All articles published in the March 2012 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 March 2012
Ed Clark (Director, Arup) puts forward his interpretation of ‘structural excellence’ in an article based on his Milne Medal lecture.
This article draws attention to such topical events as the publication of the Lofstedt report, the Health and Safety Executive's interpretation of 'appropriate action' and firms prosecuted over the mishandling of asbestos.
With great knowledge comes great responsibility Roger Faires of the Institution’s Young Members Panel and a Young Member of SCOSS, highlights the value that SCOSS and CROSS have in passing on knowledge to more junior structural engineers.
John Carpenter, Technical Secretary to the Temporary Works Forum (TWf) outlines the technical issues surrounding temporary works and the introduction of 'Temporary Works Co-ordinators'.
There are several variations and conditions the designer must be aware of when determining snow loads onto structures. This note draws on the UK National Annex as it makes reference to projected snow falls that are typical in the UK.
Notional loading (equivalent horizontal forces) are loads resulting from inaccuracies and imperfections introduced into the structure during its construction. This note explains how notional lateral loads are incorporated into the design process.
This paper presents a simple theoretical model for large moment transfer for straight cylinders with grout connection between them. The study identified that urgent research is needed for analysing the behaviour of such connections that transmit large moments, in order to understand the size effects and fatigue effects.
Simon Pole provides a personal view of the current Party Wall issues surrounding retrofit basements, and offers some suggestions for how both the Institution and industry might respond to the challenges.
This month's letters concern sign conventions, Eurocodes, decimal points and quality in design and construction.
One of the Institution's oldest Regional Groups has its sights fixed firmly on the future...