All the articles from the September 2024 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 2 September 2024
Katie Hood, winner of the Research into Practice case study competition 2023, describes a project investigating the potential use of a low-carbon bricks for the repair of mass masonry walls after a significant fire.
IStructE Head of Climate Action, Will Arnold, explains what members can expect from the third editions of How to calculate embodied carbon and The Structural Carbon Tool.
In this article, Jonathan Roynon and Matt Caldwell, from Buro Happold, highlight the key points for structural engineers to learn and implement from the New Model Building Guide.
This month's report discusses a critical safety issue concerning folded timber roofs, in various settings, including over school halls.
This article examines how The Common House project in Bridport, UK, has its roots in the four key principles of regenerative design.
This CPD module, sponsored by Trimble, explores the benefits of integrating ongoing carbon assessments into the modelling workflow for a structure.
Jonathan Skinner, James Morton and Alan Dowdall of Ramboll describe their work to refine the inputs to an activity-based approach to calculating A4 carbon emissions for mass timber, and encourage the industry to go further by reporting actual fuel usage for transportation.
The light weight and prefabricated nature of cross-laminated timber make it an ideal candidate for retrofit and extension projects, argues Alex Lynes. It just needs to be detailed well for durability.
David Knight, John Armitage, David Leversha, Catherine Ramsden and Paul Sanders challenge structural engineering firms to put ethical principles – above all in respect of climate – at the heart of their business activities.
This month's letters include an answer to a mystery wall construction, dampness in buildings and earthquake resistance research.
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
The Featured Article for Volume 64 of Structures is now available. Lin-Hai Han, Associate Editor, has chosen a paper about dynamic tensile tests on high-strength aluminium alloy at elevated temperatures.