New Civil Engineer
Mark Whitby
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Standing together
14-Jun-2007
A confederation of engineering institutions could increase respect for the profession and help influence world events. -
Brave new world
30-May-2002
Jubilee Introduction -
Industry chiefs lead major civils debates
1-Nov-2001
NEWS -
Terms of endearment
17-May-2001
If the government were to be judged on the basis of the last four years, I would be publicly positive but secretly disappointed. However, if as expected, it is successful in the election, I imagine we are in for an exciting term. -
Sir Alan Harris 1916-2000
1-Feb-2001
Sir Alan Harris: visionary, engineer, professor, soldier, raconteur and pioneer of British prestressed concrete has died aged 84. -
Beware black holes
18-Jan-2001
The new year's news focused on the crisis in education, reporting that some schools are moving to four day weeks due to lack of teachers. I suspect that the sciences will be suffering more than the arts. -
Obituary: Sir Alan Harris
11-Jan-2001
Born 8 July 1916 Died 26 December 2000 -
Angels of the North
5-Oct-2000
We are all engineers sharing the perennial problem that there are another 2M people who call themselves engineers and supposedly dilute our status. I say supposedly because I do not share the view that the rank and file engineers deserve less status than the professionals, or that demarcation bequeaths respect. -
Reassessing the institutions
14-Sep-2000
One of the refreshing aspects of life is to watch how one's views change. A recent example for me was my change of heart over a long held belief that there is a need to amalgamate some of the engineering institutions. -
Across the Rubicon
10-Aug-2000
Comment -
Bridges: Engineers must take design lead
29-Jun-2000
Pedestrian bridges, by their nature, are lightweight and the pioneering designs we are seeing are probing the limits of our understanding. Behind the scenes are leading edge computer systems evolved from the aerospace industry, running alongside state of the art wind tunnel testing laboratories. -
Balancing the nuclear equation
11-May-2000
Tony Blair and I share a problem. -
Civil of the century
11-Nov-1999
Rail -
Civil of the century
11-Nov-1999
Structures -
Working with dinosaurs
4-Nov-1999
ANALYSIS -
Engineers and economics
9-Sep-1999
ANALYSIS; The M25 totally changed the travelling dynamics of Londoners and everybody else within half an hour's travelling distance of it. -
The price is right?
18-Feb-1999
Is achieving Chartered status now less of a priority to both budding engineers and their employers? -
Felix Candela 1910-1998
22-Jan-1998
Felix Candela, who died last month, trained as an architect, but was one of the great inspirational engineers of the 20th century. A man who was impressed by Maillart's faith in the intrinsic nature of structural beauty, he created hundreds of breathtaking shell structures - many of which are works of art.
