Bar schedule dimensions: deductions for permitted deviations

This article introduces the construction and connection details appropriate to open frame construction, with a worked example for a dowelled glulam portal haunch connection.

This note concerns the design of pile-caps for small groups of piles. It relies on the strut-and-tie method to determine the amount of reinforcement required in the pile-cap.

Letters in this issue include discussion on scaffolding guidance, Approved Document A, The Institution's Chartered Membership Examination, and the role of the Verulam Editor...