All the articles from the April 2026 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 April 2026
This article by Malcolm Turpin considers the key categories of computers and software in structural engineering and their implications for the structural engineer.
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.
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.
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.
This article aims to outline the historic use of timber pile foundations, their key characteristics, and how to preserve them for the future.
This note introduces analysis modelling considerations specific to mass timber structures, highlighting unique material properties that must be considered.
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.
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.
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.
This month's letters continue discussion on foundation design challenges and feature letters on Ronan Point and large panel system tower blocks.
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.
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
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.