Author: I. Escobar (Tarmac Readymix)
1 September 2016
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The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 9, 2016, Page(s) 4
Immersive technology has existed for many years and in many guises, from stereoscopic viewers to head-mounted visual display units and shared experiences in immersive “caves”. However, it is only in the last 12–18 months that the technology has truly taken off and become accessible to the mainstream, developing more functionality and becoming much more affordable. 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, its benefits, its current limitations, and how it already has a place as a valid communication tool within existing engineering design workflows.
This month we bring you another question from the Institution’s Structural Behaviour Course. The topic is bending moment diagrams for portal frames.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers. Structures is a collaboration between the Institution and Elsevier, publishing internationally-leading research across the full breadth of structural engineering which will benefit from wide readership by academics and practitioners. Access to Structures is free to Institution members (excluding Student members) as one of their membership benefits, with access provided via the “My account” section of the Institution website. The journal is available online at: www.structuresjournal.org