All articles published in the May 2012 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 2 May 2012
The United States Air Force Memorial features three spires shaped like a bomb-burst. Beneath their sleek stainless steel surface lies complex engineering, including hidden dampers that keep them stable in strong winds.
Employees are expected to have the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience for the tasks assigned to them, unless they are under competent supervision. This article focuses on the schemes for individuals.
Structural-Safety.org's Alastair Soane draws on three recently submitted CROSS reports to highlight an urgent need to review current practice.
Robert Kilpatrick highlights the issues facing employers and candidates and provides guidelines on how to avoid the pitfalls.
This note concerns the assessment of loads that apply to retaining structures, typically generated from soil. These forces primarily come into play during the design of retaining wall structures, but they can also be found in water-retaining structures and storage vessels.
It is essential for structural engineers to be able to express their ideas clearly through their designs. This note describes two common techniques used to draw in three dimensions.
This paper outlines Arup's study for The Concrete Centre, examining embodied CO2 in structural frames. It found minimal variation between frame types, but highlighted specification as key to reducing embodied carbon emissions.
This paper presents an experimental programme conducted to investigate the behaviour of bonded-in BFRP bars loaded parallel to the grain of glulam members.
Letters this month include discussion on openings in domestic construction, the adoption of the comma, openings in masonry walls and spiders.
One of the Institution's largest Regional Groups, the South Eastern Counties Group, established in 1985, places strong emphasis on CPD through technical meetings, training, supporting members and the Institution alike.