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Issue 2

Browse the content of the February 2018 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Complete issue (February 2018)
All the articles from the February 2018 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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What is the Institution's Research Panel?
Leroy Gardner introduces the Institution of Structural Engineers' Research Panel, which aims to support and promote the industry. 

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President's Inaugural Address: Working together for a creative and collaborative future
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. 

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Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety – a damning report
Director of Structural-Safety, Alastair Soane, discusses the key findings of the interim report into Building Regulations and fire safety from the Hackitt Review.

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Business Practice Note No. 12: CPD and training
Mark Pundsack explains why structural engineering firms should invest in the development of their staff.

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Technical Guidance Note (Level 2, No. 15): Design of timber posts
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).

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Temporary Works Toolkit. Part 18: Introduction to site hoarding

This article provides an introduction to the design of conventional timber hoardings using plywood sheets.

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Profile: John Roberts
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.

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Viewpoint: Managing risk in a changing business world
Stephen Hargreaves of insurance broker Griffiths & Armour discusses the recent experiences of UK consultants with regards to liability and contractual terms.

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Verulam (readers' letters – February 2018)
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.

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Book review: William Fairbairn: The experimental engineer
Robert Thorne enjoys this thorough and immaculately referenced biography of a great Victorian engineer whose inventiveness and achievements are underappreciated today.

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Diary dates (February 2018)
Upcoming events at HQ and from around the Regional Groups.

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Spotlight on Structures (February 2018)
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.

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The Drawing Board (February 2018)
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.

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