The course will be of immediate benefit to those sitting the examination in the summer of 2024 and to those intending to take the examination in future years.
The course will be run on five successive Wednesday evenings from 22 May to 19 June starting at 18.30 and finishing at 21.00. With the exception of the first and fifth evenings, the course will be run in two separate groups, one for bridge engineers and one for building structures engineers.
A local engineer’s office will be made available to candidates wishing to attempt a seven-hour question on a Saturday.
Evening 1:
Introduction to the CM, IM and CS examinations. Examiners will talk about the marking procedure, general tips and time management.
Evening 2:
Section 1 of a past paper to demonstrate sustainable design credentials will be attempted by groups of candidates with assistance from the course leaders.
Evening 3:
A number of structural details required in past papers will be attempted and discussed with the leader.
Evening 4:
Section 2 of a past paper include both design and carbon calculations will be attempted by groups of candidates with assistance from the course leader.
Evening 5:
A mock two-hour test will be set with a choice of two building structures and one bridge.
The programme for bridge candidates will follow the above with a variety of bridge past papers led by practising Chartered Bridge Engineers.
You will not need any special equipment but please bring pens, notepaper and a calculator. It will be useful to have your reference files filled in with extracts of any specific design guides, codes, load-span tables, material properties, etc. A pad of graph paper will be useful for sketching.