You are invited to attend APES+ talk titled “Let’s Start with an Earthquake”: A Commentary on Current Seismic Design in South Africa’ by Mark Mallin A dozen years have passed since the last major revision to SANS ‘Seismic actions and general approach to buildings’, SANS 10160-4. This talk will take an overview of the code, its background and speculate on the current state of Cape Town’s building infrastructure’s preparedness for a seismic ‘Design Event’. The background to aspects of the code will be briefly examined with a particular focus on their practical application to typical ‘low-rise’ reinforced concrete shear wall and masonry structures such as schools, apartment blocks and houses. The talk will conclude proposing a simple ‘to-do’ list of how we can potentially improve our society’s collective approach to our seismic risk going forward.

Mark Mallin MIStructE. Mark is a structural engineer with 25 years of experience across a wide range of building structures. He started his career in London & the Middle East then spent a decade with a leading Cape Town based consultant on various projects in Southern Africa & overseas. For the last 9 years with Shape Structures he has worked with various international consultants on the concept, design, analysis and peer review of numerous architecturally driven projects worldwide including detailed design for seismic requirements to Eurocode 8. RSVP to info@apes-ct.co.za by Friday 26 May 2023 APES+ Members free; Guest R100; Students free on presenting a student card. Guest bookings kindly attach proof of payment to RSVP: Nedbank Branch: Cape Town – 10 0909 Account #: