R&D projects at Inductosense.
Inductosense are a UK-Based technology developer, specialising in ultrasonic solutions for monitoring internal corrosion and erosion. Erik’s expertise focuses on ultrasonic testing and sensors, supporting multiple clients with technology projects and sensor deployments. The presentation, “A Pathway to Thickness Measurement Locations (TMLs) Digitalisation” provided an insight into an alternative approach to permanently installed sensors which due to their cost, are normally used for monitoring critical areas for corrosion rate estimation.
Inductosense have developed a technology that combines passive sensors and a different data collection method to enable a more cost-effective, consistent, and deployable solution. The talk discussed how the handheld data collector, robotics, and online solutions work together to address different applications with accessibility and inspection frequency.
The talks gained lots of interaction from the audience with many questions and plenty of further discussion. With 18 delegates in attendance along with the ICorr President, the first Bristol event was deemed a successful one!
The next branch event will take place in Southampton on October 24th and will be reported in the November/December issue. For further information or if you are interested in attending or presenting at future events, please contact swchair@icorr.org
You can also keep up to date on events by visiting our LinkedIn page;
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12992293/ and https://www.icorr.org/events/
For past branch presentations, please visit:
https://www.icorr.org/wales-and-south-west-branch/ and scroll down to Local Technical Programme where copies of past presentations may be found.
Photo: Delegates Networking.
Photo: Delegates Observing Rene Brueckner’s Presentation.
Photo: Delegates Observing Erik Fabre’s Presentation.
