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Issue 7

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

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Complete issue (July 2016)

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

Publish Date – 1 July 2016

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People and Papers Awards 2016

Congratulations to the winners of awards at the Institution's annual People and Papers event, which celebrates the best papers published in The Structural Engineer, excellence in education, achievements by young engineers, and those members who have given outstanding service to the Institution.

Publish Date – 1 July 2016

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Gold Medal address 2016: The Adventure of the Itinerant Engineer

In this highly personal address, 2016 Institution Gold Medallist, Robert Halvorson, describes how his long relationship with structural engineering practice and with the UK began with Sherlock Holmes.

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Kenneth Severn Award 2016: Society's consideration of sustainability within the built environment

Robert Jackson, winner of the Kenneth Severn Award 2016, sets out what structural engineers should consider in order to embed sustainability into their designs.

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Ordsall Chord, Manchester: design of the UK's first network arch bridge

This article gives an overview of the initial design processes that led to the proposition, recommendation and selection of the network arch-type bridge for Ordsall Chord, Manchester.

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Engineer's Guide to PI Claims. Part 6: Claimants' costs and protective offers

The series from Griffiths & Armour now examines the effect that claimants' costs can have when defending a professional indemnity claim.

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Engineering the Hanging Garden of Babylon

Sean Brady examines the remarkable engineering works that may have underpinned the Hanging Garden of Babylon – one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 52): Foreseeable risks

This article explains why risk assessments should always consider the potential for human error along with the consequences.

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Viewpoint: What can professional engineers do to mitigate global warming?

Dematerialisation – or the efficient utilisation of materials to achieve a specified product performance – is the structural engineer's weapon in the battle against global warming, explains Tendayi Munyebvu in this call to action.

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Book review: Fire design of steel structures (2nd ed.)

This updated book will be of great value to anyone interested in structural fire engineering, particularly those using the Eurocodes for that purpose, concludes Roger Plank.

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Book review: Ditherington Mill and the Industrial Revolution

Michael Bussell enjoys this authoritative and generously illustrated account of the world's first iron-framed building and hopes that it will help secure the future of this historic structure.

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Book review: A practical guide to adopting BIM in construction projects

This informative book is a worthwhile read for engineers new to Building Information Modelling, its use and protocols, concludes Paul Perry, but less so for those with experience of complex, BIM-orientated projects.

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Verulam (readers' letters – July 2016)

This month's letters reflect on the EU referendum and lament the insatiable desire for change; look at how engineers are portrayed in France; and question whether engineering is still a rewarding profession today.

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Diary dates (July 2016)

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

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Spotlight on Structures (July 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... (July 2016)

This month we bring you another question from the Institution's Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is indeterminate bending moment diagrams. Answers will be published in the August issue.

Publish Date – 1 July 2016