Matthew Gilbert

Professor of Engineering and Director of @ICAIR_UK Centre at the University of Sheffield; MD of LimitState Ltd.

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

New CIRIA guidance on the assessment of masonry arch bridge published - free download available:
https://t.co/Mobmg3yNQj
Thanks to my co-authors and also project steering committee members for their helpful advice. We really hope the guidance proves useful!

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

Couldn't agree more - extremely concerning that the new government appears to be behaving in an authoritarian way, when we are clearly talking about an issue of conscience. (And saying this as a Labour member of some 16 years.)

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

Huge overreaction to suspend seven Labour MPs over a two-child benefit cap axe revolt.

Starmer risks losing goodwill and making martyrs of Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain, Rebecca Long-Bailey, John McDonnell & Zarah Sultana. https://t.co/06AkOKBOFp

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@CivilSheffield And another one with a @CivilSheffield link - Martin Rettinger from @TUBerlin presenting on modular bridges - he spent a year with us back in 2013!

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

Currently attending #IABSE Symposium in Manchester - lots of thought-provoking talks, including a great one on structural optimization from @CivilSheffield’s very own Helen Fairclough

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

Carbon calculations for cable supported bridges employed by ‘Bridges to Prosperity’ - co-presented by Arup’s Miriam Graham, at present seconded to @CivilSheffield

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@danny_smyl @AdrienGallet97 Great outcome, well done Adrien! (though shame we didn’t get a chance to chat while you were in Sheffield Danny)

[Guardian Jobs @GuardianJobs]

Director of Charitable Projects, Rochester Bridge Trust, Rochester, https://t.co/VH5Qu2oNVg

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@diskoBiscuits @KierHardlie @katie_fenn @GarethDennis Been super-busy for many years, long predating the pandemic. (I remember talking to a railway employee 5 or 6 years ago, who said that it was then the most consistently overcrowded line in the UK - London area trains have rush hour congestion, but Hope Valley often busy all day)

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

And Rochester! (my first time here)

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

Heading down to Kent to visit colleagues at @RochesterBridge - a lot of 💦 out there!

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

Bridge spotting en route!

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@CandiceMajewski “Levelling up”? Nah, let’s just spend the money on levelling London roads instead…

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@jimhambleton @lis_bowman Great stuff - drop me a line when you know your movements (and on the beer front, a decent pint doesn’t cost an arm and a leg up here!)

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@jimhambleton @lis_bowman And while you’re up here, feel free to give me a knock…I’m sure you’re longing to talk all things ‘limit analysis’! (p.s. welcome to Blighty!)

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@olivercoppard @diskoBiscuits @Ed_Clancy @LouHaigh Thanks - that’s good to hear! (I do think a docked ebike scheme would be the way to go, notwithstanding the slightly reduced flexibility)

[Rochester Bridge @RochesterBridge]

Let's Build A Bridge!
We are pleased to provide a large-scale, free-of-charge, activity for children to build a bridge large enough for them to walk across. The kit is brought to schools and community groups and can be used by primary aged children and up https://t.co/cy97mqqoIf

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@diskoBiscuits @olivercoppard @Ed_Clancy @LouHaigh Do you know if there are any plans for a city-wide ebike hire scheme in Sheffield? Nearby cities like Nottingham have them - but, given the hills, they should be even more useful in Sheffield? (& if docked to charge they might not suffer the vandalism that plagued the Ofo bikes?)

[Alessandro Leonardi @ale_leonardi]

We have a 1-year postdoc position in Offshore Geohazards research in my department 🌊

This is an opportunity to work with me and @c_abrer_a at @tudelft on geotechnical modelling of submarine landslides. Full job description and application portal here:

https://t.co/EoRghhl9pB

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

I originally developed the 'RING' analysis software for masonry arch bridges to make sense of results from full-scale lab tests - we're launching a major new version of what has become a very widely used tool on Nov 15. Join this live webinar to learn more https://t.co/7aXWB5506q

[Matthew Gilbert @profmgilbert]

@JoshChadwickAct You were great!