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Complete issue (May 2020)

All the articles from the May 2020 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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Outcomes from applying the inverted classroom to a first-year structures module

This paper, based on a winning entry to the Institution’s Excellence in Structural Engineering Education Award
2015, provides an account of action research in the application of inverted classroom principles to teaching first-year undergraduate civil engineering students.

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Managing workplace stress in the design office

Julia Allison presents the results of a survey of sources of stress among Institution members, and considers steps individuals and firms can take to address these problems.

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Mental health at work: signs, symptoms and support solutions

Mark McBride-Wright provides an introduction to mental health issues in the engineering workplace, and ways that
firms can support their employees.

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What support can the Benevolent Fund offer members?

Dr Kristy MacDonald, Secretary of the IStructE Benevolent Fund, outlines the assistance that is available to members and former members in times of need.

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Home working during Covid-19: reader tips

With several weeks’ experience of lockdown behind us, readers share their tips on how to make a success of home working in difficult circumstances.

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Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety (CROSS): Newsletter 58

This month we highlight a report from the latest CROSS newsletter raising further issues with defective RAAC planks in flat roofs.

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Influence of shrinkage strains on the cracking of reinforced concrete beams

This paper demonstrates that it can be appropriate to add part of the shrinkage strain to the cracking strain resulting from mechanical loads. A revision to the crack width expression 7.8 in Eurocode 2, which currently ignores this effect, is proposed and discussed.

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Industry CPD: Modelling buildings for seismic analysis

This CPD module, sponsored by SCIA, introduces best practice guidelines for performing seismic analysis using the Modal Response Spectrum Method in finite element software. These principles ought to be well understood when applied to 3D models.

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Profile: Richard Nicholl

Richard Nicholl has exchanged his company saloon and brogues for a 4x4 and walking boots as the National Trust’s first full-time structural engineer.

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Viewpoint: Understanding the value of engineers

David Blockley calls on young engineers to take to their keyboards and spread the message that engineering is a creative, people profession that improves the human condition.

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Viewpoint: Subsidence, insurance and appraisal of existing buildings

Brian Clancy responds to continued recent discussion of subsidence matters with a call for structural engineers to develop the skills (and willingness) to investigate insurance claims and also to inspect and appraise existing buildings more widely.

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Comment and reply: Why are the current planning application procedures not working in the UK?

Chris Vaughan raises a number of objections to a Viewpoint by Colin Jolly published in April, and the two debate UK planning and building control procedures.

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Verulam (readers' letters - May 2020)

This month's letters discuss shell structures, the cost of professional indemnity insurance, UK planning procedures, and offer further thoughts on floor loadings and embodied carbon.

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Diary dates (May 2020)

This month we focus on e-learning opportunities, including new webinars on offer on the Institution website.

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Library update: E-resources during Covid-19

With Institution HQ closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this month's update highlights E-library services – with the collection now approaching 400 titles.

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Spotlight on Structures (May 2020)

This month we highlight two ‘Featured Articles’ chosen by Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner: one on developing a volume loss fatality model for as-built and retrofitted clay brick unreinforced masonry buildings; and one on slotted-hole bolted cover-plate connections.

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