All the articles published in the September 2016 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 September 2016
In this article, Jon Leach and Martin Fowler of AECOM examine how immersive technology can be used as a powerful collaborative tool, discussing its application on a number of live projects.
This article looks at the role special concrete mixes – high-early-strength concrete and self-compacting concrete – have to play in the design and construction of medium-rise and tall buildings.
This article focuses primarily on how the engineering for Singapore's National Stadium was defined, while also providing an overview of the inputs that shaped the design of the wider Sports Hub.
The latest article from Griffiths & Armour looks at the uncertainties of proceeding to trial over a professional indemnity claim.
This article discusses the delivery, loading, unloading and storage of materials on construction sites and the associated risks.
David Thomas introduces readers to the Temporary Works Forum and explains how it aims to promote good practice in this sometimes neglected area.
This book will prove useful to engineers and architects in the concept design stage of a transparent shell, concludes Ian Liddell, although it is not technical enough to be used for detail design and construction purposes.
Colin Toms finds this to be a valuable guide to contract types, procurement methods and general quantity surveying matters, but less strong on the design process and how this interacts with contractual matters.
This month's letters respond to the Profile of Chris Wise published in the August issue; consider the impact of Brexit on the UK's continued use of the Eurocodes; ask for help from Caribbean members in identifying an early 20th century bridge; and clarify some of the points raised in August's health-and-safety note about glass.
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.
This month we bring you another question from the Institution's Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is bending moment diagrams for portal frames.