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Issue 3

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

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

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A Manifesto for Structural Design
Roger Ridsdill Smith proposes a Manifesto for Structural Design in which he sets out the four points that he considers to be essential to the design process.

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Sheffield University's new Diamond building benefits from post-tensioning
This paper by Adam Sweet explores the approach of re-engineering key elements of the University of Sheffield's £81M 'Diamond' building with post-tensioned concrete solutions. 

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Business Practice Note No. 13: Time management

In the latest note in the series, Peter Smith gives readers tips on how to prioritise and manage their time effectively.

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Technical Guidance Note (Level 2, No. 16): Design of reinforced concrete bored piles

This note describes the method by which bored piles are designed using current UK codes of practice. It explains how to interpret soil conditions and design piles to match what has been discovered following a site investigation.

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An introduction to performance-based seismic design using advanced software packages
This article is to designed to help structural engineers follow the paradigm shift in seismic engineering from the definition of prescriptive procedures to procedures based on achieving predictable performance levels. 

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Book review: Built: The hidden stories behind our structures
Rob Bell is inspired by this insightful and highly personal account of the engineering behind our built environment, which offers the public a window onto the secrets of the structural engineering profession.

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Verulam (readers' letters – March 2018)
This month's letters offer more views on the former Institution yearbook, as well as load factors and safety margins; consider the need for certification of as-built drawings; call for the Institution to focus more on construction and erection of structures; and return to the topic of innovation in structural engineering.

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

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Spotlight on Structures (March 2018)
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers. This month we preview the content of Volume 13 (February 2018).

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And finally... (March 2018)
This month we present another question from the Institution's Structural Behaviour Course, looking at the forces in a truss.

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