Patrick Mann & Associates Ltd

Patrick Mann & Associates Ltd is an independent specialist risk engineering consultancy. We provide technical consulting services to most industry sectors, specialising in the assessment and design against extreme load structural risk events. This includes designing structures, systems and components to resist the effects of terrorism, accidental explosion and earthquakes. The hallmark of our approach is to identify the client’s specific needs, and then to develop tailored services that specifically address the client’s issues on an integrated basis. As a result we are providing services to a rapidly expanding client base, which includes the Insurance, Defence, Government, Nuclear, Oil & Gas and Transport sectors. Some of our engineers have over 25 years of experience of blast and seismic resistant design and analysis. Our team also includes Principal Members of the Register of Security Engineers and Specialists (RSES), which was established by the UK Government in 2009 to promote excellence in security engineering by providing a benchmark of professional quality against which its members have been independently assessed. An overview of the typical services that we provide includes: • Explosion Modelling and Blast Load Prediction • Blast Assessment / Blast Analysis • Seismic Assessment / Seismic Analysis • Glazing Hazard Analysis • Blast Upgrade Feasibility Studies • Design of Blast Resistant Structures • Design of Blast Doors and Windows • Structural Integrity Analysis / Progressive Collapse Analysis • Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Analysis and Design • Anti-Terrorism / Force Protection (AT/FP) Assessment and Design • QRA and Portfolio Assessment • Facility Siting Studies • Financial Loss Assessments • Site Inspection / Site Surveys • Incident Investigation • Explosion Hazard / Threat Identification • Fire Protection Design Review • Fire / Smoke Modelling • Heat Transfer Analysis • Fire Risk Assessment • Implementation Support / Project Management