Issue 9

The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (September 2016)

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

Publish Date – 1 September 2016

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Immersive technology – a transformation of our workplace?

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.

Publish Date – 1 September 2016

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The value of special concretes in tall buildings

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.

Publish Date – 1 September 2016

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Singapore Sports Hub: engineering the National Stadium

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.

Publish Date – 1 September 2016

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Engineer's Guide to PI Claims. Part 8: Litigation risk

The latest article from Griffiths & Armour looks at the uncertainties of proceeding to trial over a professional indemnity claim.

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 54): Loading, unloading and storing materials

This article discusses the delivery, loading, unloading and storage of materials on construction sites and the associated risks.

Publish Date – 1 September 2016

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What is the Temporary Works Forum?

David Thomas introduces readers to the Temporary Works Forum and explains how it aims to promote good practice in this sometimes neglected area.

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Book review: Transparent shells: Form, topology, structure

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.

Publish Date – 1 September 2016

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Book review: The Aqua Group Guide to Procurement, Tendering & Contract Administration (2nd ed.)

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.

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Verulam (readers' letters – September 2016)

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.

Publish Date – 1 September 2016

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