Sean Hanlon on Disproportionate Collapse

About this episode

Sean Hanlon discusses his work on Structural Robustness and Disproportionate Collapse.

Sean Hanlon is the founding director of SPH Structures; a mixed discipline Structural Engineering design consultancy in London. He has contributed guidance on the industry’s approach on Structural Robustness and Disproportionate Collapse on behalf of The Institution of Structural Engineers He was awarded the Fellowship pf the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2024. Hosted by Austin Williams www.futurecities.org.uk

People in this episode

Host: Austin Williams

Guest: Sean Hanlon

Topics covered

• Structural Engineering
• Disproportionate Collapse
• Structural Robustness

Keywords

• SPH Structures
• Institution of Structural Engineers
• Fellowship of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Mentioned in this episode

Products: SPH Structures

Books & works: the Fellowship

Places: London

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