Symposium Structural Steel Engineering and Design

Preceding the valedictory lecture of Prof.ir. H.H. (Bert) Snijder, you are cordially invited to attend a symposium entitled ‘Structural Steel Engineering and Design’. This symposium is organized in cooperation with Bouwen met Staal and study association KOers.

Four former students who graduated under the supervision of Bert Snijder and who are working in practice for quite some time now, will present on a project they are proud of and will share some reflections on what their education at TU/e meant to their career. The symposium concludes with the employer’s perspective.

In addition, professionals from the industry will be present, offering a great opportunity to network and connect with people from the field.

Program

13:00 hrs. Welcome coffee upon arrival

13:30 hrs. Opening of the Symposium
Theo Salet, Dean of the Department of the Built Environment, TU/e

13:35 hrs. Structural safety of football stadia: crowd loading, how to obtain justified confidence?
Rick Bruins, Structural Engineer at abtWassenaar, Groningen

13:55 hrs. Mindlabs: an education building in Tilburg for diverse studies and students
Saskia Kieboom, Structural Engineer at IMd, Rotterdam

14:15 hrs. Steel structure Forum Groningen: hidden ingenuity
Erwin ten Brincke, Lead Engineering Consultant Partner at ABT, Velp-Delft

14:35 hrs. "BioBeesd" - Structural Design for the Community School Cingelplein
Rianne Dekker, Structural Engineer at Van de Laar, Eindhoven

14:55 hrs. Reflections as an employer on graduates and education program
Rob Stark, Director and Structural Engineer at IMd, Rotterdam

15:10 hrs. Closing words
Theo Salet, Dean of the Department of the Built Environment, TU/e

15:15 hrs. Coffee break

15:45 hrs. Audience to be seated in the Blauwe Zaal

16:00 hrs. Valedictory lecture / Afscheidsrede (in Dutch with English slides) by Bert Snijder:
Staalconstructies: het laatste jaargesprek / Steel structures: the final annual review

17:00 hrs. Reception

18:30 hrs. End