Issue 9

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The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (September 2015)

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

Publish Date – 1 September 2015

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Frei Otto – inspired inventor, researcher and designer (part 2)

Past President of The Institution of Structural Engineers, Michael Dickson, concludes his review of the inspirational career of the German architect, Frei Otto. In this second part, Dickson discusses Otto's later work – particularly projects in the Middle East and designs with low embodied carbon.

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Design of the HIVE – an innovative research building for the University of Bath

This article presents the design and construction of an unusual project. The HIVE is a building designed to act as the support framework for research into minimising the environmental impact of the built environment.

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Managing risk and contractual liability. Part 9: Strict liabilities

This month's article from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour highlights the risks posed by strict liability provisions within contracts.

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Human fallibility and automation: lessons of the Virgin Galactic crash

Sean Brady explores how the lessons of the 2014 Virgin Galactic crash are pertinent to all design engineers, irrespective of discipline.

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 43): Client safety standards

According to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, the standards of health and safety on site are not dictated solely by the contractor. This article discusses some ways in which clients can influence health and safety standards.

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Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety (CROSS)

This article summarises the latest CROSS newsletter from Structural-Safety, including a report on serious concerns regarding an old fibrous plaster ceiling.

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Conservation compendium. Part 10: Corrosion of steel frames behind masonry elevations

This article continues from the previous instalment in the series, and aims to guide engineers in assessing the extent of corrosion of steel frames and in selecting appropriate treatment methods.

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A review of the Wood and Armer equations for torsion in bridge slabs

This article provides a review of the Wood and Armer equations and identifies a potential source of misinterpretation from the original, which is corrected. 

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Timber Engineering Notebook No. 11: Cross-laminated timber construction (part 1)

This article provides a more detailed introduction to the applications and use of CLT as a structural timber product, including structural benefits and benefits to the construction process.

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Spotlight on Structures (September 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. 

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Viewpoint: Engineering PI (positive influence)

We have Fairtrade foods, why not 'fair-trade' construction materials, or even fair-trade construction contracts? asks Pete Gates in an article discussing the wider impact of our actions as engineers, and considering the advantages of quantifying and measuring our impact.

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Viewpoint: Runway beam 'serviceability limit state' – deflection or slope?

David Edwards argues that the serviceability limit state for runway beams should be considered to be slope, not deflection, meaning that current limitations are overly conservative in most cases.

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Book review: Tall Buildings: Design Advances for Construction

John Parker finds this collection of papers to be something of a mixed bag, with some very useful and well set out, but others less so. Overall, though, he concludes that it would make a good addition to the library of any engineer designing high-rise buildings.

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