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Dr Ken Peebles

Senior Teaching Fellow

Telephone: +44 (0) 1382 384353 [ext. 84353] Fax: +44 (0) 1382 384816

Email: k.m.peebles@dundee.ac.uk

Room: Fulton Building, J12

Research group(s): Structural Engineering


Ken Peebles studied Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee, graduating with First Class Honours (1969) and PhD (1987). On graduation in 1969 he worked for three years in the design office of Tileman & Co. based in Putney. This was followed by a further three years in local contracting in Dundee with Charles Gray before joining the University as Lecturer in 1975. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2001 and was Director of Studies for the School of Engineering (formerly Faculty) from 1999 to 2008. His research interests have been in structural steelwork connections and his current work is in the application of Eurocodes to teaching in structural steel and methods for simplifying the understanding of the new Codes.

Professional Biography

  • PhD Civil Engineering, University of Dundee, 1987
  • BEng Civil Engineering, University of Dundee, 1969
  • Structural steelwork connections (fin-plates)
  • Application of Eurocodes to teaching of steel design
  • Theory of structures
  • Teaching design in steelwork
  • Computer aided assessment

Dr Ken Peebles

Division of Civil Engineering

University of Dundee

Nethergate

Dundee

DD1 4HN

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