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Issue 4

Browse the content of the April 2013 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (April 2013)
All articles in the April 2013 issue of The Structural Engineer.

 

Publish Date – 26 March 2013

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'Toys that save millions' – a history of using physical models in structural design
Based on his 2013 James Sutherland History Lecture, Bill Addis looks back over three centuries of model testing; from the design of St Paul's Cathedral in the 1670s to the introduction of computer modelling in the 1980s.

Publish Date – 26 March 2013

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 15): Using cranes
This article highlights the different types of crane available (and the factors which determine their use), the process for introducing a crane onsite and the specific requirements when using tower cranes.

Publish Date – 26 March 2013

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Interstate 90 Connector Tunnel ceiling collapse
Sean Brady highlights potential similarities between the recent Sasago road tunnel collapse in Japan and the catastrophic failure of part of Boston's I-90 Connector Tunnel in 2006.

Publish Date – 26 March 2013

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Technical Guidance Note (Level 1, No. 25): Introduction to fatigue

This note discusses the concept of fatigue and how its effects can be countered.

Publish Date – 26 March 2013

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Technical Guidance Note (Level 2, No. 4): Designing a concrete beam

This note focuses on the design of reinforced concrete beams to BS EN 1992-1-1 – Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures – Part 1-1: General Rules for Buildings. It covers the design of multispan beams that have both 'L' and 'T' cross-section profiles.

Publish Date – 26 March 2013

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Timber Engineering Notebook No. 2: Engineered wood products and timber structural systems
The second article in this series describes different types of engineering wood products, in addition to timber structural systems and their structural applications.

Publish Date – 26 March 2013

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Permanent tubular steel pile cofferdam foundations
This paper describes an innovative Japanese technique for constructing bridge foundations underwater.

Publish Date – 26 March 2013

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