Issue 5

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The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (May 2025)

All the articles from the May 2025 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 1 May 2025

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Wind-induced vibration response of modular high-rise buildings

This article, based on the winning entry to the Institution of Structural Engineers Research into Practice case study competition 2024, describes the collaboration between Tide Construction, Barrett Mahony Consulting Engineers, Trinity College Dublin and BMT Fluid Dynamics examining the dynamic behaviour of tall modular buildings.

Publish Date – 1 May 2025

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Putting the net-zero hierarchy into practice: Minimise waste

Emily Halliwell concludes this series of notes signposting key resources at each level in the IStructE hierarchy of net-zero design by looking at how to 'minimise waste'.

Publish Date – 1 May 2025

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Reducing construction carbon: a planning, procurement and leadership method

Alistair Kean, Andrew Kidd and Lucy Hayes describe how the Lower Thames Crossing project implemented a groundbreaking approach to carbon reduction by making this goal a central part of the procurement and contract management process.

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Specifying requirements for buildings and their subsystems, elements and components

Ron Watermeyer introduces the most common types of specification structural engineers are likely to encounter on a project and explains the important role they play in ensuring a building meets its objectives.

Publish Date – 1 May 2025

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Structural Engineers Registration Limited – supporting structural design certification in Scotland

As Structural Engineers Registration Limited marks 20 years of administering a building design certification scheme in Scotland, we take a look at the Scottish building control system and how the scheme works.

Publish Date – 1 May 2025

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CROSS Safety Report: Punching shear assessments of flat slabs supporting out of line columns

This month's report discusses punching shear assessments of flat slabs used as transfer slabs to support transferred columns.

Publish Date – 1 May 2025

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Introducing BSI Knowledge – your new membership benefit

The Institution's Library Manager, Laura Cooper, explains what this new benefit offers to members and answers some frequently asked questions.

Publish Date – 1 May 2025

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Safety of vertical cantilever structures. Part 1: Good design practice and maintenance

Part 1 of this article aims to highlight safety concerns for various types of cantilever structure in their design, construction, use and maintenance stages. It provides general guidance for designers, contractors and maintenance teams, and clients to avoid failure during these stages.

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Viewpoint: What's trust got to do with it?

Trust is a key component of business relationships for engineering firms, argues Kate Wise, but no substitute for a robust quality assurance process in technical design.

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Verulam (readers' letters – May 2025)

This month's letters include a discussion from the IStructE Community on steel general arrangement drawings and the factor of safety dilemma.

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Diary dates (May 2025)

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

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Spotlight on Structures (May 2025)

The Featured Articles for Volume 71 and 72 of Structures are now available. Associate Editor, Elyas Ghafoori, has chosen a study on a novel segmental column system for Volume 71 while Associate Editor, Yao Chen, has selected a paper on the deployment of hollow-rope tensegrity utility bridges for Volume 72.

Publish Date – 1 May 2025

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