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TalkCivils

Nicholas Lake
Civil Engineering
Hybrid Steel Girders
High Strength Steel
Bridges To Prosperity
National Highways
Eurocode Part 5
S460
Rwanda

TalkCivils is a primarily interview based podcast that explores all aspects of the hugely varied and exciting world of Civil Engineering. There is something for everyone from conversations about career paths to advice on professional development, project spotlights to discussions on national strategy, deep dives on technical topics to reviews of industry trends and emerging technology, and anythin... more

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Liam Kimberley is the CAD and BIM Delivery Director at Tony Gee and Partners LLP and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. In this first episode of the two part series we talk about his j... more

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This episode is all about Chartership with the IStructE, and in particular the process of gaining full membership (MIStructE). The application and in particular the exam is infamously challenging... more

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Riccardo is a Director in the Structures department at Tony Gee and Partners LLP, Chartered Structural Engineer, and Fellow of the IStructE. He has a wealth of experience in the design, check, an... more

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Tara graduated from the University of Southampton with a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering. During her time as an undergraduate Tara was sponsored by Tony Gee and Partners where she also comple... more

An introduction to TalkCivils, the podcast where I talk to the remarkable people that do Civil Engineering. If you're a Civil Engineer, or thinking of joining the industry, then this podcast is for you. I'll try to release new episodes every month bu... more

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Recent Guests

Sam Hobbs
Engineer with hands-on experience in IStructE and ICE pathways
Independent structural engineer
Episode: Chris Ball, Sam Hobbs - IStructE Chartership; how to achieve MIStructE
Chris Ball
Engineer with ICE and MIStructE experience
Bridge engineering department (formerly)
Episode: Chris Ball, Sam Hobbs - IStructE Chartership; how to achieve MIStructE
Riccardo Stroscio
Structural engineer focused on hybrid steel girders
Not specified
Episode: Riccardo Stroscio - How Hybrid Steel Girders can reduce material use
Tara Sandiford
Engineer who participated in a Bridges to Prosperity project in Rwanda in 2025
Bridges to Prosperity (on project execution)
Episode: Tara Sandiford - Bridges to Prosperity (now called Fika)

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Chris Ball, Sam Hobbs - IStructE Chartership; how to achieve MIStructE
Q: What do you feel is the purpose of getting chartered and why should people be doing it?
Chartered status signals readiness for greater responsibility, opens up career opportunities, and serves as independent validation of core skills and leadership capabilities within engineering.
Riccardo Stroscio - How Hybrid Steel Girders can reduce material use
Q: What are the main drawbacks or conditions that limit the use of hybrid girders?
The approach requires extra design effort, additional cross-bracing, and more stringent welding and quality control for higher grade steels. It is not advantageous for fatigue‑limited cases like railway bridges or for applications where stiffness or deformation control is dominated by other factors, such as road bridges with different serviceability demands.
Riccardo Stroscio - How Hybrid Steel Girders can reduce material use
Q: What were the practical benefits observed on the National Highways projects?
On five bridges, a 10-12% reduction in steel tonnage was achieved, which translated into a corresponding reduction in embodied carbon from steel production. The lighter sections also offered some erection and transport advantages, though the main benefit was carbon reduction rather than substantial changes to substructure.
Riccardo Stroscio - How Hybrid Steel Girders can reduce material use
Q: What exactly is a hybrid steel girder, and why consider it for bridges?
A hybrid steel girder uses two different grades of steel in the same beam, typically with higher strength steel in the flanges and lower grade steel in the webs, to optimize stiffness, weight, and cost while achieving the required strength. The motivation is to reduce overall material use and carbon footprint, especially on projects where the deck and span configurations allow such a grade mix.
Tara Sandiford - Bridges to Prosperity (now called Fika)
Q: What was the most memorable moment of the experience?
The school visit where children sang for us and walked with us back to the trucks; the ongoing interactions and the inauguration day where communities celebrated the bridge and even asked for photos.

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