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Dr Andrew McLeish

Building Defects, Durability and Repair of Concrete, Building Monitoring

Atkins
3200 Century Way
Thorpe Park
Leeds LS15 8ZB

Tel +44 (0)113 306 6036
Mob +44 (0)7885 225051
Email andrew.mcleish@atkinsglobal.com

Director, Head of Structural Engineering for Atkins in the North East.
BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering, PhD, University of Sheffield, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineering
BIOH P402 for Asbestos Surveys and Sampling

Andrew is a Chartered Civil Engineer with 25 years experience in inspection, assessment and repair of buildings and other types of civil engineering construction.

Prior to joining Atkins, Andrew was responsible for structural testing and evaluation at Taylor Woodrow Research Laboratories and was involved with the structural and deterioration aspects of building appraisal.

Experience with Atkins (1989 to present)
. Hilton, Prague. Assessment of flood damage and advice on remedial works.
. Hilton Hotel, Istanbul. Structure affected by corrosion, low strength concrete and earthquake damage. Review of steel plate strengthening
. Bucharest Metro. Corrosion and current leakage problems affecting tunnel lining.
. Multi storey car park, Abu Dhabi. Structural assessment of columns affected by low strength concrete.
. Water Treatment Plant, Cairo. Cracking of water retaining structures.
. Randolph House. Extent, method and duration of concrete repairs.
. Milburngate House. Duration of masonry repair contract.
. News International. Failure of floor screed.
. Broadgate Ice Rink. Corrosion of cooling pipes cast into base of outdoor ice rink.
. Custom House Docks Development. Corrosion of concrete columns due to incorrect concrete mix.
. Eastern Tunnel Hong Kong. Cracking and debonding of render and flaking of paint.
. Hong Kong Mass Transit Tunnel. Assessment of the extent of corrosion risk and remedial options.
. Broomfield Hospital. Rippling and bubbling in sheet floor covering due to moisture ingress

. Condition assessment of buildings, bridges, jetties and silos.
. Concrete deterioration (eg carbonation and chloride induced corrosion, freeze-thaw, sulphate attack, ASR, HAC), in-situ testing and specification for laboratory evaluation.
. Render and paint failures.
. Design and specification of repairs to concrete structures.
. Monitoring of structures.