New study resource for student engineers:

The Essential Knowledge Series

The Essential Knowledge Series is a great new resource from the Institution of Structural Engineers. It breaks down the key fundamentals of structural engineering into 20 easy access, high quality study texts. The entire Series is absolutely FREE if you’re a student member of the Institution.

The first two texts, Structure is Everywhere! and Designing a Meaningful Structure, are now available on the Institution website: https://www.istructe.org/resources-centre/essential-knowledge-series. Other titles coming in the Series include:

• Introduction to structural materials

• Stability

• Principles for computer analysis of structures

• Lessons from failures

Praise for the Essential Knowledge Series:

“This new series of Essential Knowledge texts will be an invaluable source of information for structural engineering students to support their broader appreciation of the subject. The topics covered by the series range from structural forms and conceptual design through to approximate and computer analysis, with an emphasis on developing an intuitive understanding of the behaviour and design of structures. The series is well written and well-illustrated by leading members of the profession.”

Professor Leroy Gardner, Imperial College London

If you’re not currently a member, you can sign up for student membership to download your free copies of the Essential Knowledge Series, as well as a host of other benefits. Visit the Institution’s website to find out more: https://www.istructe.org/membership/types-of-membership/student-member