All the articles published in the February 2016 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 February 2016
Alan Crossman, 2016 President of The Institution of Structural Engineers, presents his Inaugural Address to members.
This paper provides non-specialist structural engineers with a general overview of seismic design techniques for bridges which have been adopted in Japan.
Our series on professional indemnity claims from Griffiths & Armour reviews the value of 'without prejudice' communications and how they can assist in resolving a dispute.
Paul Bell, of the ICE Structures Expert Panel, explains the relevance of the Party Wall etc. Act to structural engineers.
This article shows why all parties to the project have a duty to be aware of the risks and cooperate in preventing accidents from roofs.
This article discusses lime mortar and its place in conservation work and like-for-like repair on older masonry.
After years designing for cold climates, first with the multiple award-winning Halley VI ice station and then Spartak Moscow's Otkritie Arena football stadium, AECOM's head of sports engineering, Peter Ayres, is now bringing some of his cool to the extreme heat of Qatar to create a chilled stadium for the 2022 World Cup. He talks to Jackie Whitelaw.
With the UK hit by snowfall again, Stewart Macartney responds to a recent Viewpoint and calls for the Eurocodes to be revised to avoid snow loads being underestimated.
Richard Haigh finds this book to be a useful introduction to volumetric modular construction for structural engineers, although more in-depth publications are available for individual materials.
This is a succinct and valuable textbook that, together with the accompanying online resources, will serve students well into their first years in industry, says Jennie Gates.
This month's letters cover Barnes Wallis and the R100 airship, the importance of temporary works, CDM 2015, and web buckling.
Upcoming events at Institution HQ and across its regional groups.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.
We continue this section with another steel quiz brought to you by the SCI. This month’s topic is bracing/restraint. Answers will be published in the March issue.