Innovating our way to a safe and resilient future

Miguel Martinez-Paneda describes current performance-based design uses, and advocates the potential for its wider application in a holistic approach.

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.

Reuben Brambleby and Will Arnold summarise the discussions from a recent IStructE Council meeting that examined how the profession could broaden its sustainability and social impact as it works towards a regenerative future.