All the articles from the August 2018 issue of The Structural Engineer.
Publish Date – 1 August 2018
President Faith Wainwright reports on her first six months in office, highlighting three principal themes: engagement with UN Sustainable Development Goals, the importance of sharing knowledge within our professional communities, and the various forms that 'leadership' can take within the profession.
This paper describes how a six-storey warehouse was designed and constructed in Singapore to an 18-month completion timeline.
Matt Byatt clarifies the duties and responsibilities of structural engineers involved in building projects requiring structural steelwork.
This article discusses office footfall vibration performance and mitigation based on a recent experience in Singapore.
This article provides a brief introduction to demolition practice in the UK, addressing the more technical aspects requiring engineering input.
Hanif Kara is a world-class structural engineer who is more appreciated by those outside his profession than those within it; or that, at least, is how he feels. Jackie Whitelaw talks to a man who wonders if he is too different to be embraced by the establishment.
The debate over the value of the magazine's brainteasers continues, as does the best way to promote the profession to the younger generation. Thoughts on the use of the term 'chartered engineer' and what constitutes a 'chartered engineering practice' are also put forward.
Owen Brooker finds this to be a useful book for anyone wanting to produce preliminary structural sizes, although its value to UK professionals is reduced by a focus on the USA.
Upcoming events at HQ and around the Regional Groups.
In this section we shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the Institution's research journal.
This month Ron has selected a rather unusual winner for The Drawing Board.