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Issue 6

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The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (Issue 6 – March 2011)
All articles published in Issue 6 (March 2011) of The Structural Engineer. 

Publish Date – 15 March 2011

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The Structural Engineer

Temporary Works Forum (TWf): raising standards in the industry
John Carpenter, Secretary of TWf, documents the formation of a new forum that has been formed to provide a voice and raise standards in the temporary works sector of UK construction and associated matters.

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SER – 6 years on!
Structural Engineers Registration Ltd (SER) has been operating successfully as a company for some 6 years following its establishment in November 2004.

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How did unreinforced masonry buildings perform in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake?
Jason Ingham, David Biggs and Lisa Moon provide an on the spot report on the performance of masonry buildings in the Christchurch earthquake.

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Palais Royale – a trend setter in Mumbai
Palais Royale, currently under construction in Mumbai, will be an ultra luxury, super tall residential complex. The developers – Shree Ram Urban Infrastructure Ltd – began work almost 2 years ago. Girish Dravid provides an insight into its construction.

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Verulam (readers' letters – March 2011)
This month's letters discuss structural engineers' status, building control and remuneration. 

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Does PBD with FRP components and structures provide any new benefits and challenges?
J. Toby Mottram introduces the benefits and challenges towards the adoption of performance based design (PBD) and finds that targeted research and development has/is using the PBD philosophy to produce bespoke FRP components and systems towards a growing number of applications in structural engineering.

Publish Date – 15 March 2011

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