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The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (January 2022)

All the articles from the January 2022 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Obituary: Jörg Schlaich

The renowned German structural engineer and IStructE Gold Medallist, Jörg Schlaich, has died at the age of 87.

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Not what anyone was expecting – President's end-of-term report

Outgoing Institution President, Don McQuillan, looks back on his extended term in office.

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100 not out: a century of The Structural Engineer

Allan Mann, a long-standing member of The Structural Engineer Editorial Advisory Group, looks back at the publication's history as it marks its centenary.

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Assessment and retrofit of deficient reinforced concrete structures using advanced composites

Umut Akguzel describes his research into seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete structures using advanced composites, which won the Institution's inaugural Research into Practice essay competition in 2019.

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Company-wide carbon targets: overcoming barriers to progress

Setting company-wide carbon targets for projects is an effective way to bring about behavioural change within a firm, leading to widespread carbon accounting and reductions across a firm's portfolio. This report summarises a roundtable held to discuss barriers and opportunities for setting targets within firms.

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Code of Conduct – an update for members

Kristy MacDonald provides a summary of the key revisions to the Institution’s new Code of Conduct.

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Qualifying standards review: what do I need to know?

The IStructE Membership team reports on changes to the assessment process leading to professional registration which will come into force in 2023.

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Decommissioning of the A14 Huntingdon Railway Viaduct, Cambridgeshire

This paper describes the demolition of the central suspended span of the Huntingdon Railway Viaduct, which crosses the East Coast Main Line on the west side of the Cambridgeshire town.

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Carbon-reduction measures – cutting through the pushback

Eleana Savvidi laments the resistance that engineers can face when proposing lower-carbon solutions, but urges members to stand firm against misguided pushback.

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Making the most of timber – specialist skills for a complex material

Oscar Emanuel urges engineers not to be put off by the challenges of timber, and to seek early specialist input where necessary to make the most of this natural material.

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Thinking stone: some aspects of the structural design evolution for the Padre Pio church, Italy

In this 'Comment and reply' piece, Gabriele del Mese, project lead for the detailed design of the Padre Pio church, offers his perspective in response to an article by Alistair Lenczner in August 2020.

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Book review: Structural design for physical security

This accessible book on physical security will be useful to both engineers new to the subject and those more experienced seeking a reference document, say Andrew Morrison and Giles Prosser.

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Verulam (readers' letters – January 2022)

This month's letters discuss design responsibilities, the cost of professional services, insurance matters and the value of 'thinking time'.

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Diary dates (January 2022)

A roundup of events and activities being run by the Institution and its Regional Groups.

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Spotlight on Structures (January 2022)

Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on seismic simulation tools and methods for developing countries as his ‘Featured Article’ from Volume 34.

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The Drawing Board (January 2022)

This month Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Victoria Tinney of Clancy Consulting.

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