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This episode is all about Chartership with the IStructE, and in particular the process of gaining full membership (MIStructE). The application and in particular the exam is infamously challenging but equally hugely beneficial to your professional development and directly applicable to your every day if you are involved in technical design work. We hope to encourage potential candidates by sharing the details of the tried and tested approach to preparation that greatly improves your chances of success.

My guests on this episode are Chris Ball and Sam Hobbs. Chris is an Associate Director and Sam an Associate (Engineer) in the Structures department of Tony Gee and Partners LLP, both talented and experienced engineers with a strong technical focus and a wealth of knowledge to share. We all sat and successfully passed the IStructE professional review in January 2020 at first attempt, and we put a significant part of that success down to the careful preparation technique we followed, as well as the support we were able to offer each other by preparing together. The conversation to some extent focuses on the 'Bridge Question' in the exam, as that is where our combined experience lies. However, there are many valuable and directly transferable lessons shared.

There are links below to the main resources mentioned in the episode:

• Sam's Website - www.thebridgequestion.org | Contact: [email protected]
• IStructE Technical Guidance Notes - https://www.emerald.com/books/book/19082/ICE-Manual-of-Bridge-Engineering
• ICE Manual of Bridge Engineering - https://www.emerald.com/books/book/19082/ICE-Manual-of-Bridge-Engineering
• SCI Bridges Initial Design - https://steelconstruction.info/Bridges_-_initial_design

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