Issue 8

Contents page

The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (August 2023)

All the articles from the August 2023 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

President's mid-term report

Matt Byatt reflects on the pleasures of visiting regional groups around the world in this mid-term update. 

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Learning from living systems – regenerative principles in practice

Oliver Broadbent and James Norman explore the concept of regenerative design and how structural engineers can learn from the living world.

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Regenerative design for building engineering: the role of the structural engineer

Will Arnold and Phil Isaac discuss examples of how regenerative principles can be put into practice by structural engineers. 

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Geotechnics and sustainability: a short guide

Andy Smith presents some project-related objectives that geotechnical and structural engineers can use to improve the sustainability of a project's foundations.

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Are you equipped to deal with corruption in your work?

Catherine and Neill Stansbury of the Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre explore the problem of corruption. 

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Understanding carbon factors – new guides available

Jo Spencer of Arup introduces a series of short guides that will help practitioners understand the origins of carbon factors for key materials. 

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Eden Project Dundee – bringing regenerative aspirations to life

How does the adoption of a regenerative design process impact on structural engineering decisions in practice? Helena Russell speaks to the client and designers of the planned Eden Project Dundee to find out.

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Viewpoint: Moving towards co-creating with communities

Emma Crichton of Engineers Without Borders UK introduces readers to the idea of co-creating with communities, explaining why this shift is an essential component of regenerative design and how it will affect the role of structural engineers.

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Verulam (readers' letters – August 2023)

This month's letters include thoughts on minimum masonry returns, pointing on new-build properties and reusing structural steel beams. 

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Diary dates (August 2023)

A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

Spotlight on Structures (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.

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more

The Structural Engineer

The Drawing Board (August 2023)

This month, Ron Slade has chosen a sketch by Andrew Barr as the winner of The Drawing Board.

Publish Date – 1 August 2023

Read more