Author: Institution of Structural Engineers
1 July 2022
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The Institution Library holds an extensive range of books on the various aspects of earthquake-resistant design, retrofitting and rehabilitation.
Publish Date – 1 July 2022
Congratulations to the winners of the Structures prizes 2022! The prizes celebrate the best papers published in the journal in 2021 and recognise both more fundamental research and research likely to have a tangible impact on practice.
A roundup of events at Institution HQ and around the Regional Groups.
This month's letters discuss the merits of a lean approach to design, proposed changes to the Institution Bye-Laws, runoff PI cover, and structural engineering education, among other topics.
Jonathan Davis and John Callanan exchange views about efficient design of cellular steel beams in response to a Viewpoint by John published in the April issue.
This article provides an overview of the key design and construction considerations associated with building a deep basement on a constrained site in the heart of London.
This CPD module, sponsored by Farrat, examines the realities of designing for the competing requirements of structural, thermal and fire performance through the lens of structural thermal breaks.
As the summer event season gets under way in the UK, we present a CROSS safety report highlighting the need for robust inspections of temporary demountable structures.
Richard Lankshear and Andy Jackson provide an update on the UK’s new certification regime for construction products following Brexit.
Andrew Blackie examines what the structural engineering profession can learn from the past in order to tackle the climate emergency with a new approach to materials, efficiency and reuse.
To help engineers design sustainably and communicate this to their clients, the IStructE Sustainability Panel and Climate Emergency Task Group have worked together to publish a sustainability report template and sustainability checklist under wider updates to the Structural Plan of Work.
In the first instalment of a new feature in collaboration with the IStructE Research Panel, we discover how graphene is being used to enhance concrete at the University of Manchester, and learn about a new approach to the documentation and assessment of masonry structures using geometric digital twins which has been developed at the University of Leeds.
Congratulations to all the winners of the Institution’s People and Papers Awards 2022. The awards were presented by President Jane Entwistle at a ceremony held at the Royal College of Surgeons in London on Thursday 9 June.
All the articles from the July 2022 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Don't forget to check out the winning papers in the 2022 Structures prizes. These will be free to access – for both members and non-members – until the end of August.
Publish Date – 9 August 2022
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
Editor-in-Chief Leroy Gardner has chosen an article on semi-rigid moment-resisting connections made from composite cold-formed steel-rubberised concrete and its development as the ‘Featured Article’ from Issue 40 of Structures. The article will be free to access for six months.
Publish Date – 8 September 2022
This month, Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Michael Roberts as the winner of The Drawing Board.
Publish Date – 3 October 2022
As the Featured Article from Volume 42 of Structures, Associate Editor, Lei Wang, has chosen an article investigating the differing design approaches to shear enhancement of reinforced concrete beams in Eurocode 2 and the superseded British Standard BS 8110.
A recent member donation has enabled the Library to extend its collection of books on topics around the climate emergency.
Publish Date – 14 November 2022
The Featured Articles for Volume 43 and Volume 44 explore the use of reclaimed concrete blocks and early warning of fire-induced failure in steel beams, respectively.
This article provides a flavour of the most recent additions to the Institution's Library.
Publish Date – 3 January 2023
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has chosen a paper on reinforced concrete (RC) frames subjected to progressive collapse. The paper proposes refined configuration and calibration on compression bar force-slip springs of component-based models for RC frames.
This month, Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Becky Miller as the winner of The Drawing Board.
Publish Date – 1 February 2023
Jason Ingham, Associate Editor for Structures, has selected a paper that investigates the experimental and numerical pull-out behaviour of stud groups embedded in concrete as the Featured Article for Volume 47.
This month's Featured Article, selected by Associate Editor John Orr, proposes a new strategy to transfer a pendulum model to numerical using finite element software.
Publish Date – 1 March 2023
As this month's Featured Article, Lorenzo Macorini, Associate Editor for Structures, has selected a paper proposing an update to the fib Code 2010 fatigue model, using a probabilistic model for concrete railway bridges.
Publish Date – 3 April 2023
This month, judge Ron Slade has chosen sketches by Amrit Aluna and Gareth Atkinson as joint winners of The Drawing Board for May 2023.
Publish Date – 2 May 2023
This month's library update lists an extensive selection of timber engineering books and resources.
The Featured Article for Volume 51 of Structures concerns the wind effects on a 282-metre-tall tower in China and the two varied models used to analyse them.
