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Browse the content of the September 2017 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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All the articles from the September 2017 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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This paper describes the journey the design team took from onset to completion of the Makatote viaduct project in November 2016.

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In the latest note in this series, Jane Entwistle explains what ethical standards members are expected to uphold and introduces guidance provided by the Institution on this topic.

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This article aims to promote a shared understanding between designers of both permanent and temporary works, explaining the technicalities of PAS 8812.

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Sean Brady recounts the tale of the Comet jet airliner crashes of the 1950s and explains how the trailblazing accident investigation revealed a failure of imagination that holds lessons for all engineers.

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This article covers the importance of considering the probability of the identified hazards from risk assessments. 

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In this article, we summarise CROSS newsletter No. 47 from Structural-Safety.

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Alastair Hughes makes a case for revision of the Eurocodes to harmonise the load factors for permanent and variable actions, or dead and live loads.

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Balazs Trojak challenges BIM refuseniks to dip their toe in the water and explore its benefits, or risk irrelevance in an increasingly digital future.

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This comprehensive work will be essential reading for anyone researching or undertaking a major study in the area, concludes Paul Jackson, with the sections on restraint-induced cracking likely to be of most interest to designers.

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This is a useful book giving insights into special horizontal loadings on building structures, suitable structural resistance systems and current US design office practice, says John Lyness.

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This month's letters scrutinise the President's views on site supervision, raise some interesting questions in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, discuss the benefits and drawbacks of BIM, as well as commenting on concrete design to the Eurocodes and British Standards, fracking and various other topics.

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Upcoming events at Institution HQ and around the Regional Groups.

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The latest issue of Structures, Volume 11 (August 2017), has recently been published. Editor-in-Chief, Professor Leroy Gardner, has selected three highlights.

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This month, Hugh Morrison MIStructE poses a question on bending and deflection for a steel floor beam.

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