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Issue 2

Browse the content of Issue 2 (January 2011) of The Structural Engineer.

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Complete issue (Issue 2 – January 2011)
All articles published in Issue 2 (January 2011) of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 18 January 2011

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President's Inaugural Address: Adding value: Structural engineering as a global profession
President Roger Plank reflects on a life and career that has taken him from practice to academia to consultancy and suggests that there are opportunities for structural engineers to take a leading role in exciting new areas.

Publish Date – 18 January 2011

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Transforming undergraduate structural engineering education in the 21st Century
Former President Dr Graham Owens reports on the initial phase of an Institution-led project that sets out to improve understanding of structural behaviour at the undergraduate level.

Publish Date – 18 January 2011

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FRC – exclusive to continental Europe or will the UK join the mix?
Bernard Berge of Maccaferri asks why the take up of fibre-reinforced concrete in the UK lags behind the rest of Europe, where it has proved very successful, as reflected by its use in the construction of the extension to Barcelona's metro system.

Publish Date – 18 January 2011

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Have you considered working in Australia?
Larry Platt, Managing Director of a group of Australian companies specialising in consulting engineering, environmental management, technology and manufacturing, says Australia has a lot to offer engineers looking for work.

Publish Date – 18 January 2011

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Verulam (readers' letters – January 2011)
This month's letters concern the effective width of slabs and quality in construction.

Publish Date – 18 January 2011

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A simplified method for the analysis of steel frames with semi-rigid joints
This paper by John Graham explores the use of a simplified procedure that approximates the semi-rigid behaviour of extended end plate, unstiffened beam to column connections.

Publish Date – 18 January 2011

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