Issue 8

Caroline Field explores the relationship between ‘lean’ and ‘resilient’ design, and discusses how future designs should evaluate risks and incorporate strategies to mitigate and adapt to these.

Publish Date – 1 August 2020

The Structural Engineer

To design more sustainable buildings, big decisions need to be made early in the design process. Could laying out the structure to a 300mm planning grid reduce embodied carbon, enable the circular economy and still retain the uniqueness of design, asks David Treacy.

Publish Date – 1 August 2020

The Structural Engineer

Business Practice Note No. 34: Business-to-business collaboration: an introduction to ISO 44001

Neil Wakeman gives an overview of the development of collaborative business relationships in accordance with internationally recognised standards

Publish Date – 1 August 2020

The Structural Engineer

Stone as a structural material. Part 3: Post-tensioned stone structures

This article covers the reasons for post-tensioning stone, the advantages of doing so, and presents a series of projects that demonstrate the evolution and development of engineers' expertise and understanding at Webb Yates.

Publish Date – 1 August 2020

The Structural Engineer

Speaking stone - a retrospective look at the stone arch design for the Padre Pio church, Italy

This article presents a retrospective, personal account of the design of the stone arches for the Padre Pio church in Italy between 1990 and 2004. Inspired by a resurgence in interest in stone as a structural material, it seeks to relate the design development of this innovative project and discuss some of the hurdles that had to be overcome when working outside codes of practice.

Publish Date – 1 August 2020

The Structural Engineer

Profile: Mike Cook

Engineers must resist pressure to build environmentally unsustainable schemes if we want to be judged well by future generations, says 2020 Gold Medal winner and former Institution Vice-President, Mike Cook.

Publish Date – 1 August 2020

The Structural Engineer

Book review: Whole life costing for sustainable building

This book provides a high-level introduction to whole-life costs in building design, explains Paul Astle, and will be of most use to students or junior engineers seeking to broaden their understanding of other disciplines and influences.

Publish Date – 1 August 2020

The Structural Engineer

Verulam (readers' letters - August 2020)

This month's letters discuss the need to make climate decisions on the basis of 'whole-life carbon'; speaking with a strong voice in design meetings; anticipating future use; sustainable foundation design; and other topics.

Publish Date – 1 August 2020

The Structural Engineer