All the articles from the October 2024 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 October 2024
Will Arnold, the IStructE's Head of Climate Action, explains the background to a UK standard that defines a 'net-zero carbon-aligned' building, and urges members to put it into practice on their projects.
IStructE CEO, Yasmin Becker, explains how a new mentoring programme from the Institution is designed to help members around the world get the best out of their career.
Following the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's final report into the tragedy, the Institution of Structural Engineers will play its part in delivering the change needed to ensure public safety.
This month's report discusses how a design/modelling problem caused an under-designed reinforced concrete slab to be constructed.
This article offers tools and knowledge for early-career engineers to confidently navigate the potential pitfalls of computer-aided structural design.
This article discusses two topics: validation – am I asking the right questions of the software; and verification – am I getting the right answers?
This article describes how the structural engineer team delivered the architectural vision of a 'floating' cube for the Arena Liga Portugal project in Porto.
IStructE Gold Medallist Werner Sobek discusses his career, iconic projects and his long-established mantra of building for everyone with the minimum of waste.
This month's letters include discussion on building control compliance forms, structural engineering ethics and more.
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
In this feature, we share news, updates and initiatives from the Institution's regional group network around the world. This month, we hear from regional groups in Hong Kong, Singapore and United Arab Emirates.
Leroy Gardner, Editor-in-Chief, has selected a paper studying sections of wire arc additively manufactured steel stiffened by sinusoidal waves as the Featured Article for Volume 65 of Structures.