Issue 8

Contents page

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Complete issue (August 2021)

All the articles from the August 2021 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 2 August 2021

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Power stations, bridges and skyscrapers: forgotten figures in structural engineering history (Pt 1)

This article gives an overview of the careers of several pioneering women in the civil and structural engineering fields over the past 200 years.

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Addressing the biodiversity emergency: what role can structural engineers play?

Natasha Watson and Mike Sefton introduce biodiversity concepts and explain how structural engineers can influence design and construction decisions at each stage of a project to ensure that biodiversity is protected.

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Introducing the Level of Definition Responsibility Matrix

Steve Faulkner briefl y explains how the Institution’s new Responsibility Matrix will help clarify an engineer’s responsibilities on a project.

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Design solutions for efficient timber buildings

This article offers some solutions to help structural engineers design efficient timber buildings.

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Concrete prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction for two high-rise blocks in Singapore

This article describes the pioneering approach to the design and construction of the Clement Canopy, a 40 story high-rise project in Singapore.

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Viewpoint: Can cybernetics help us better understand our design conversations with machines?

With the introduction of cognitive machines, the cybernetic processes that define structural engineering as a discipline are facing rapid change. However, by looking objectively at design as a cybernetic process, we can better understand the risks and rewards and find an optimum way for humans and machines to work in partnership, argues Paul Mullett.

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Book review: Prefabricated and modular architecture

Angus McFarlane recommends this book to structural engineers who wish to advance their knowledge of prefabrication and modular construction.

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Verulam (readers' letters – August 2021)

This month's letters discuss safety factors and design codes, the sustainable use of materials in the climate emergency and the rising costs of professional indemnity insurance, among other topics.

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Diary dates (August 2021)

A roundup of the online events and activities available from the Institution and its Regional Groups.

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Spotlight on Structures (August 2021)

Editor-in-Chief, Leroy Gardner, has selected a paper on side plate connections in an S-CFST column frame under a column loss scenario as his 'Featured Article' from Volume 32.

Publish Date – 2 August 2021

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