All articles published in the April 2012 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 April 2012
This paper outlines the instrumentation of the structural elements within the New Engineering Building at the National University of Ireland, Galway and the part they will play in the teaching and understanding of structural engineering within the university.
This article discusses the piled foundations and archaeological investigations involved in the redevelopment of Drapers' Gardens, London, in a confined city site.
This article shows why both criminal and civil law is relevant to the management of health and safety risks in construction.
Alastair Soane, Director of Structural-Safety.org urges more engineers to engage with the programme, dispelling some reporting myths and highlighting the community-wide benefits of submitting concerns.
This note concerns lateral loads that are applied to barriers and wheel axle loads from vehicles.
This paper summarises the findings of a number of different research projects on different earth masonry systems. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, the specific masonry systems are not identified by name.
Kevin Lea, BIM Business Development Manager at CSC, provides a personal view on what BIM really means to the structural engineer and whether Structural BIM is being used to its full potential.
A 3rd edition of Gimsing and Georgakis book was released in January 2012. Buro Happold's Davood Liaghat takes a look…
This month's letters discuss wind loading codes, drawing practice and the January 2012 issue's Cairo Expo City article.
Covering a vast geographical area hasn't prevented the Caribbean group from working towards common goals...