Publish Date – 1 June 2023
This month's library update lists a wide selection of low-carbon concrete and concrete design books and resources.
Publish Date – 3 July 2023
The winners of the Structures prizes for 2023 have been announced. They celebrate the best papers published in the journal in 2022.
This month, Ron Slade has chosen a sketch by Andrew Barr as the winner of The Drawing Board.
Publish Date – 1 August 2023
The Featured Article for Volume 52 of Structures is about finite element analysis to predict shear behaviour of headed studs in steel ultra-high performance concrete slabs.
The Featured Article for Volume 53 of Structures, chosen by Associate Editor Mario D'Aniello, shows improved fire design of steel I-sections.
Publish Date – 6 September 2023
Associate Editor Hua Yang has selected an article reviewing self-centering dampers for seismic-resilient structures as the Featured Article for Volume 54 (August 2023) of Structures.
Publish Date – 3 October 2023
The Featured Article for Volume 55 (September 2023) of Structures, chosen by Associate Editor Lin-Hai Han, covers investigations into slip-critical blind bolts anchored in concrete-filled steel tubes.
Publish Date – 13 November 2023
This month, Ron Slade has chosen sketches by Binson Augustine and James Watters as the winners of The Drawing Board.
The Featured Article from Volume 56, chosen by Editor-in-Chief Leroy Gardner, is about the effects of geometric and metallurgical constraints on ultra-high strength steel weldments.
Publish Date – 2 January 2024
This month, Ron Slade has chosen a sketch by Ameet Mistry as the winner of The Drawing Board.
Publish Date – 1 February 2024
The Featured Article for Volume 57 (November 2023) of Structures is now available. Chosen by Associate Editor Jason Ingham, the article discusses full-scale tests of steel storage pallet racks and their failure modes during testing.
The Featured Article for Volume 58 (December 2023) of Structures, chosen by Associate Editor John Orr, discusses precast concrete wall panels and their connections between other structural members.
Publish Date – 1 March 2024
From adaptive reuse of existing structures, to recycling as aggregates, or reusing elements from existing buildings, there is great potential for reducing the environmental impact of concrete. This month, we look at the Library's resources in these areas.
Publish Date – 2 April 2024
The Featured Article for Volume 59 of Structures is now available. Chosen by Associate Editor Mark Bradford, the paper discusses experimental results from a robustness assessment on precast concrete connections.
In this new feature, we share news, updates and initiatives from the Institution's regional group network around the world. We begin this month with the UAE, Yorkshire and British Columbia.
The Library aims to cover all aspects of structural engineering – design, construction and maintenance – including technological developments. Although books, by their nature, take time to research, write and publish, the following recent additions to the Library collection address some emerging technologies.
Publish Date – 3 February 2020
Upcoming events at HQ and around the Regional Groups.
This month’s question from Martin Ashmead concerns bending moments and shear forces in a single-storey, single-span, industrial building framing system.
This article presents corrected solutions to the September 2019 'And finally...' question.
Publish Date – 3 March 2020
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected an article on slotted hole bolted cover-plate connections as his 'Featured Article' from the latest issue.
This month Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Victoria Tinney of SD Structures for the concept design of a home aiming for Passive House standards.
Solutions to the February 2020 'And finally...' question.
As his ‘Featured Article’ in the latest issue of Structures, Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected an article that attempts to develop a volume loss fatality model for as-built and retrofitted clay brick unreinforced masonry buildings, using data from the 2010/11 Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand.
Publish Date – 1 April 2020
This month we highlight two ‘Featured Articles’ chosen by Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner: one on developing a volume loss fatality model for as-built and retrofitted clay brick unreinforced masonry buildings; and one on slotted-hole bolted cover-plate connections.
Publish Date – 1 May 2020
With Institution HQ closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this month's update highlights E-library services – with the collection now approaching 400 titles.
This month we focus on e-learning opportunities, including new webinars on offer on the Institution website.
This month Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Jialei Ding, produced for a bridge design project at university.
Publish Date – 1 June 2020
As his ‘Featured Article’ from Volume 25 (June 2020), Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected an article that presents a new design concept for the calculation of the local bending stresses in webs of retrofitted crane runway girders with a new boxed upper flange.
This month we present another question on bending moments from the Structural Behaviour Course.
Publish Date – 1 July 2020
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, highlights two 'Featured Articles' from Volume 26 (August 2020) of Structures.
