Issue 1

The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (January 2017)

All the articles published in the January 2017 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Editorial: A new year, a new initiative

Norman Train introduces Business Practice Notes, a new series produced by the Business Practice and Regulatory Control Committee to encourage best practice and highlight areas of unacceptable practice in structural engineering.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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President's end-of-year report

2016 President of The Institution of Structural Engineers, Alan Crossman, provides a summary of the many and varied trips and visits he has made during his tenure as president, and the people he has met both in the UK and abroad.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Innovation in structural engineering – the art of the possible

This article introduces a framework describing the impacts of innovation in construction and explores how risk and uncertainty from innovation was managed in a case study from Greece.

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Business Practice Note No. 1: Clarity in fee proposals

In the first note in this series, Norman Train stresses the importance of making clear from the outset what an engineer will – and will not – do in return for their fee.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Temporary Works Toolkit. Part 5: Temporary works failures – what are the common causes?

Director of Structural-Safety, Alastair Soane, describes common reasons for temporary works failures, illustrating the risks with a number of examples.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Managing Health & Safety Risks (No. 58): Reinforcement cage collapses

This article covers some of the most prevalent hazards linked to fixing reinforcement, one of the most basic tasks in construction.

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Do you know enough about company finance and strategy?

Penny Taylor provides a brief guide to help readers get to grips with fundamental aspects of company finance.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Temporary Works Toolkit. Part 6: Backpropping of flat slabs – design issues and worked examples

This article discusses some of the design issues and preconceptions related to backpropping, and gives worked examples.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Viewpoint: Engineer 2050 – a day in the life

In response to a challenge set by Hugh Morrison (Verulam, September 2016), David Knight and Owen Mitchell of the Institution's Young Members' Panel peer into the future to imagine themselves as a 'structural engineer' at work in 2050.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Viewpoint: Is seismic design knowledge relevant to UK engineers?

Globetrotting engineer, Joe White, draws on his personal experience to make a case for seismic design education to be given a place in the UK structural engineering undergraduate curriculum.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Book review: Structural Dynamics

Sonja Abhyankar finds this to be a solid, concise and well-structured introduction to structural dynamics, which will be of use to both undergraduate students and practising engineers new to this complex subject.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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Verulam (readers' letters – January 2017)

Box-girder bridge collapses, Brexit and the Eurocodes, the future of structural engineering and professional indemnity insurance are a few of the topics inspiring readers to write in this month.

Publish Date – 3 January 2017

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