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Steel Designers' Manual - 6th Edition (2003)
xvi Contributors
before specializing in soil mechanics and foundation design in 1970. Between 1974
and 1993 he worked in the offshore industry, becoming a specialist in steel piling.
He joined SCl in 1994 as manager for civil engineering and has developed the R&D
research project work in steel piling related topics. He has been a drafting member
for Eurocode 3 part 5, contributor to BS 8002 amendments, and author of several
SCl publications.
Michael Burdekin
Michael Burdekin graduated from Cambridge University in 1959.After fifteen years
of industrial research and design experience he went to UMIST, where he is now
Professor of Civil and Structural Engineering. His specific expertise is the field of
welded steel structures, particularly in the application of fracture mechanics to fracture
and fatigue failure.
Brian Cheal
Brian Cheal graduated from Brighton Technical College in 1951 with an External
Degree of the University of London. He was employed with W.S. Atkins and Partners
from 1951 to 1986, becoming a technical director in 1979, and specialized in the
analysis and design of steel-framed structures, including heavy structural framing
for power stations and steelworks. He has written design guides and given lectures
on various aspects of connection design and is co-author of Structural Steelwork
Connections.
David Dibb-Fuller
David Dibb-Fuller started his career with the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering
Company in London. His early bridge related work gave a strong emphasis to heavy
fabrication; in later years he moved on to building structures. As technical director
for Conder Southern in Winchester his strategy was to develop close links between
design for strength and design for production. Currently he is a partner with Gifford
and Partners in Southampton where he continues to exercise his skills in the design
of steel structures.
Ian Duncan
Ian Duncan joined the London office of Ove Arup and Partners in 1966 after
graduating from Surrey University. From 1975 he taught for four years at Univer