Conservation compendium. Part 3: Historic wrought iron, cast iron and mild steel

Some masonry design in the UK uses concrete blocks. BS EN 1996 (Eurocode 6) covers the design of masonry for buildings and civil engineering works and is organised into four parts. This design guide covers vertical load design (strength and eccentricity) and concentrated loads.

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

This article introduces engineers to the various techniques available to monitor movement in historic structures.