From the archive: Computerised engineering

This CPD module, sponsored by SCIA, explores the productivity benefits that structural engineers could gain by adopting a parametric approach to design.

This text presents the 'reflective approach' to the computer analysis of structures, to ensure that the analysis model is a valid representation of the real structure and that the structural analysis has been carried out correctly.

This month's letters revisit an example of carbon savings, call for better financial checks of companies, and praise last month's article on carbon-driven design.