All the articles from the May 2025 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 May 2025
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.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
This month's report discusses punching shear assessments of flat slabs used as transfer slabs to support transferred columns.
The Institution's Library Manager, Laura Cooper, explains what this new benefit offers to members and answers some frequently asked questions.
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.
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.
This month's letters include a discussion from the IStructE Community on steel general arrangement drawings and the factor of safety dilemma.
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
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.