This CPD module, sponsored by Oasys, examines the use of static linear analysis for modelling building and bridge structures and how to generate realistic, accurate results.
This CPD module, sponsored by Metsa, introduces readers to laminated veneer lumber (LVL), before summarising the design of an LVL beam with connections.
This CPD module, sponsored by Trimble, explores the benefits of integrating ongoing carbon assessments into the modelling workflow for a structure.
This note discusses analysis modelling considerations specific to mass timber structures. Part 2 looks at element properties and types, hybrid/composite structures and connections, as well as presenting a short example.
This note introduces analysis modelling considerations specific to mass timber structures, highlighting unique material properties that must be considered.
This article aims to outline the historic use of timber pile foundations, their key characteristics, and how to preserve them for the future.
This month's report concerns an unresolved highway bridge inspection assessment with the CROSS Expert Panel urging dialogue with Network Rail's asset manager.
Mungo Stacy and Jon Shave explain the background and content of the new Eurocode for assessment of existing structures, examining aspects such as scope, principles and interventions.
This month's report details the structural damage in a listed building after alterations that involved moving a spine wall and notching timber joists.
This article by Malcolm Turpin considers the key categories of computers and software in structural engineering and their implications for the structural engineer.
This article – the winning entry to the IStructE Research into Practice case study competition in 2025 – describes research and development undertaken for design of the four facade towers for the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona.
In his Inaugural Address, the 105th President of the Institution, Brian Uy, reflects on his past, present and future, focusing on people, places and projects, and highlights the IStructE's past, present and future in a similar light.
This article describes the design and construction for the Lucie-Breard footbridge in Paris, France, explaining how a reused bridge deck was incorporated into the project.
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.
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.
Niamh McCloskey reflects on her personal experience of the challenging reality of returning to work after maternity leave, questioning whether workplaces truly support women in this transition and highlighting how, with the right support and recognition of the new perspectives and skills that motherhood can bring, we can retain mothers and allow them to thrive in underrepresented industries.
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.
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.
Associate Editor, Lin Hai-Han, has chosen a paper examining the post-ire behaviour following tests on concrete-Filled double-skin steel tubular members as the Featured Article for Volume 85 of Structures .
A round-up of events at Institution HQ and around the regional groups.
This month, judge Ron Slade has selected a sketch by Amrit Aluna as the winner of The Drawing Board. He will receive an e-book of his choice from the Institution's current catalogue.