Verulam (readers' letters – March 2016)

This introduction to advanced modelling techniques will likely be of interest to senior engineers seeking background knowledge on the use of analysis software for specialised structural design, writes John Lyness.

David Sanderson, Product Development Manager, Engineering Structures Division, Trimble, gives his perspective on developments in structural engineering software and asks whether it is time to starting thinking in terms of 'design and analysis', if not just 'design'.

Tim Lucas of Price & Myers envisages a not-too-distant future in which automation is extended to assembly on site, giving engineers full control of the building process and licence to explore their wildest design dreams.