Issue 11

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Complete issue (November/December 2024)

All the articles from the November/December 2024 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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View from the CEO: Continuity and innovation – 2024 highlights

IStructE CEO, Yasmin Becker, reflects on her highlights of 2024, including collaboration within the industry, the growth of CROSS-UK and more. 

Publish Date – 11 November 2024

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Putting the net-zero hierarchy into practice: Build efficiently

Muiris Moynihan summarises available guidance covering the fourth level of the Institution's hierarchy for net-zero design, which encourages engineers to 'build efficiently' by ensuring designs are highly utilised.

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SCORS at four: what can we learn from the Structural Awards?

Will Arnold, Mike Cook, Duncan Cox, Orlando Gibbons and John Orr reflect on progress made around carbon targets over the past four years.

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Could you help assess engineering education programmes?

The Joint Board of Moderators plays a crucial role in accrediting university engineering programmes in the UK, explains IStructE Head of Membership and Education, Rebecca Carey, but is always in need of both industrial and academic volunteers to support this work.

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CROSS Safety Report: The potential impact of scaffolding on fire safety

This month's report discusses the potential fire safety risks of scaffolding when it is present around in-use buildings and the current risk assessment process. 

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Conservation compendium. Part 20: Another life in ruins

This article seeks to equip engineers with more knowledge about ruins. Building on Part 11 of the Conservation compendium, 'A career in ruins (the challenges presented by derelict structures)', it provides further sources of information from a UK perspective for those engineers who look after them.

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Structural Awards 2024: Awards special

Discover the winners at the Structural Awards 2024 and which project won the Supreme Award.

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Lessons learned in 3D modelling of underground structures

Gloria Wong and Trieska Wahyudi share their experiences in the 3D modelling of underground structures (primarily stations) for design, including the key lessons they  have learned and the process flows they have developed consequently.

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Viewpoint: Managing risk through competence

Ron Watermeyer examines ways of demonstrating competence in the structural engineering profession and makes a case for the value of credentialing.

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Viewpoint: Taking chances with the weather

How should climatic design action vary with duration of exposure? Alastair Hughes identifies two conflicting approaches, and questions whether EN 1991 has made the right choice.

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Verulam (readers' letters – November/December 2024)

This month's letters include discussion on no-fines concrete, clarity over Belfast and Pratt trusses, building control compliance and more.

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Library update: Recent cataloguing projects

There are now more than 77 500 references listed on the Institution's Library catalogue. As well as cataloguing new publications, we have been reviewing our existing collection and updating our records.

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Diary dates (November/December 2024)

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

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Spotlight on Structures (November/December 2024)

Ana Espinós, Associate Editor, has selected a paper studying the lateral behaviour of a composite concrete-filled steel tubes truss column as the Featured Article for Volume 66 of Structures.

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The Drawing Board (November/December 2024)

Ron has chosen a sketch by Tim Walkden as the winner of The Drawing Board. Tim's sketch depicts a proposed structural arrangement for retrofitting a new perimeter roof walkway.

Publish Date – 11 November 2024

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