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Complete issue (April 2026)

All the articles from the April 2026 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Modern methods of design: categorising computational design methods

This article by Malcolm Turpin considers the key categories of computers and software in structural engineering and their implications for the structural engineer. 

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Route maps to UK net zero: construction materials governance, at a glance

Pete Gates, Arthur Coates, Eva Gaal and Kaloyana Kostova – all members of the IStructE Structural Futures Committee – examine the carbon-reduction route maps of the UK steel, concrete and timber industries, considering the role structural engineers can play to reduce an apparent gap between the net-zero target and the speed of decarbonisation actually envisaged.

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CROSS Safety Report: Incorrect steel section properties in structural analysis software

This month's report highlights the importance of varied quality assurance when using structural design and analysis software after a reporter found a steel section with erroneous data in the software's database.

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No Falls Week: help save lives by stopping falls from height

Falls from height remain a major cause of death and injury in the UK construction sector. We asked David Thomas (Trustee) and Hannah Williams (Charity Manager) of the No Falls Foundation how its annual campaign hopes to address this situation.

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Conservation compendium. Part 23: Preservation of timber foundation piles

This article aims to outline the historic use of timber pile foundations, their key characteristics, and how to preserve them for the future.

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Technical Guidance Note (Level 2, No. 26): Analysis modelling for mass timber structures (part 1)

This note introduces analysis modelling considerations specific to mass timber structures, highlighting unique material properties that must be considered.

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Case study: Lithic Chords: post-tensioned stone as a structural material

Lithic Chords is a post-tensioned stone sculpture that was exhibited at the 19th Architecture Biennale in Venice in 2025. Francesco Banchini describes how the project came together for the exhibition. 

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Viewpoint: The identity crisis of the structural engineer

A regenerative approach to design will require structural engineers to reimagine their relationship with the world around them, argue Anna Beckett and Steven Edge of the IStructE Structural Futures Committee.

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Viewpoint: Kairos calling

The Ancient Greek concept of kairos offers structural engineers a means to rethink established approaches and reclaim their creative and inventive capacity to address the urgent challenges of our time, argues Helen McGarry.

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Verulam (readers' letters – April 2026)

This month's letters continue discussion on foundation design challenges and feature letters on Ronan Point and large panel system tower blocks.

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Regional focus (April 2026)

In this feature, we share news, updates and initiatives from the Institution's regional group network around the world. This month, we hear from regional groups in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. 

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Diary dates (April 2026)

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

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Spotlight on Structures (April 2026)

Associate Editor, Jason Ingham, has selected a paper on the rabbeted-grouting-splicing method for prefabricated composite slabs as the Featured Article for Volume 83 of Structures.

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