Rowan Shields

Structural Engineer @Associated Engineering

CA

General Engineering & Project Delivery Skills• Bridge Rehabilitation• Construction Erection Engineering• Construction Inspection• Cost Estimating• Finite Element Modelling• Load Rating of Steel, Concrete & Timber Transportation structures• Overload Permit evaluation• Project Procurement• Timber coring• Timber boardwalks• Technical Writing• Vehicular & Pedestrian design & review• Visual Inspections of Steel, Concrete & Timber bridges.Iconic Projects:• Terwillegar Park Footbridge, AB: Project Engineer for the erection services of a 280 m long, three-span stress ribbon bridge (the longest in Canada.)• Walterdale Bridge, AB: Apart of the team that provided a construction schedule risk review of the 214 m Arch Bridge for the contractor following significant delays on project delivery.• Nipigon River Bridge Independent Technical Review, ON: Apart of the analyst team that completed a technical review of the Extradosed Cable Stay bridge following a bearing failure in 2016. The analyst involved conducting a global analysis of the bridge, as well as focused analysis of key components such as cable anchors, bearings, restrainers, floor beams and girders.• Athabasca Bridge, Suncor, Fort McMurray, AB: Project Engineer for the load rating evaluation of a privately owned, five-span, 391 m-long, steel plate girder bridge against contractor overload vehicles in addition to yearly visual inspections.• 102 Avenue Bridge over Groat Road, AB: Review engineer that carried out the stability analysis for the concrete deck pour after remedial repair works to girders.• Southwest Rapid Transitway, MB: Independent design review of various transportation structures• King Street Bridge, AB: Structural engineer for the rehabilitation of the existing bridge sub-structure for an existing 30.5 m pony truss located in Fort McMurray.