Trebuchets and Bridges: Reconnecting Structural Education with the Real World
Authors: Martin Gillie, Ph.D. [email protected], Tim Stratford, Ph.D., Luke Bisby, Ph.D., and Alison Furber, Ph.D.Author Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 140, Issue 2
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Acknowledgments
We acknowledge the huge effort and time put in to facilitating these projects by the School of Engineering technicians, Derek Jardine, Jim Hutcheson, and Kevin Tierney, and by the Engineering Teaching Office Manager Nathalie Caron. The generous financial contribution of the IStructE Scottish Regional Group to the bridge competition is also gratefully acknowledged. We also wish to thank IStructE members Bob Wilson and Chris Weston for their strong support and encouragement for these projects.
References
Constructionarium. (2013). “Constructionarium.” 〈http://www.constructionarium.co.uk/〉 (Feb. 22, 2013).
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 140 • Issue 2 • April 2014
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 7, 2013
Accepted: Oct 1, 2013
Published online: Nov 11, 2013
Published in print: Apr 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Apr 11, 2014
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Head of Civil Engineering Teaching and Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, U.K. (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]
Tim Stratford, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, U.K.
Luke Bisby, Ph.D.
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Professor, School of Engineering, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, U.K.
Alison Furber, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant, School of Engineering, Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, U.K.
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