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Issue 12

Browse the content of the December 2016 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Complete issue (December 2016)
All the articles published in the December 2016 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 1 December 2016

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Structural Awards 2016: taking structural engineering to new heights
The winners of The Structural Awards 2016 were announced on 11 November during a ceremony held at The Brewery in London. Over 380 people attended the event, which was hosted by BBC presenter Clive Myrie.

Publish Date – 1 December 2016

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Milne Medal: Engineering clarity
James O'Callaghan reflects on his career as an engineer and, in particular, his interest in the art of structural glass design – a field in which he is widely acknowledged as an authority.

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Expansion of the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Part 2: Construction
This paper describes the challenges faced by the fabrication and construction teams for the South Stand expansion of the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, which was by Laing O'Rourke and Severfield. 

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Engineer's Guide to PI Claims. Part 11: Post-loss reviews and lessons learned
We conclude the series on professional indemnity claims from Griffiths & Armour with a look at what engineers can gain from a post-loss review.

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 57): Hazards from ground movement
This article covers the hazards associated with ground movement, and how this can be mitigated through detailed risk assessments.

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Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety (CROSS) – Newsletter No. 44
This article summarises CROSS newsletter No. 44 from Structural-Safety.

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Temporary Works Toolkit. Part 4: An introduction to backpropping of flat slabs

This article explains the theory and background to backpropping and gives advice on the methods recommended to be adopted for backpropping calculations.

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Structural use of bamboo. Part 3: Design values

This third article offers an up-to-date guide for determining design values for bamboo elements.

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Profile: Victoria Janssens
Irish engineer Victoria Janssens has recently applied her talents in Hong Kong on the Zaha Hadid-designed hotel tower at the City of Dreams, Macau, and on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta – all thanks to a decision to risk working overseas. She talks to Jackie Whitelaw.

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Viewpoint: Structural technician – rev C
In a rallying cry to the profession, Balazs Trojak explores the changing role of structural technicians and looks forward to a bright future that is theirs to shape.

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Book review: The BIM manager's handbook
This new handbook offers a good grounding in the practicalities of BIM, says Laura Norris, thanks to its structured approach, with good, solid advice gleaned from industry experts working in the field on a daily basis.

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Book review: Designing tall buildings: Structure as architecture (2nd ed.)
Bob Lang finds this to be an intriguing and informative text on the design of tall buildings and is particularly drawn to the structural details from real-life projects which demonstrate the consequences of engineers' decisions.

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Verulam (readers' letters – December 2016)
The fate of the Eurocodes in the light of Brexit, and professionalism among engineers, are just two of the topics that have sparked readers into putting pen to paper this month.

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Diary dates (December 2016)
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.

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Spotlight on Structures (December 2016)
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.

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And finally... (December 2016)
This month we bring you a question from the Institution's Structural Behaviour Course on deflected shapes. The answer will be published in the January issue.

Publish Date – 1 December 2016

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