A roundup of online events and activities available from the Institution.
We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Structures prizes – for papers published in the journal during 2019.
Publish Date – 1 August 2020
This month Ron has selected two winners – João Alves and Cashel Cahill – with very different sketches.
Publish Date – 2 September 2020
This month we highlight the winning papers in the 2020 Structures prizes. Both papers are available free of charge until the end of October.
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on ‘Performance of a novel slider device in multi-storey cold-formed steel modular buildings under seismic loading’ as his ‘Featured Article’ from the latest issue of Structures.
Publish Date – 16 October 2020
A roundup of online events and activities available from the Institution and its Regional Groups.
Publish Date – 16 November 2020
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on ‘Performance of a novel slider device in multi-storey cold-formed steel modular buildings under seismic loading’ as his ‘Featured Article’ from the latest issue. The article will be available free of charge for six months.
This month Ron Slade has chosen a sketch submitted by Thomas Moll of Arcadis in The Netherlands.
Publish Date – 4 January 2021
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper entitled 'Study on the cyclic bending behaviour of CFRP strengthened full-scale CHS members' as his 'Featured Article' from Volume 28 (December 2020).
Publish Date – 1 February 2021
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on ‘Robustness of steel truss bridges: laboratory testing of a full-scale 21-metre bridge span’ as his ‘Featured Article’ from the latest issue of Structures (Volume 29, February 2021).
Publish Date – 1 March 2021
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on ‘Robustness of steel truss bridges: Laboratory testing of a full-scale 21-metre bridge span’ as his ‘Featured Article’ from the February 2021 issue.
Publish Date – 31 March 2021
This month Ron Slade has chosen a sketch submitted by Anthony McWatt of Harley Haddow Consulting Engineers.
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has chosen to highlight a paper on soil–structure interaction and performance-based seismic design as his 'Featured Article' from the April 2021 issue of Structures.
Publish Date – 4 May 2021
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on fatigue analysis of wire arc 3D printed components as his 'Featured Article' from Structures Volume 31.
Publish Date – 1 June 2021
This month Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Sophie Collier of Elliott Wood.
Publish Date – 5 July 2021
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on side plate connections in an S-CFST column frame under a column loss scenario as his ‘Featured Article’ from the August 2021 issue (Volume 32).
A roundup of the online events and activities available from the Institution and its Regional Groups.
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on side plate connections in an S-CFST column frame under a column loss scenario as his 'Featured Article' from Volume 32.
Publish Date – 2 August 2021
Publish Date – 2 September 2021
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on the flexural behaviour of structural timber beams strengthened with NSM basalt and glass FRP bars as his ‘Featured Article’ from Volume 33 of Structures.
Publish Date – 1 October 2021
Don't forget to make use of the Institution Library's extensive E-book collection and postal loan service while Covid-related restrictions continue.
Publish Date – 8 November 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Structures prizes, with papers exploring fibre-reinforced polymer composites and greenhouse gas emissions of structural systems.
A roundup of events and activities being run by the Institution and its Regional Groups.
This month Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Victoria Tinney of Clancy Consulting.
Publish Date – 4 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.
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on the flexural buckling resistance of high-strength aluminium alloy H-columns as his ‘Featured Article’ from this issue. The article will be available free of charge for six months.
Publish Date – 1 February 2022
Rob Thomas invites members to make use of the Institution Library as it re-opens to visitors in person.
Publish Date – 1 March 2022
Associate Editor, Mario D’Aniello, has selected a paper on tensile membrane action of composite slabs as the ‘Featured Article’ from Volume 36.
A roundup of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
This month, Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Jemima Clifford, a Graduate Engineer at Evolve. Jemima receives an e-book of her choice from the Institution bookshop.
Publish Date – 1 April 2022
Associate Editor, Hua Yang, has selected a paper on shear behaviour analysis and capacity prediction of steel fibre-reinforced concrete beams as the ‘Featured Article’ from Volume 37.
Highlighting two papers in Structures: one on 'Fatigue design of selected details in steel bridges' and a second on 'Steel concrete composite systems for modular construction of high-rise buildings'.
Publish Date – 18 November 2019
Rob Wiesner's sketch demonstrates the direction of load paths and how the reinforced concrete core walls transfer at the lower levels of 1 Undershaft in London.
