✏️ Submit your entry to the next Drawing Board competition! For your chance to win a free e-book from our current catalogue and inclusion in #TheStructuralEngineer magazine, send your hand-drawn sketch to tse@istructe.org. Deadline: 13 April 2026

IStructE recently profiled Glenn Bell—former SGH CEO, Senior Principal, and Chair of the Board—in its October issue of #TheStructuralEngineer. istructe.org/journal/volume… Glenn will deliver his 2025 Gold Medal Address on November 7—in London: istructe.org/events/hq/2025…

Did you read the book review by Sinéad Conneely in the June issue of #TheStructuralEngineer? ow.ly/QQa450WeETv Members can access the e-book here: ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/istructe/d… #ebooks #IStructELibrary #INWED25 #TogetherWeEngineer

'Gardner's research specialism is structural steel and he agrees that there is a high level of interest worldwide in printed steel technology.' Read Leroy Gardner's career profile in #TheStructuralEngineer: istructe.org/journal/volume…

Submit your entry to the next Drawing Board competition in #TheStructuralEngineer for a chance to win an Institution e-book of your choice. Requirements: Hand-drawn sketch and 100-word summary Deadline: 21 February Email: tse@istructe.org

Complete this CPD module by @MetsaGlobal in #TheStructuralEngineer for 1 hour of verifiable CPD. The module introduces readers to laminated veneer lumber (LVL), before summarising the design of an LVL beam with connections. ow.ly/oYGk50UYqEB

"The new structure is an elevated deck composed of three spans of 18.4, 15.4 and 19.5m and is made accessible by stairs at each end." Read how the Tan House Footbridge was designed and fabricated using repurposed steel in #TheStructuralEngineer: istructe.org/journal/volume…

"It demands innovation and expertise; thankfully two attributes our profession possesses in abundance." Read Mohamad Al-Dah's Inaugural Address in #TheStructuralEngineer: istructe.org/journal/volume…

The February issue of #TheStructuralEngineer is now live! Read insights into steel design and construction featuring Tan House Footbridge and the effective use of high-strength S690 steel. Also featured is Mohamad Al-Dah's Inaugural Address. ow.ly/BjF850UToV1

"Engineers do indeed have the power to make a substantial difference if we are dedicated to driving change." Read from the co-chairs of Structural Engineers Declare on how structural engineers can accelerate progress in 2025 in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/ZZAt50UFXcb

"Structural engineers have a major impact on what the future looks like for life on earth." Ian Poole offers examples of radical initiatives for a regenerative future in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/67ob50UFWRA

"The cost of extra web reinforcement and more complex formwork seems to be offset by saving on steel consumption." Read an overview of new Eurocode, EN 1994-1-102, for composite dowel shear connectors in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/24cL50UFWwH

"From humble beginnings, the group has grown into a thriving community." The Midland Counties Regional Group celebrate 100 years in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/uY0T50UFWkX

"Calculating carbon does not produce low-carbon solutions in of itself, but it does change our understanding as to whether or not a design is 'good'." Ruth Eve revisits a project to examine the net-zero design possibilities in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/bTZN50UCrJx

"Such rapid growth means that using bamboo construction products can achieve a net cooling effect much faster than with timber products." Read a worked example of designing connections in bamboo in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/Es3S50UBPou

The January 2025 issue of #TheStructuralEngineer is now live! Read insights from outgoing President Tanya de Hoog on her term, a research team on the design of connections in natural bamboo, the co-chairs of UK Structural Engineers Declare and more. ow.ly/Brot50UAYC4

"A key question for clients, building owners and employers alike is how to identify a competent person to perform key tasks." Ron Watermeyer examines ways of demonstrating competence in the profession in #TheStructuralEngineer: istructe.org/journal/volume…

"In instances when the geometries are complex, finite-element analysis (FEA) is employed to more accurately predict the distribution of forces." Read about the lessons learned in the 3D modelling of underground structures in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/msqA50Ua2lP

"Ruins adorn our landscape. They may be a tumbledown outbuilding or the jutting walls of a scheduled monument, but they echo our past." Read Part 20 of the #ConservationCompendium on ruins in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/k2QA50Ua2bp

"Since the proposal of Structural Carbon Rating Scheme (SCORS) in 2020, a lot has changed in the world of embodied carbon calculations." Read about the progress made around carbon targets over the past four years in #TheStructuralEngineer: ow.ly/QFJ850U66aY