CONTENTS Celebrating 50 Years of Engineering Excellence
Founded in 1966
FEATURES 07 CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING: COVER STORY: Singapore Sports Hub: incorporating safety in the design and engineering Innovative solutions helped to create the iconic sports venue and lifestyle destination.
17 CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING: Failure modes for RC columns subjected to blast loadings that must be considered in design The design of blast-resistant RC columns, as well as their testing and analysis, requires considerable experience and skill.
The role of private education in engineering the Singapore of tomorrow
REGULAR SECTIONS 02 MESSAGE 03 IES UPDATE 34 EVENTS 38 INDUSTRY NEWS
CEO Angie Ng angie@iesnet.org.sg Publications Manager Desmond Teo desmond@iesnet.org.sg Publications Executive Queek Jiayu jiayu@iesnet.org.sg Media Consultants Roland Ang roland@iesnet.org.sg
32 EDUCATION: It can make an important contribution.
Chief Editor T Bhaskaran t_b_n8@yahoo.com
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