Publish Date – 2 January 2020
Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, selects an article on structural behaviour of prefabricated stressed-skin engineered timber composite flooring systems as his ‘Featured Article’ from Volume 22 of Structures.
Upcoming events at Institution HQ and around the Regional Groups.
Publish Date – 1 September 2017
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Events held at Institution HQ and in the Regions.
Publish Date – 1 August 2017
Upcoming events at Institution HQ and from around the Regional Groups.
Publish Date – 2 January 2019
This month's question from Andrew Dawber is on deflection of a twin-span portal-framed building.
Publish Date – 1 February 2017
This month's contribution from Ronald Cunningham FIStructE concerns bending moments and deflections in a portal frame.
Publish Date – 1 April 2019
This contribution from Peter Bullman relates to deflection in a simply supported timber beam.
Publish Date – 3 September 2018
This month we present another question from the Institution's Structural Behaviour Course, looking at bending moment diagrams in a portal frame.
Publish Date – 1 April 2018
This month we present another question from the Institution's Structural Behaviour Course, looking at deflection of a portal frame.
Publish Date – 2 October 2017
This month we bring you another question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is bending moment diagrams for portal frames.
Publish Date – 1 September 2016
Upcoming events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
Publish Date – 1 May 2016
Upcoming events at Institution HQ and across its regional groups.
Publish Date – 1 February 2016
This article provides a brief introduction to help you make the most of the new Institution library homepage.
This month we highlight eight papers shortlisted for the Structures prizes in 2018: the Best Research Paper Prize and the Best Research into Practice Paper Prize.
Publish Date – 1 May 2018
This article lists papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.
This month Ron has selected a rather unusual winner for The Drawing Board.
Publish Date – 1 August 2018
This month's winner is Alasdair Massie of Peter Brett Associates, who receives an e-book of his choice from the Institution’s current catalogue. Alasdair's sketches reproduced here illustrate how part of a chimney might be removed and re-supported.
Publish Date – 20 November 2017
This month Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Bob Treadwell of Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd. Bob receives an e-book of his choice from the Institution’s current catalogue.
Publish Date – 19 November 2018
Upcoming events at HQ and from around the Regional Groups.
Publish Date – 1 February 2018
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Publish Date – 1 June 2017
This month we highlight articles that have recently been made available online, along with the most popular content in the journal.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.
This month's contribution comes from Sandra Peña Pérez and concerns horizontal reactions in a beam subjected to an axial load.
Publish Date – 1 March 2019
This month's teaser from reader Richard Hollamby concerns a cantilever beam subjected to a uniform live load.
Publish Date – 1 October 2018
This month we present a reader contribution from Rabee Kafina MIStructE on bending moment diagrams.
Publish Date – 1 June 2018
Structures is a collaboration between the Institution and Elsevier, publishing internationally-leading research across the full breadth of structural engineering which will benefit from wide readership by academics and practitioners.
Access to Structures is free to Institution members (excluding Student members) as one of their membership benefits, with access provided via the “My account” section of the Institution website. The journal is available online at: www.structuresjournal.org
Editor-in-Chief, Professor Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on 'Exploring Bridge Dynamics for Ultra-high-speed, Hyperloop, Trains' as his featured article.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Institution's research journal.
Congratulations to Chloe Newmann, of Webb Yates Engineers, whose sketch of the steel frame of a scale version of Tower Bridge was selected by judge Ron Slade for our inaugural feature.
Publish Date – 3 April 2017
This month, we present an impact statement on 'Prestressing in Coventry Cathedral' - a paper by Chris Burgoyne and Owen Mitchell.
Rob Thomas provides insight into what historical documents the Institution Library holds for those researching older buildings.
Rob Thomas provides an update for members looking to get up to speed with the Eurocodes, with a range of reading material available in the form of books, technical reports and journal articles – as well as the codes themselves.
This month we highlight articles that have recently been made available online.
This month we present the shortlisted papers for the 2018 Structures prizes – for Best Research Paper and Best Research into Practice paper. The winners of each paper will be unveiled at the Institution's People and Papers Awards ceremony in June.
This month we summarise the highlights from the August issue (Volume 15) of Structures.
This month we present another question from the Institution's Structural Behaviour Course, looking at the forces in a truss.
Publish Date – 1 March 2018
Upcoming events at HQ and around the regional groups.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers. This month we preview the content of Volume 13 (February 2018).
