Prof Geoff Edgell

CERAM Building Technology

CERAM Ltd

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Background

Geoff Edgell is an expert in masonry construction, masonry products, ie. bricks and blocks of all materials, mortars and ancillary components (ties, straps, hangers and lintels). He leads the UK delegation to the European Committee responsible for standardisation of these products and chairs the European committee responsbile for testing those products. He leads the UK delegation to the European Committee producing Eurocode 6 the design code for masonry. CERAM Building Technology provide research, development and testing of building components and systems including on site testing of structures. All types of structural and environmental testing on a wide range of materials and structures are covered to national, international or bespoke standards.

Major Qualifications

B.Sc., Ph.D., C.Eng., MICE, FBMS

Major Publications

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE - Testing in Construction. Vol. 11 Ceramics.
Whittles Publications 2003
Roberts JJ, Edgell GJ and Rathbone AJ

HANDBOOK TO BS 5628 PART 2
Viewpoint Publications

PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES

Prof. Edgell has been the author and presenter of numerous papers relating to masonry including:

REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED BRICKWORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Zi International. Annual for the Brick and Tile, Structural Ceramics and Clay Pipe Industries. Bauverlag, 1990

THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF MASONRY SPECIMENS
Edgell, G.J., de Vekey, R.C. and Dukes, R.
Proceedings of the Third International Masonry Conference, British Masonry Society, Proceedings (3) 1990

DO THE NEW THERMAL INSULATION REGULATIONS LEAD BACK TO INDUSTRIALISED BUILDING?
Masonry Int. 8 No. 3. 1995.

HOUSE WALL CONSTRUCTION : A REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE U.K. AND CONTINENTAL EUROPE
Plant Operators Forum : Clemson. S Carolina U.S.A. 1996.

“CHARACTERISTIC COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF UK MASONRY”
MASONRY (9) PROC 6TH INTERNATIONAL MASONRY CONFERENCE, LONDON
Edgell G J, N J Bright and Mark Heath
pp 109-120, 4-6, November 2002

“A REGIONAL CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES FIT TO THE 21ST CENTURY”
Edgell G J
West Midlands Construction Forum Birmingham, 22 October 2002

“ICT 75TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
Edgell G J
Innovation at CERAM Cardiff, 12th October 2002

“SINGLE LEAF INSULATED MASONRY"
Edgell G J
IOM, Keele University, April 2002

“DETERIORATION OF MASONRY STRUCTURES”, INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT, MSC COURSE
Edgell G J
University of Leeds, December 2001

“INNOVATION IN BRICK MASONRY”
Edgell G J
Autumn Meeting of the British Masonry Society Oxford Brookes University, October 2001

“EUROPEAN STANDARDS: THE EFFECTS ON BRICKS AND THEIR MARKET IN THE UK”
Edgell G J
47th International Brick Plant Operators Forum Clemson, SC, October 2001

“LATERAL PERFORMANCE OF VERY WIDE CAVITY WALLS”
Edgell G J
Proc 9th Canadian Masonry Symposium New Brunswick, June 2001

Professional Institution Membership

Institution of Civil Engineers

Significant Employment History

1986 - date - Major Building, Technology Division, CERAM.
1976-86 - Responsible for Pipe Engineering, Structural Theory CERAM
1974-76 - Lecturer University of Leeds, School of Civil Engineering.
1998-date - Visiting Professor, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.

Services Offered

Consultancy

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