Viewpoint: Structural technician – rev C

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.

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.

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.