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A historic church stands at the center of a charming town. Highlighted among many striking features is the iconic 170-foot (52m) bell tower, which looms over the town. For decades, the tower has become the centerpiece for cultural events in addition to being the original community center of worship.

This report concerns the modelling of joints when using computer programs. In some cases, engineers are applying rotational releases to joints in models but subsequently designing the connections as rigid. This leaves a fundamental mismatch between analysis and design which may lead to unsafe structural connections argues a reporter.

A steel framed building was incorrectly modelled and designed resulting in excessive deflection of part of the frame even before the frame was loaded with the self-weight of the building.

A reporter shares their experience on how their team consistently discover missing elements when they erect lattice towers and masts that have been 3D modelled.

A number of anomalies were detected in the outputs from a proprietary structural steelwork design program.

During an examination of a 20m high telecoms mast, a reporter found that there had been accelerated corrosion of the galvanised holding down bolts.

While working on construction sites a reporter was involved with tower crane bases supported on piles with pile caps and pedestals with cast-in anchors that had significant construction defects.

This is an alert that was issued by a local authority responsible for enforcing the Safety of Sports Grounds Act after a floodlighting mast collapsed at a football club's ground.

Concerns are raised about a potential safety problem with the design and construction of ‘root’ foundations for telecom poles.

Concerns were raised on a major highway project after it was noticed that the contractor was casting a pad foundation with no reinforcement in the base.