Viewpoint: Serviceability design – the third paradigm

Author: Gillian Browning

Date published

1 April 2025

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Viewpoint: Serviceability design – the third paradigm

The Structural Engineer

Author

Gillian Browning

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 103, Issue 4, 2025, Page(s) 32-33

https://doi.org/10.56330/CTFZ9221

Date published

1 April 2025

Author

Gillian Browning

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 103, Issue 4, 2025, Page(s) 32-33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/CTFZ9221

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

The industry must pull together and urgently develop new vibration serviceability guidance if we are to realise a future of lighter-weight, lower-carbon structures, argues Gillian Browning, Head of Structural Dynamics at Buro Happold.

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32-33
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Dynamics Seismic & Vibration Opinion Carbon Issue 4

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