Issue 8

Contents page

The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (August 2025)

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

Publish Date – 1 August 2025

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Concrete decarbonisation – unscrambling the acronyms

IStructE Head of Climate Action, Will Arnold, guides readers through the alphabet soup of organisations working to advance decarbonisation of concrete within the UK.

Publish Date – 1 August 2025

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What does it mean to be competent?

Both individuals and organisations carrying out design or building work in the UK now have a statutory duty to be competent, explains IStructE Technical Director Patrick Hayes, meaning that they must possess the skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours required to successfully perform their role.

Publish Date – 1 August 2025

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Importing timber in a volatile market

Kate Wise discusses how recent disruptions to supply chains, triggered by Brexit and global tariff changes, are impacting imports of construction materials – particularly timber – to the UK.

Publish Date – 1 August 2025

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CROSS Safety Report: Design responsibility for timber frame houses and apartments

This month's report relates to a potential scope gap where certain structural elements in timber frame houses and apartments have not been reviewed, and no party has assumed responsibility.

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Business Practice Note No. 40: Flexible working

Allowing employees some flexibility in their working patterns can bring benefits to both employee and employer, explains Rob Paul in this new note.

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Industry CPD: Good FEA modelling for static linear analysis

This CPD module, sponsored by Oasys, examines the use of static linear analysis for modelling building and bridge structures and how to generate realistic, accurate results.

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Structural design principles for timber-frame buildings

This article by James Walker presents the main engineering principles that underpin timber-frame construction.

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Eurocode 5 Part 1-1: what's new for timber-frame design?

This article summarises some of the key changes  that have been made in Eurocode 5 Part 1-1 regarding design of floor diaphragms and racking (stability) walls in timber-framed buildings.

Publish Date – 1 August 2025

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Profile: Kelly Harrison

From 'topping up' buildings with lightweight extensions to pushing the case for education in timber design, Kelly Harrison wants wood to be a mainstream structural material. Helena Russell reports.

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Viewpoint: Grounding carbon emissions in ethics

Tim Ibell and James Norman encourage structural engineers to consider the human impact of the carbon emissions arising from the buildings they design, as climate-change-related mortality increases.

Publish Date – 1 August 2025

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Verulam (readers' letters – August 2025)

This month's letters include discussion on Google's new London HQ, transparency in IStructE exams and codes of practice. 

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Diary dates (August 2025)

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

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Spotlight on Structures (August 2025)

Associate Editor, Mario D'Aniello, has selected a paper on the dynamic behaviour of suspension bridges during erection as the Featured Article for Volume 75 of Structures.

Publish Date – 1 August 2025

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