Issue 8

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The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (August 2014)

All articles published in the August 2014 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 28 July 2014

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The construction of Zemun Borča Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia

This article charts the three-year, $260M project to design and build a 1.5km post tensioned box girder bridge for Belgrade, over the River Danube.

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 30): Fires on construction sites

The principal reasons for the the increased risk of on site fires are highlighted, together with several high profile examples.

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Composite and Steel Construction compendium. Part 8: Bolted steel connections

This article discusses connection behaviour, design methodology and the classifications given in BS EN 1993-1-8. 

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Concrete Bridge Design and Construction. No. 8: Construction methods – arches

This article examines the various methods for the design and construction of concrete arches, frames, tunnels and jacked boxes, which cover the whole range of bridges from the smallest culverts to the largest concrete spans in the world.

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Brakes for buildings: the new frontier of friction dampers

Will Wild provides an overview of friction dampers, looking at both passive and semi-active methods in regards to seismic structural control. 

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Experimental validation of novel friction damper for anti-seismic control of civil structures

A team from University Federico II of Naples present a novel semi-active friction damper device for seismic control.

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Profile: Sally Jones

Student Sally Jones put in the effort to organise to undertake a year of her study in the United States. She tells Jackie Whitelaw it was one of the best decisions she's made so far.

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Viewpoint: Teaching art to engineering students

Undergraduate course lecturer, Harry Partridge, discusses the importance of developing the more intuitive and creative side of the brain – and describes how a short course in art given to final year civil engineering students at Sydney University has endeavoured to encourage students in this direction.

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Verulam (readers' letters – August 2014)

Letters this month include discussion on late payment of fees, the CM exam pass mark, the recruitment market and the Structural Awards 2014.

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