Tag: structural

The IStructE guideStructural engineers can play their part in making sure that buildings are not just wheelchair accessible and encompass the needs of occupants with physical mobility issues, but also account for ethnicity, gender and neuro-divergence. The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has produced guidance...

Even modern schools have been prone to failure. Brickwork collapsed at Oxgangs Primary School during a storm in January 2016The risk of schools collapsing has increased from ‘likely’ to ‘very likely’ in the past year as more structural faults are found. A building collapse is...