Here are some case studies of student projects that have benefitted from the TTL Labs at Edinburgh Napier.
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Victor Henquel 2021
- BEng Civil Engineering 2020
- MSc Advanced Structural Engineering 2021
Working part-time to fund his studies, Victor undertook research for the sustainable timber manufacturer, Carbon Dynamic, and Dr Ivor Davies, a wood scientist and renowned expert witness for timber facades. To conduct his research, Victor was one of the first students to engage with the Seven Hills Trimble Tech Lab, launched at Edinburgh Napier in December 2019. Subsequently, Victor used his newly-gained expertise with the Tekla Tedds structural analysis tool to complete all calculations required for the publication of the BS 8605 series of British Standards on external timber cladding. Thanks to Trimble’s support, Victor was able to accelerate his civil engineering career, achieving the remarkable feat of contributing advanced calculations to a recognised building standard while still a Masters student. In 2022, Victor was head-hunted as a Building Control Engineer for BTP Consultants, who are the foremost timber engineering consultancy in France. In his role there he was leading the quality control team for the sustainable modular athletes accommodation used at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Bartosz Belch
- MSc Advanced Structural Engineering (2020)
Annie Fennell
- MEng Advanced Structural Engineering (2023)
Bartosz and Annie both progressed their engineering studies at Edinburgh Napier University while interning for Professor Robert Hairstans and Dr Andrew Livingstone to support active research projects. After graduation, Bartosz and Annie both went to work in senior roles at Milner Associates, Stirling prize winning UK experts in timber.
Bartosz worked on the £1.4m Innovate UK research Transforming Timber. He drew data from SketchUp into Tekla Structural Designer then processed the data into a workbook created in Tekla Tedds workflow, utilising multiple Trimble platforms to develop a new method to demonstrate compliance for bespoke strength graded Scottish-grown Cross Laminated Timber.
Annie led on skills and training methodology development for Remote Verification Inspection for the Scottish Government's Building Standards Division, enabling this new approach to be taught across multiple universities. Using Trimble Connect, Annie utilised Trimble RealWorks, the XR10, and third-party hardware with Trimble software (e.g. iPads within Trimble Connect) to develop a brand new suite of advanced interactive training materials.