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

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The Structural Engineer

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

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The Structural Engineer

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.

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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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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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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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This article covers the hazards associated with ground movement, and how this can be mitigated through detailed risk assessments.

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This article summarises CROSS newsletter No. 44 from Structural-Safety.

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

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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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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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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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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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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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A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.

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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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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.

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