This article describes the eventual solution for raising a property in Wiltshire and how the decision was reached.
President Brian Uy shares his mid-term update after covering more than 100,000km to meet members across the world and outlines the progress made on his presidential themes.
Mike Davies, Harry Furnival-Doran and Gemma Sheterline of SD Engineers present the findings of the practice's research into lower-carbon options for the sub- and superstructure of domestic projects, indicating how UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard targets can be met.
The building control regime in Scotland provides a level of rigour that Victoria Tinney finds reassuring; two years since establishing her own practice in Glasgow, she talks to Helena Russell about the Scottish building warrant system and the power of sketching.
This CPD module, sponsored by Fatzer, aims to support readers to develop an understanding of the engineering behind critical cable structures.
Allan Mann provides an overview of domestic alterations in the UK and the specific issues that tend to arise.
Pete Gates, Arthur Coates, Eva Gaal and Kaloyana Kostova – all members of the IStructE Structural Futures Committee – examine the carbon-reduction route maps of the UK steel, concrete and timber industries, considering the role structural engineers can play to reduce an apparent gap between the net-zero target and the speed of decarbonisation actually envisaged.
Meeting the embodied carbon targets of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard will require both efficient and sustainable designs and innovations in material science and production techniques. Ben Gholam explores what can be achieved today when designing multistorey residential buildings and what might help to bridge the gap in future years.
This article briefly summarises the structural and geotechnical assessments undertaken on the Clifton Suspension Bridge and describes how an integrated approach has been used to manage maintenance of the bridge, foundations and slopes.
From plastic theory to magnificent cathedrals, Jacques Heyman has had a long and varied career. Helena Russell maps the highlights.
A recent report on the UK's ageing infrastructure should be a wake-up call to both structural engineers and asset owners, argues Eva MacNamara, as it offers ways to change stewardship for the better and keep our infrastructure in service for longer.
This month's report concerns an unresolved highway bridge inspection assessment with the CROSS Expert Panel urging dialogue with Network Rail's asset manager.
This article describes the project for a new boathouse for Newnham College in Cambridge, which uses locally grown green timber and woven willow in its construction.
Steven McKerlie is troubled by longstanding underinvestment in maintenance of UK bridge assets and the implications of this for safety if weaknesses in past assessments that are still relied on are not acknowledged.
This month's report highlights the importance of varied quality assurance when using structural design and analysis software after a reporter found a steel section with erroneous data in the software's database.
The Ancient Greek concept of kairos offers structural engineers a means to rethink established approaches and reclaim their creative and inventive capacity to address the urgent challenges of our time, argues Helen McGarry.
This article aims to outline the historic use of timber pile foundations, their key characteristics, and how to preserve them for the future.
