Our People
Jack Bennett
BSc CEng MICE
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Year of Birth |
1942 |
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Nationality |
British |
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Languages |
English |
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Position |
Consultant |
Expertise
- Petrochemical Structures
- Marine Structures
- Highway Structures
- General Infrastructure
- Forensic Engineering
Experience
Mr. Bennett has 40 years experience in Civil Engineering and has specialised in Marine Works, Highway Structures and other infrastructure. He has extensive experience on major projects both in UK and overseas in assessment, design, construction and rehabilitation works.
Mr Bennett also has experience in the provision of Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness services in the field of civil/structural engineering.
Experience has been gained in the following projects:
| Marine Works | Highway/Railway Structures |
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BP Jetties at Grangemouth BP Jetties at Finnart Greenock Ocean Terminal Shuaiba Oil Pier, Kuwait Hunterston Ore Terminal Dock Gates, Arbroath Drydocks, Glasgow Breakwater, Western Isles Ferry Slipways Stabilisation/repair of quay walls Construction of quays |
Song Soo Bridge, Korea Lindsay Road piled retaining wall, Edinburgh Kelvin Viaduct, Glasgow Clyde Tunnel Approach Bridge, Glasgow Hansel Footbridge, Glasgow Kingsway Footbridge, Glasgow East Sanquhar Underpass – South Ayrshire Category III checks – footbridges |
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Inspections and Assessments
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Marine structures Concrete structures Historic structures Load assessments Life extension studies of marine works |
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Professional Qualifications and Registrations
- BSc (Honours), University of Glasgow
- Chartered Engineer
- Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Forensic Engineerign/ Expert Witness Services
Estonia – foundation for turbo-generator
Aberdeen – partial progressive collapse
Glasgow – water penetration to basement
Fort William – failure of fittings for trunk water mains
Central Scotland – flooding due to under-performance of culverts
Various locations – construction/building defects
Irlam Bridge – Bridge strengthening
Construction sites – Personal accident (various)
Public roads – Personal accident (several)
Private dwelling – Building damage caused by vibration
Glasgow City Centre – Construction accident (underground power cable)
Fork lift accident – Structural failure
Falkirk – Support of major retaining wall
Portsmouth pipelines – oil spill
Burnthill Demolition – oil spill into public sewers
Severn Bridge – crane accident
Glasgow area – spillage from underground sewer
Glasgow area – sewage pumping station defectsSlips and Trips – numerous
Other Infrastructure Works
Blinkbonny – slope stabilisation, Edinburgh
Sewer renovation and/or replacement works, Fife
Angel Drove – roadworks and drainage, Cambridge
Barbican Hotel – underground drainage, London
Demolition Works – numerous
Rehabilitation of general infrastructure for gold mine, Indonesia
Mini hydro-scheme on canal, Fort William
Grid substations – several, Scotland