President's Inaugural Address: Adding value: Structural engineering as a global profession

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.

This month's letters concern the effective width of slabs and quality in construction.