All articles published in Issue 2 (January 2011) of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 18 January 2011
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.
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.
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.
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.
This month's letters concern the effective width of slabs and quality in construction.
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.