Issue 1

The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (January 2016)

All the articles from the January 2016 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 4 January 2016

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Constructing the future – the role of bearings

In this article, Phil Burge of SKF (U.K.) Ltd describes how sophisticated bearings systems are helping to keep a variety of cutting-edge civil and structural engineering projects in working order.

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Vibration abatement of rectangular, trapezoidal and irregular-shaped joist-framed floors

This article discusses the development and results of a tuned mass damper solution used to mitigate walking-induced vibration in an educational facility.

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Conservation compendium. Part 14: Dunston Staiths, Gateshead – timber conservation and repair

This article illustrates how structural timber fared at the Grade II listed Dunston Staiths in northeast England.

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Baghdad missile-damaged building brought back to life

This article describes the rehabilitation of an office building in Baghdad damaged by a missile strike during the 2003 Iraq War.

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Engineer's Guide to PI Claims. Part 1: Notification to insurers

A new series from insurance broker Griffiths & Armour on professional indemnity claims begins by advising engineers on what requires notification to their insurer.

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 47): Safe excavation

This article discusses excavation work and the serious consequences a collapse of excavation entails, both for life and purely as an economic loss.

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Simplified dynamic analysis of beams and slabs with tuned mass dampers

This paper simplifies the analysis to provide arithmetic solutions and a means of understanding the dynamic response of a structure.

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Book review: Best construction methods for concrete bridge decks – Cost data (Book review)

This new technical guide provides a useful source of cost data for pricing concrete bridges – particularly formwork and falsework – explains Matthew Myerscough, who has trialled it himself on a recent project.

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Book review: Fracture mechanics of concrete

This book provides a valuable snapshot of the recent state-of-the-art in this important field, says John Bungey, and will be useful to students, researchers and forward-thinking practising engineers alike.

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Book review: Design of durable concrete structures

Chris Shaw finds this to be a well-presented and useful book, but one that is let down by a series of omissions which he would like to see addressed in the next edition.

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Verulam (readers' letters – January 2016)

Letters this month raise concerns about the forces cited in an article published in May 2015 on assessing the capacity of the Grand Parade stone balustrade in Bath, UK; as well as considering structural safety margins and code discrepancies in relation to steel web buckling.

Publish Date – 4 January 2016

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