All the articles from the February 2018 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 February 2018
Leroy Gardner introduces the Institution of Structural Engineers' Research Panel, which aims to support and promote the industry.
President of The Institution of Structural Engineers for 2018, Faith Wainwright MBE, discusses climate change, urbanisation and demographic change in the context of the profession.
Director of Structural-Safety, Alastair Soane, discusses the key findings of the interim report into Building Regulations and fire safety from the Hackitt Review.
Mark Pundsack explains why structural engineering firms should invest in the development of their staff.
This note describes the design of timber posts based on limit state theory. The note assumes that the reader is familiar with the use of coefficient factors prevalent within BS EN 1995-1-1 (Eurocode 5).
This article provides an introduction to the design of conventional timber hoardings using plywood sheets.
Jackie Whitelaw talked to Dr John Roberts, a man who intends to be the oldest engineer at his employer, Jacobs, and is still turning out ground-breaking designs.
Stephen Hargreaves of insurance broker Griffiths & Armour discusses the recent experiences of UK consultants with regards to liability and contractual terms.
This month's letters continue the discussion on the value of the brainteasers in the publication, offer another view on load factors, request that building control records be kept for posterity, and address concrete detailing.
Robert Thorne enjoys this thorough and immaculately referenced biography of a great Victorian engineer whose inventiveness and achievements are underappreciated today.
Upcoming events at HQ and from 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's winner is Alan Hayward FREng, CEng, FICE, FIStructE, whose sketches are of the Victorian footbridge at Alton Station in Hampshire, which is to undergo restoration.