Issue 9

Contents page

The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (September 2025)

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

Publish Date – 3 September 2025

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President's mid-term update: Inspiring interactions

President Mohamad Al-Dah shares his mid-term update including details of visits to regional groups, universities and conferences around the world. 

Publish Date – 3 September 2025

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Modular FRP-steel bridges for the UK road network

This article introduces the design package for a modular FRP-steel hybrid road bridge, including the lessons learned from previous FRP bridges and how they underpinned the project requirements.

Publish Date – 3 September 2025

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What will no longer be OK? Ethics, engineering and the climate

Will Arnold shares the findings of recent work by  the IStructE and ICE to investigate the ethical dilemmas that those working in the construction industry face today as they grapple with the shift to a low-carbon built environment.

Publish Date – 3 September 2025

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Reality-based carbon assessment for resource-constrained materials

Dominic Munro, Miriam Graham, Grace Di Benedetto, Malcolm Turpin and Fragkoulis Kanavaris introduce the concept of a 'global availability fraction' and explain how it can enable engineers to understand the real-world carbon implications of specifying GGBS or scrap steel.

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CROSS Safety Report: Overestimation of lateral torsional buckling restraints

This month's report relates to a concern about the load capacity of a new temporary structure designed by another firm.

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Monitoring and supervision in construction. Part 1: Introduction

Andy Pye introduces a new mini-series of articles by examining what is meant by monitoring and supervision and why these functions play a valuable role on site.

Publish Date – 3 September 2025

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Case study: From fixed to pinned: modifying a column base detail to raise a steel shed height by 50%

This article describes a project to increase the height of three steel-framed warehouses in Iraq to expand their food-storage capacity and the unusual engineering challenges presented.

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Book review: The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design

With an open mind and a bit of curiosity, this practice guide to regenerative design could become a key resource for anyone looking to work regeneratively, believes Eva MacNamara.

Publish Date – 3 September 2025

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Diary dates (September 2025)

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

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Spotlight on Structures (September 2025)

The Featured Article for Volume 76 of Structures is now available. Associate Editor, Zhenjun Yang, has selected a paper investigating the shear performance of 3D-printed concrete beams of different span ratios.

Publish Date – 3 September 2025

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