Conservation compendium. Part 13: Common repairs and strengthening of structural timbers in historic buildings

This articles examines the use of glued-in rods for timber connections and the context of their usage in the UK.

This article seeks to equip engineers with more knowledge about ruins. Building on Part 11 of the Conservation compendium, 'A career in ruins (the challenges presented by derelict structures)' , it provides further sources of information from a UK perspective for those engineers who look after them.

This article sets out typical structural issues encountered when dealing with churches and places of worship.