...Nuno Silvestre, MSc, PhD, CEng REFERENCES Akbari Hamed   A , Mofid   M . On the equivalent simple models of braced steel shear panels . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Structures and Buildings , 2015 , 168 , (8): 570 – 577 , 10.1680/stbu.14.00070...

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... . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Structures and Buildings , 2015 , 168 , (6): 441 – 453 , 10.1680/stbu.14.00069 . Choi   KK , Truong   GT , Kim   SD , Choi   IR . Punching shear behaviour of shear reinforced concrete slabs . Proceedings of the Institution...

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...Sajal Kanti Deb, PhD ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 structures and buildings This issue presents a set of five papers reporting research findings in the diverse field of structural engineering. Areas of research range from development of an attenuation relationship...

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... the editor of one of the ASCE journals. The vast experience of Dr Norbert J. Delatte, Jr, PE led to a text that provides a solid foundation for seeking relevant and applicable design, construction and performance instructions for students, pavement engineers and researchers. structures and buildings...

...Sahibzada Farooq Ahmad Rafeeqi, BE, MS, PhD, PE, FIEP structures and buildings This issue of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Structures and Buildings provides both a balanced spread of topics ranging from material characterization, analysis, testing...

... . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Structures and Buildings , 2015 , 168 , (3): 210 – 234 , 10.1680/stbu.13.00034 . Munro   D . Swiss Re's Building, London . Nyheter om Stålbyggnad, Stålbyggnadsinstitutet , 2004 , 3 , 36 – 43 . Qing   D , Thibodeau   JG...

...Asif Usmani, PhD, MIStructE, CEng This issue presents an exciting set of six papers covering a wide range of topics in the broad context of structures and buildings. It leads with two very interesting reviews: one exploring the state of the art in the rapidly maturing field of building...

... On Friday 17 October 2014, ICE president Geoff French presented an award to the following paper published in Structures and Buildings in 2013. The editorial panel nominated their best papers and an awards committee chaired by Quentin Leiper allocated the awards. The Frederick...

... ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 structures and buildings The following is a list of referees who have reviewed papers for Structures and Buildings between 1 January 2014 and 30 November 2014. The Institution of Civil Engineers is very grateful...

... and occupy the bookshelves of consultant practitioners and related professionals. Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings Booth Edmund , 3rd edn.   ICE Publishing , London, UK , 2014 , ISBN 978-0-7277-5794-4 , £65·00 , 347 pp. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 structures...

.... A key assumption of curvature distribution over the shear walls underpins the analytical method and ultimately the model will help to allow engineers to assess the earthquake resilience of RC buildings in a simple manner. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2015 structures and buildings...

... of improved structural design codes. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2014 structures and buildings The built environment is one of the pillars of civilisation. However, the technology that delivers this built environment is often taken for granted, even by those working in the building...

...Rob Smith, PE, SE, CEng, MICE ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2014 structures and buildings I write this editorial from San Francisco. In recent months, a magnitude 6·1 earthquake hit Napa County, around 70 km from here. The earthquake woke my family and I, but we suffered...

... and comments from readers on the papers in this issue are very welcome through discussion articles. REFERENCES Cho   B-W , Kim   C-H , Yi   S-T . Experimental study of concrete decks restrained by steel strap . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Structures and Buildings...

...Mark O'Connor, BSc, PhD, MBA structures and buildings Sustainable design is becoming an increasing challenge for the practising engineer. Clients are increasingly interested in schemes that can demonstrate how the most efficient design solution in terms of embodied carbon dioxide has been...

...   MA . Estimation of spectral acceleration based on neural networks . Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Structures and Buildings , 2014 , 167 , (8): 457 – 468 , 10.1680/stbu.12.00059 . Byfield   M , Mudalige   W , Morison   C , Stoddart   E . A review...

... indicated that the current section classifications defined in Eurocode 3 are not accurate for cold-formed channel sections. New design rules were proposed. This issue of Structures and Buildings features five technical papers covering timber, reinforced concrete and steel structures...