All articles published in the May 2014 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 May 2014
Based on his 2014 James Sutherland History Lecture, 'Not up, not down but sideways', James Thomson draws on more than 50 years of experience to provide a background to the process of jacking structures horizontally into the ground to form tunnels, and discusses the impact the technology has for the spatial planning of future projects.
Old steel structures may need welding but could follow outdated standards. John Hicks reviews UK welding specifications and offers guidance on assessing their suitability.
Entering into and working within confined spaces is potentially extremely hazardous. Regrettably, on a number of occasions, these actions have resulted in human tragedy. This article provides an overview of the issues and risks involved.
This guide from law firm Browne Jacobson expands on an article published in the June 2013 issue, from the Institution's Health and Safety Panel.
This note describes how steel fibre reinforced concrete groundbearing slabs are designed.
This final article in the composite part of this construction compendium looks at three aspects of construction; the provision of lateral restraint to the beams, whether the steelwork is propped and how the concrete is levelled.
In this article, the various types of formwork and falsework needed to construct a concrete bridge are examined.
Pyrite oxidation beneath slabs can crack concrete and lift structures as expanding fill grips substructure walls. In Dublin, remediation revealed wide horizontal cracks that typically close once the expanding fill is removed.
Letters this month include discussion on flood prevention, the Exam and Eurocode requirements for steel connections.
Institution Fellow, Bob Wilson, suspects that previous titles by Francis Ching notwithstanding, this latest offering might be of more interest to architects than structural engineers.