All articles published in the December 2012 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 30 November 2012
John Nolan reviews the Institution's achievements and challenges within the context of his Presidential theme.
Chief Executive Martin Powell reflects on some of the Institution's activities and accomplishments over the last 12 months and looks ahead to the exciting projects and plans in place for 2013 and beyond.
This article covers the importance of occupational health as part of health and safety from the point of view of designers.
Three reoccurring themes continue to emerge from reports to CROSS detailing incidents on site. Alastair Soane provides examples.
John Carpenter provides an overview of temporary works and associated roles and responsibilities.
Sean Brady stresses the importance of managing 'human factors' to reduce human error within bridge projects, citing international examples from which lessons can be learned.
The chosen form of any substructure is entirely dependent on what the site investigations reveal. It is typically up to the structural engineer, with the aid of geotechnical engineers and specialists, to determine the extent of this investigation and interpret its results.
The twisting of elements within structures due to eccentric loading is best avoided. This note shows structural engineers how to avoid problems that can lead to significant remedial works and/or failures.
This paper describes a case study on the whole life carbon cycle of a warehouse building in Swindon, UK.
Exposure trials on timber cladding are valuable sources of information for façade designers. Key material, fire, and structural issues affecting timber cladding design are assessed and robust construction details derived alongside a framework for the emerging sub-discipline of timber façade engineering.
Jon Morris advocates seeing beyond initial embodied CO2 figures and to think in terms of whole-life carbon content when considering the sustainability of a project.
Letters this month include discussions on the carbon embodiment in buildings, builder's design software, structural assessment of LPS and concerns between timber safe load tables.