Tips from the Institution Library provides on how to search the catalogue effectively.
Upcoming events at HQ and from around the regional groups.
This month we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 Structures prizes, which were presented at the Institution's People and Papers Awards held in June.
Publish Date – 1 July 2019
This month’s question from Mounir Matta MIStructE concerns bending moments in a structural framing system.
The Editor-in-Chief’s latest featured article investigates least-cost design of curved cable-stayed footbridges with control devices.
Publish Date – 1 August 2019
This month Ron has selected a sketch by João Alves of Cundall. João receives an e-book of his choice from the Institution’s current catalogue.
The Editor-in-Chief has selected an article on composite structures for demountable construction as his featured article from the latest issue of Structures.
Publish Date – 2 September 2019
Library Manager, Rob Thomas, provides an insight into what the library can offer on the subject of tall buildings.
Brian Pyle provides a brainteaser concerning bending moments and shear forces in a pair of floating tanks.
From each issue of Structures, the Editor-in-Chief (or Guest Editor) selects an outstanding paper which is made available free of charge for six months. Here, we highlight the three latest Featured Articles.
Publish Date – 2 October 2019
This month's question from Ben Clayton was inspired by the design of the core lintels for a project in Bristol.
Associate Editor, Jason Ingham, has selected a review article on machine learning for structural engineering as the ‘Featured Article’ from this issue. The article will be available free of charge for six months.
Publish Date – 3 May 2022
Associate Editor, Lin-Hai Han, has selected an article on seismic fragility analysis of braced frames constructed from concrete-filled tubes as the ‘Featured Article’ from Volume 39 of Structures.
Publish Date – 1 June 2022
This month, judge Ron Slade has selected two winners: Romeo Maciuceanu and Eugénie Sentucq.
This month’s structural behaviour problem concerns deflection of a beam.
Publish Date – 1 June 2019
Volume 19 of Structures includes a paper on least-cost design of cable-stayed footbridges.
This month Ron Slade has selected two sketches – by Luis Correia of AKT II and Jakub Nowikowski of Pole Structural Engineers.
Publish Date – 1 May 2019
Learning from structural failures – resulting from technical, natural or human factors – is an important way to make our structures safer.
The latest issue of Structures (Volume 18, April 2019) is a special issue on ‘Advanced Manufacturing and Materials for Innovative Structural Design’.
We continue this section with another steel quiz brought to you by the SCI. This month’s topic is bolts. Answers will be published in the April issue.
Publish Date – 1 March 2016
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers. Structures is a collaboration between the Institution and Elsevier, publishing internationally-leading research across the full breadth of structural engineering which will benefit from wide readership by academics and practitioners. Access to Structures is free to Institution members (excluding Student members) as one of their membership benefits, with access provided via the “My account” section of the Institution website. The journal is available online at: www.structuresjournal.org
This month we present a reader contribution from Ewan Macpherson on shear forces.
Publish Date – 2 July 2018
This month we bring you a question from the Institution’s new Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is trusses. Answers will be published in the May issue.
Publish Date – 1 April 2016
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers. Structures is a collaboration between the Institution and Elsevier, publishing internationally-leading research across the full breadth of structural engineering which will benefi t from wide readership by academics and practitioners. Access to Structures is free to Institution members (excluding Student members) as one of their membership benefits, with access provided via the “My account” section of the Institution website. The journal is available online at: www.structuresjournal.org
This month's Spotlight on Structures celebrates the winners of the 2018 Structures prizes.
This article lists a selection of what the Library has on these subjects and the most frequently requested items.
Publish Date – 2 January 2018
This month we bring you another question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is deflected shapes. Answers will be published in the July issue.
Publish Date – 1 June 2016
Structures is a collaboration between the Institution and Elsevier, publishing internationally-leading research across the full breadth of structural engineering which will benefi t from wide readership by academics and practitioners.
This month, we preview the latest issue (Volume 12), with Editor-in-Chief, Professor Leroy Gardner, selecting three highlights from the issue.
This month we bring you a question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course on deflected shapes. The answer will be published in the January issue.
Publish Date – 1 December 2016
This month we bring you another question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is deflected portals. The answer will be published in November.
Publish Date – 3 October 2016
This month's question has been provided by Tan Tian Wee MIStructE.
Publish Date – 3 January 2017
A question considering bending moment diagrams from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course.
