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Issue 12

Browse the content of the December 2012 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Complete issue (December 2012)
All articles published in the December 2012 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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President's review: Reflections on a year as President of the Institution
John Nolan reviews the Institution's achievements and challenges within the context of his Presidential theme.

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Chief Executive's report on the Institution 2012
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.

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 11): Occupational health
This article covers the importance of occupational health as part of health and safety from the point of view of designers.

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There but for the grace of God
Three reoccurring themes continue to emerge from reports to CROSS detailing incidents on site. Alastair Soane provides examples.

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Temporary works and the structural engineer
John Carpenter provides an overview of temporary works and associated roles and responsibilities.

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Human factors and bridge failure
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.

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Technical Guidance Note (Level 1, No. 20): Site Investigations

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.

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Technical Guidance Note (Level 1, No. 21): How to avoid torsion

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.

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Whole life carbon – a building case study

This paper describes a case study on the whole life carbon cycle of a warehouse building in Swindon, UK.

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External timber cladding: design and performance
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.

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Viewpoint: Carbon lifecycle assessment: an overview
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.

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Verulam (readers' letters – December 2012)
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.

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