Issue 9

The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (September 2018)

All the articles from the September 2018 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

The Structural Engineer

Kenneth Severn Award 2018: What will structural engineering practice look like in 10–15 years' time?

Radu-Valentin Trancau, the winner of the Institution's Kenneth Severn Award 2018, answers Faith Wainwright's question on the future of structural engineering

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

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Tianjin CTF Finance Centre: wind, form and structure

This article describes how Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, a 530m super-tall building in China, was tested and designed to counter wind-induced motion.

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

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Business Practice Note No. 18: Effective communication

Jonny Yusuf looks at communication as a professional engineer, offering advice on how we might communicate more effectively.

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

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Going bananas – an introduction to the public understanding and communication of risk

Professor Richard Clegg and Simon Pitchers aim to highlight 'risk literacy', show its increasing relevance to the profession and stimulate thinking about how society might benefit from engineers being better able to explain risk.

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

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Technical Guidance Note (Level 2, No. 17): Simple connections in steel frames

This note clarifies the term 'simple connection' by explaining its use when designing connections within steel frames. Additionally, guidance on different types of simple connection and the design checks that need to be carried out, is provided.

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

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Viewpoint: Managing risk in a changing business world: BIM, international contracts and megaprojects

Stephen Hargreaves discusses three evolving areas of practice that bring their own risks.

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Viewpoint: BIM: what's the point?

Kate Leighton asks whether BIM is really here to stay, and whether enough attention is being devoted to the long-term storage and accessibility of BIM files.

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

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Book review: Disaster risk reduction for the built environment

This interesting, well-illustrated book will be useful to engineers as a means of knowing what is important to consider in a holistic risk-based design against different natural hazards, but it is not a design guide, concludes Gerard Canisius.

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

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Verulam (readers' letters – September 2018)

Defining the boundaries of responsibility for structural engineers' duties, further calls for simplifying safety margins in Eurocodes, and some thoughts on fire engineering in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy are discussed.

Publish Date – 3 September 2018

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