Author: Long-yuan Li
2 May 2017
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Long-yuan Li
The Structural Engineer, Volume 95, Issue 5, 2017, Page(s) 44
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This month's letters include several in response to the Edinburgh Schools Inquiry, a robust perspective on climate change, and a discussion of resource management and fees.
Structural engineers must do more than play a supporting role to architects' designs, argues 2017 Institution President, Ian Firth. We must also engage in the conceptual design process and have our say on what good design is.
This month's question on tension forces in a canopy has been provided by Institution Member Hugh Morrison.