Kenneth Leitch

Dr Kenneth Leitch FHEA

Lecturer

0131 455 2325

K.Leitch@napier.ac.uk

About me
Activity
Outputs
Projects
Post Grad

School

School of Engineering and The Built Environment

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

Structural Timber Association (STA) – Racking Design Technical Working Group
Technical Consultant – Smartply/ Coillte Panel Products
Institution of Structural Engineers Scottish Regional Group Committee member 2013-14

Conference/Workshop

Chairing of Edinburgh Napier University’s 5th Year MEng conference

Invited Speaker

SANNA, F., HAIRSTANS, R., LEITCH, K., CRAWFORD, D., MENEDEZ, J. & TURNBULL, D. Structural optimisation of timber offsite modern methods of construction. Proceedings: World Conference on Timber Engineering, Auckland, NZ, 2012.
MENENDEZ, J., HAIRSTANS, R. & LEITCH, K. 2014a. Timber frame racking calculation software. CSC Tedds
LEITCH, K. & HAIRSTANS, R. The development of a hybrid racking panel–appraisal of methods for strength and stiffness calculation. World Conference on Timber Engineering. WCTE, 2010.
LEITCH, K., HAIRSTANS, R. & COSTE, G. 2007. The performance of dowle type fasteners in timber to concrete connections 3rd Scottish Confernece for Postgraduate Researchers of the Built and Natrual Environment (PRoBE). Glasgow Caledonian University.
LEITCH, K., HAIRSTANS, R., ABBOT, D., DODYK, R. & MCANDREW, S. 2008. Experimental Study of Timber-to-Concrete dowel type connections used in Timber Platform Frame. World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008. Myazaki, Japan.
LIVINGSTONE, A., MENENDEZ, J., LEITCH, K. & HAIRSTANS, R. The Case for Mass Customisation of Structural Timber Design. Structures Congress, 2015. ASCE.

Reviewing

Reviewer for Journal of Structures and Buildings.

Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction.

Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2013). Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction. In S. Aicher, H. W. Reinhardt, & H. Garrecht (Eds.), Materials and joints in timber structures: recent development of technologies, 109-118. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7811-5_10
Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2013). Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction. In S. Aicher, H. W. Reinhardt, & H. Garrecht (Eds.), Materials and joints in timber structures: recent development of technologies, 109-118. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7811-5_10

In order to resist lateral loads, modern methods of timber construction are reliant on the in-plane shear strength of the walls orientated parallel to the applied action. In ...

2014
The Case for Mass Customisation of Structural Timber Design

Livingstone, A., Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2015). The Case for Mass Customisation of Structural Timber Design. doi:10.1061/9780784479117.243
Livingstone, A., Menendez, J., Leitch, K., & Hairstans, R. (2015). The Case for Mass Customisation of Structural Timber Design. doi:10.1061/9780784479117.243

This paper reports on the potential of timber for structural applications in the international construction market, particularly in the light of its environmental credentials ...

2015
Timber frame racking calculation software.

Menendez, J., Hairstans, R. & Leitch, K. (2013). Timber frame racking calculation software.
Menendez, J., Hairstans, R. & Leitch, K. (2013). Timber frame racking calculation software.

CSC has been working successfully with the University’s Centre for Offsite Construction & Innovative Structures (COCIS) to deliver a new Tedds timber racking calculation to Eu...

2013
The development of a hybrid racking panel - appraisal of methods for strength and stiffness calculation.

Leitch, K. & Hairstans, R. (2009). The development of a hybrid racking panel - appraisal of methods for strength and stiffness calculation. In 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010ISBN 978-1-62276-175-3
Leitch, K. & Hairstans, R. (2009). The development of a hybrid racking panel - appraisal of methods for strength and stiffness calculation. In 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010ISBN 978-1-62276-175-3

Throughout the U.K, Timber Platform Frame is increasingly being utilized in the high volume, low cost housing market. Here, the client’s desire for fully detached housing ofte...

