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Technical papers and design aids
Civil & Structural Engineering
I work as a civil and structural engineer for Thomasons Ltd, Leeds, UK (www.thomasons.co.uk). Over the years I have written technical papers on a variety of subjects: limit state design, reinforced concrete and structural steel design, codes of practice, Eurocodes, engineering history, quality assurance and health and safety. This website makes all of these available on line.
I am grateful to the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Concrete Society for granting permission to include original PDF copies of papers published in ICE Proceedings and Concrete magazine. I am also grateful to the Institution of Structural Engineers for permission to include text of papers published in The Structural Engineer; original copies may be obtained from their website.
The section on ‘Useful stuff’ includes information for the analysis of historic structures,
simple span/depth ratios for BS8110 RC slab design and the easiest-
Alasdair N Beal BSc CEng FICE FIStructE
contact: anbeal@btinternet.com
New paper in Concrete (Sept. 2011):
‘Floor slabs, lasers and levels’
New concrete levelling techniques can bring dangers in metal deck floors and problems with other insitu floors. Changes to specifications and design guidance are proposed to solve the problem.
New paper in The Structural Engineer (18th Oct. 2011): ‘A History of the Safety Factors’
Traces the history of safety factors and permissible stresses in UK codes from the 19th century to the present day.