Issue 2

Contents page

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Complete issue (February 2024)

All the articles from the February 2024 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Editorial: MMC in the spotlight

IStructE Technical Director, Patrick Hayes, introduces this issue's focus on modern methods of construction.

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Reports of the Professional Conduct Committee and Disciplinary Board

Read the latest reports from the Professional Conduct Committee and Disciplinary Board. 

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President's Inaugural Address: Engineering with purpose: aligning our values for global impact

Tanya de Hoog, 2024 IStructE President, addresses the membership with a focus on technical expertise, collaboration and aligned action. 

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Putting the net-zero hierarchy into practice: Build less

Conor Hayes continues this series of notes signposting key climate resources for IStructE members by looking at the second level in the hierarchy of net-zero design: building less to minimise material usage and reduce carbon emissions.

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Professional indemnity insurance considerations when adopting modern methods of construction

Claire Meade and Stephen Hargreaves of insurance broker Griffiths & Armour provide an update of insurers' attitudes to MMC and implications for designers' insurance policies.

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CROSS Safety Report: MMC and robustness

This month we present a report relating to the design of a low-rise modular building and the requirement, or otherwise, for positive fixings between the superstructure and the substructure.

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Historical defects in buildings – No. 4: Carbonation of concrete cover

Hugh Docherty examines the potential damage caused by carbonation in reinforced concrete, and offers brief advice on identification and remediation.

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Stakeholder relationships: understanding construction project roles

Theodore Wright explores the relationships that structural engineers will have with other stakeholders on a project, and the importance of devoting time and attention to these.

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An introduction to modern methods of construction

Nigel Ostime introduces some of the key considerations and questions across the design and procurement process when using MMC. 

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Modern methods of construction: a study of upfront embodied carbon

James Morton and Gavin White discuss findings from a comparative analysis of MMC and 'typical' construction practices, specifically focusing on the impact on the upfront embodied carbon for the structural systems of MMC.

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Viewpoint: Realising carbon-reduction benefits from DfMA/MMC

Drawing on their project experience, Alice Berry, Sahil Limbu and Heleni Pantelidou share tips on how to ensure that modern methods of construction deliver carbon savings.

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Verulam (readers' letters – February 2024)

This month's letters concern Category 3 checks, subsidence on shrinkable soils and seismic design of residential structures. 

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Book review: Design trails: Adventures of a structural engineer

This inspirational book crams in a vast array of Paul Fast's timber engineering creativity and shares the human stories behind great structural engineering, says Tim Ibell.

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Spotlight on Structures (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.

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Diary dates (February 2024)

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

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The Drawing Board (February 2024)

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

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