Conservation compendium. Part 5: Inspection and repair of cantilever stone staircases

Strut-and-tie modelling is a simple method of modelling complex stress patterns in reinforced concrete as triangulated models. This article is an introduction for engineers who want to take advantage of this useful analysis method.

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.