This month we bring you a question from Ramsay Maunder Associates on the yield-line technique for concrete slabs. The answer will be published in the September issue.
Publish Date – 1 August 2016
This month we bring you another question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is indeterminate bending moment diagrams. Answers will be published in the August issue.
Publish Date – 1 July 2016
The place to test your knowledge and problem-solving ability. This month's steel quiz is brought to you by the SCI.
Publish Date – 4 January 2016
This month Ron Slade has selected a sketch of Daly's Bridge by John Gamble, a Design Engineer for RPS in Ireland. John receives an e-book of his choice from the Institution’s current catalogue.
Publish Date – 1 February 2019
This month's prize is shared between two winners: Kevin Lyons of Lyons O'Neill and Stephen Fernandez of Arup.
This month we bring you another question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is trusses. The answer will be published in December.
Publish Date – 1 November 2016
This month we bring you another question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is bending moment diagrams. Answers will be published in the June issue.
(NB This article was updated on 3 May 2016 to correct the diagrams for May's question and possible answers.)
This month's question concerns the buttress for a vaulted church roof and has been provided by Institution Member, Hugh Morrison, Director of Hugh Morrison Associates.
Publish Date – 1 March 2017
This month's question on tension forces in a canopy has been provided by Institution Member Hugh Morrison.
This month's contribution from Marco Corradi MIStructE concerns shear forces in a steel frame.
This month, Hugh Morrison MIStructE poses a question on bending and deflection for a steel floor beam.
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.
An initial selection of over 80 key titles forms the basis of the Institution Library’s new E-book collection, making the Library accessible for the first time to members all around the world, at any time of the day. The service is offered to Graduates, Technicians, Members and Fellows.
This month, Editor-in-Chief, Professor Leroy Gardner, presents a featured article on 'Finite Element Modeling and design of Single Angle Member Under Bi-axial Bending'.
The latest issue of Structures is a special issue presenting selected papers from the 11th International Conference on Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (ASCCS 2015), held in Beijing, China, on 3–5 December 2015.
This month's winner is Alan Hayward FREng, CEng, FICE, FIStructE, whose sketches are of the Victorian footbridge at Alton Station in Hampshire, which is to undergo restoration.
Congratulations to the winners of the annual Structures prizes, which recognise outstanding examples of pure and applied research. The prizes, for papers published in the journal during 2016, were announced at the Institution's People and Papers Awards ceremony in London on 8 June.
The Library has extensive coverage on all aspects of bridge theory, design, construction, history, management, maintenance and retrofitting. With over 1500 books and reports, this short article can only scratch at the surface.
The IStructE Library provides an update on researching product literature, including codes, standards and handbooks.
The latest issue of Structures, Volume 11 (August 2017), has recently been published. Editor-in-Chief, Professor Leroy Gardner, has selected three highlights.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers. This month, we summarise the content in the latest issue (Volume 16, November 2018).
Institution Member Hugh Morrison presents a follow-up to May's question on forces in a canopy.
The Institution’s E-library was launched in June this year, for the first time offering members worldwide a Library service regardless of their location or the time of day. The intention in the first year was to build up a collection of titles that any structural engineer might expect to have in their own library. Our aim is to cater for all members’ needs, whether they be preparing for the Chartered Membership Examination or further on in their career and undertaking more detailed design and analysis work.
So, what exactly can members expect to find in the E-library? The collection consists entirely of textbooks – rather than report-type publications such as those published by BRE, CIRIA, The Concrete Society, SCI, TRADA, etc. – and does not include standards or any of the Institution’s own suite of publications, which can now also be purchased as PDFs from the Institution bookshop.
The initial collection consists of over 90 titles and is growing continuously, with suggestions from members welcomed.
Send your suggestions or feedback to: [email protected].
This month, we share a few key statistics about Structures with you, as well as information about the initiatives the Institution and Elsevier are taking to encourage members to engage with the journal.
Access to Structures is free to Institution members (excluding Student members) as one of their membership benefits, with access provided via the “My account” section of the Institution website. The journal is available online at www.structuresjournal.org
This month, judge Ron Slade has selected two winners: Duncan Walters of Eckersley O'Callaghan and Rob Nield of Arup. Each receives an e-book of their choice from the Institution's current catalogue.
This month we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Volume 10 of Structures.
Rob Thomas highlights books in the Library collection that give an introduction to first principles of structural behaviour and provide guidance on developing a conceptual design.