All the articles published in the October 2016 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 3 October 2016
The 'Temporary Works Toolkit' will describe the issues and current practice in temporary works and construction method engineering.
This article discusses a scheme to stabilise the Jackfield slope at Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire by adopting a hybrid method of analysis and design.
Our series from Griffiths & Armour offers a brief introduction to reaching a negotiated settlement over a professional indemnity claim.
Sean Brady relates the failure of several box-girder bridges of the 1960s and 1970s and explains how these led to new design rules and workmanship guidance.
Tim Lohmann of the Temporary Works Forum introduces this new series and summarises some key differences from permanent works.
Penny Taylor offers some practical advice to engineers who find themselves moving into management roles.
This article explores why it is incumbent on professional engineers to achieve objectives on structural safety and compliance within their designs.
This second article presents the main causes of decay of bamboo and the different methods of protection and preservation available.
From earth bags to tensegrity pavilions, in his practice – StructureMode – engineer Geoff Morrow has created a place where creativity and innovation are paramount.
Peter Bullman finds this to be an excellent book in which concepts are presented with admirable simplicity and clarity. However, it is let down by poor production, with low-quality illustrations and numerous typographical errors.
This is an excellent general technical introduction to the issues facing the shipping and offshore industries, concludes Paul Frieze, but not detailed enough for more serious insights into the multifarious technological challenges that really exist.
Ian May finds this to be a useful book for undergraduate students in certain respects – its key points, conceptual questions and clear layout in particular – but feels it is let down by a lack of rigour.
This month's letters consider the Eurocodes – both their current application and future; presentation skills when addressing a lay audience; responsibilities of structural engineers and steel detailers; and the value of creativity in a structural engineer's education.
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.
This month we bring you another question from the Institution's Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is deflected portals. The answer will be published in November.