Insight not numbers – a brief history of computing in structural engineering

This article discusses computer-aided calculations in structural engineering and the importance of verifying and validating the results.

This article by Ramaseshan Kannan, Stephen Hendry and Chris Kaethner of Arup discusses how to find hidden modelling errors in structural design software.

We continue this section with another steel quiz brought to you by the SCI. This month's topic is bolts. Answers will be published in the April issue.