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The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (May 2015)

All articles published in the May 2015 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Engineering victory: structural advances during World Wars I and II

As we mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day, Allan Mann reviews the key structural engineering developments of the war (and interwar) years – from airship hangars to the Mulberry harbours – and explores their impact on the profession as we know it today.

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Conservation compendium. Part 6: Concrete repairs to English cathedrals – what are the consequences?

Geoff Clifton describes the use of concrete as a major constituent of repair work performed on English cathedrals in the 20th century, but raises concerns about the long-term problems this use may result in.

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Grand Parade, Bath: in situ load testing of a historic structure to avoid unnecessary intervention

Engineers from Integral Engineering Design in Bath explain how their innovative approach to analysis and load testing spared one of the city's listed structures from an intrusive strengthening scheme.

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Hyatt Regency: the human price of failure

Sean Brady tells the stories of some of the survivors, rescuers and engineers involved in the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse.

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Managing risk and contractual liability. Part 5: Communication

The fifth part of our series from Griffiths & Armour demonstrates how communication failures lie behind many liability claims.

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 39): Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

This article provides a brief overview of the key changes provided by CDM Regulations 2015 and focuses on those changes most likely to affect structural engineers.

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Trouble in the basement: whose responsibility – contractor or engineer?

Law firm Bond Dickinson LLP summarises a recent case in which the structural engineers were not held responsible after a basement excavation went wrong.

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Concrete Design Guide. No. 5: How to calculate anchorage and lap lengths to Eurocode 2

This article discusses how to calculate an anchorage and lap length for steel ribbed reinforcement subjected to predominantly static loading using the information in Section 8 of Eurocode 2. Coated steel bars (e.g. coated with paint, epoxy or zinc) are not considered. The rules are applicable to normal buildings and bridges.

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Spotlight on Structures (May 2015)

Synopses of the latest papers accepted for publication in the Institution's new research journal, Structures. Access to Structures is free to all during 2015. From 2016, Institution members will continue to receive free access as one of their membership benefits. 

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Verulam (readers letters – May 2015)

Letters this month include discussion on the CDM 2015 regulations, and whether we need more engineers, more female engineers or more good engineers.

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