Modern Timber Bridge Structures and the Use of Timber to Prolong the Life of Roading Structures

presented by Jeremiah Shaw, BECA

Thursday 18 April

This presentation will discuss some recent bridge projects utilizing timber, learnings from these projects and how timber has been used to economically prolong the life of bridge assets.

Jeremiah Shaw is a Technical Director Bridge Engineer at Beca, based in Christchurch. He has 20 years of experience in the design, assessment, asset/life cycle management and construction monitoring of transport/marine structures and bridges.  Since moving to NZ in 2012, Jeremiah has been working with local councils across NZ providing specialist design, assessment, maintenance and repair design, and end of life assessments for numerous structures around the Motu. Jeremiah has a very keen interest in promoting the use of sustainable products/timber on infrastructure projects when appropriate. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York and Chartered Professional Engineer(CPEng) in NZ.

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