2009
A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction.

Menendez, J., Hairstans, R., Leitch, K. & Turnbull, D. (2011). A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction
Menendez, J., Hairstans, R., Leitch, K. & Turnbull, D. (2011). A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction

The UK has a housing deficit, requiring 3 million new homes by 2020 that will have to conform to national environmental policy and the corresponding regional building regulati...
Structural behaviour of timber frame closed panels for specification in the United Kingdom.

Menendez, J., Leitch, K. & Hairstans, R. (2014). Structural behaviour of timber frame closed panels for specification in the United Kingdom. ISBN 1 85790 183 5
Menendez, J., Leitch, K. & Hairstans, R. (2014). Structural behaviour of timber frame closed panels for specification in the United Kingdom. ISBN 1 85790 183 5

A series of closed timber frame wall panels were tested for racking capacity in accordance with the standard BS EN594:2011 [1]. The test program was designed to investigate th...
Experimental study of timber-to-concrete dowel type connections used in timber platform frame construction.

Leitch, K., Hairstans, R., Abbott, D., Dodyk, R. & McAndrew, S. (2007). Experimental study of timber-to-concrete dowel type connections used in timber platform frame construction. ISBN 978-1-61567-088-8
Leitch, K., Hairstans, R., Abbott, D., Dodyk, R. & McAndrew, S. (2007). Experimental study of timber-to-concrete dowel type connections used in timber platform frame construction. ISBN 978-1-61567-088-8
The performance of dowel type fasteners in timber-to-concrete connections.

Leitch, K. & Hairstans, R. (2006). The performance of dowel type fasteners in timber-to-concrete connections
Leitch, K. & Hairstans, R. (2006). The performance of dowel type fasteners in timber-to-concrete connections
Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction.

Sanna, F., Hairstans, R., Leitch, K., Crawford, D., Menendez, J. & Turnbull, D. (2011). Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction
Sanna, F., Hairstans, R., Leitch, K., Crawford, D., Menendez, J. & Turnbull, D. (2011). Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction

Efficient and sustainable building systems are required in order to achieve the UK government’s target of building three million new homes by 2016. Given the current lack of a...

GA Civil Engineering SCQF 10

Skills Development Scotland

Learn the fundamentals of Civil Engineering and the specifics of structural analysis, construction surveying, geotechnical engineering and relevant computer applications. This programme is suitable fo...

2017 to 2022

Current Post Grad projects

Development of innovative bamboo-timber hybrid beam - Niaz Gharavi, Dr Johnson Zhang, Dr Kenneth Leitch (Second Supervisor), Andrew Brown

Doctorate

Around half of all non-renewable resources mankind consumes are used in construction sector, making it one of the least sustainable industries in the...

2015 to date

Previous Post Grad projects

The development of a hybrid racking panel - Dr Kenneth Leitch (Student), Prof Robert Hairstans, Prof Abdy Kermani, Prof Naren Gupta

Doctorate

2007 to 2013

Kenneth Leitch

Dr Kenneth Leitch FHEA

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

Conference/Workshop

Invited Speaker

Reviewing

Sole plate fixing details for modern methods of timber construction.

The Case for Mass Customisation of Structural Timber Design

Timber frame racking calculation software.

The development of a hybrid racking panel - appraisal of methods for strength and stiffness calculation.

A structural engineering platform for timber modern methods of construction.

Structural behaviour of timber frame closed panels for specification in the United Kingdom.

Experimental study of timber-to-concrete dowel type connections used in timber platform frame construction.

The performance of dowel type fasteners in timber-to-concrete connections.

Structural optimisation of timber off-site modern methods of construction.

GA Civil Engineering SCQF 10

Current Post Grad projects

Development of innovative bamboo-timber hybrid beam - Niaz Gharavi, Dr Johnson Zhang, Dr Kenneth Leitch (Second Supervisor), Andrew Brown

Previous Post Grad projects

The development of a hybrid racking panel - Dr Kenneth Leitch (Student), Prof Robert Hairstans, Prof Abdy Kermani, Prof Naren Gupta