Overview
FES2 – iron sulphide may be part of the vocabulary of engineers and other built environment professionals but dramatic news headlines and heart-breaking tales of structural cracking and heave in houses have brought the word “pyrite” (FES2 – iron sulphide) to the public vocabulary. Conservative estimates of at least 20,000 houses are believed to be affected by pyrite-contaminated fill but this number could easily be trebled, and other structures may also be affected.
It is now well established where this fill came from, less so how it was allowed to be used inappropriately. But what measures are in place to ensure this situation cannot occur again and what engineered solutions have been developed to remediate pyrite affected buildings and structures?
Seminar Aim
The seminar will look at current engineering solutions and any emerging research or alternatives, dispel any myths or misunderstandings and provide a forum for stakeholders to contribute solutions to this issue. The seminar is endorsed by the Society of Chartered Surveyors and the Institute of Geologists of Ireland.
Programme
Geology of Aggregate Production in Ireland and the role of Pyrite
John Kelly, Principal Geologist, SLR Consulting
Sampling and Testing for Pyrite
James Lombard, MIEI, Managing Director, Ground Investigations Ireland
The Local Authority Building Control Pyrite Experience
Mairead Phelan, Chartered Engineer, MIEI, Senior Engineer, Inspectorate Division, Fingal County Council
Remediation of Pyrite affected Buildings
Paul Forde, Chartered Engineer, FIEI, Joint Managing Director, DBFL Consulting Engineers
Oxygen Depletion plus Permeation Grouting - a less disruptive solution to remedy Pyrite Induced defects
Tony O’Dowd, Chartered Engineer, MIEI, Director, PJ Edwards & Co. Ltd
Excavated Hardcore Fill from Remediated Houses - Waste or By-product
Una Fitzgerald, Senior Scientist, RPS Group
Pyrites and Road and Bridge Projects
Helen Hughes, Chartered Engineer, MIEI, Senior Project Manager, National Roads Authority
Specifications - where are we at?
Eoin Wyse, Engineer/ Patrick Casey, Chartered Engineer, MIEI, Associate, Arup Consulting Engineers
Aggregates for Concrete
Mark Richardson, Chartered Engineer, FIEI, Chairman, Irish Concrete Society
Who should attend
The seminar will be of interest to civil, structural and geotechnical engineers as well as all built environment professionals dealing with pyrite affected buildings and structures.