All articles published in the February 2013 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 February 2013
Recipient of IABSE's 2012 Milne Medal, Simon Bourne, draws on 30 years of bridge design experience, to encourage engineers to consider simplicity over complexity when designing post-tensioned bridges. This paper is based on Simon's Milne Medal Lecture.
This paper describes the design process adopted by Arup and Foster + Partners, who were commissioned to design a new winery in Spain.
This article shows how the UK's regulations can support engineers in the design process.
Following a period of consultation with industry, two key UK Government documents were published in 2012. Kevin Eaton describes how both will impact the way contaminated land is assessed and managed.
Aimed at junior engineers, Andrew Briggs encourages a structured approach when trying to assimilate design instuctions.
This note describes the different types of pile, the design concepts employed when determining their size and depth, how they are constructed and the various tests that can be carried out to assess a pile's integrity.
This note focuses on the design of columns in simple construction to BS EN 1993-1-1 – Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures – Part 1-1: General Rules for Buildings. It covers rolled steel ‘I’ and ‘H’ sections acting as columns within a braced steel frame structure.
This paper uses field trials and a small number of implementations to illustrate the significant potential for active vibration control in this area.
This paper reviews the past and present industry practice relating to the design of grouted connections in monopile structures.
Nearly three years after they were introduced, to what extent are Eurocodes really being implemented in the UK? CSC's Chief Engineer, Alan Rathbone, discusses the progress the industry has made to date and encourages UK engineers to be at the forefront of these changes.
Bristol University's Adam Crewe hold a new book, from leading seismologist Roger Musson (British Geological Survey) in high regard.