Complete issue (May 2014)

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.

Letters this month include discussion on flood prevention, the Exam and Eurocode requirements for steel connections.

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.