Dr Laurence Weekes

Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader MSc Structural Engineering

• Newton Building Room LG11
• T: +44 (0)161 295 4746
• E: L.Weekes@salford.ac.uk
• SEEK: Research profile

Impossible to specify as this alters weekly with irregular lecturing commitments and student/research meetings being arranged.

BEng, PhD. University of Southampton 1994 (Structural Eng.)

University of Salford, Research Assistant, Masonry Jack Arches, EPSRC funded research, 1994-1997

NNC Ltd, Senior Engineer, Seismic Nuclear safety, 1997-2000

University of Salford, Lecturer/Senior lecturer, 2000 to present

Finite Element Analysis

Structural Analysis and Design

Seismic Design

Seismic mitigation techniques

Light gauge steel projects

BEng, PhD

Whittleston, G S and Weekes, L. (2012) Manufacture and testing of a polymer composite suitable for use with structural glass, Composites part A – Applied Science and manufacturing, Elsevier.  Accepted – waiting for publication

Whittleston, G S, and Weekes, L. (2012)  Macro-strengthening of structural glass by saturation of micro-surface cracks using a clear epoxy adhesive, Journal of materials in civil engineering, ASCE under review

Currie, N G R, Haynes, B J, Leach, P, Wang, J and Weekes, L 2013, 'Embedding technology in the structures thread of a civil engineering degree' , The Structural Engineer, 91 (3) , pp. 12-17