Verulam (readers' letters – November 2015)

Practising engineers will find this well-structured book an excellent resource, writes Tim Stratford, with case studies and data presenting the latest international research and practice.

Colin Caprani enjoys this introduction to MATLAB, which would make an ideal companion for engineers interested in starting to program.

Alastair Hughes is concerned that lessons have not been learned from the damage caused by exceptional snowfall in Scotland in 2010 and sets out measures that could address this.