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Features of the framework include ethos, examples, guidance and processes.
Features of the framework include ethos, examples, guidance and processes.


There is strong focus on the  use of a Structural Design Brief that is a comprehensive list of requirements. Identifying all requirements and ensuring that they are satisfactorily addressed are key actions in reducing the risk of unsatisfactory outcomes.   
There is strong focus on the  use of a structural design brief that is a comprehensive list of requirements. Identifying all requirements and ensuring that they are satisfactorily addressed are key actions in reducing the risk of unsatisfactory outcomes.   


=== Ethos ===
=== Ethos ===
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==== The Structural Design Process ====
==== The Structural Design Process ====
See here.
See [[Structural design process|here]].


==== Process mapping ====
==== Process mapping ====
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The stages in the IStructE Plan of Work are shown in Figure 1.
The stages in the IStructE Plan of Work are shown in Figure 1.
[[File:ISE-PlanofW-2.png|thumb|972x972px|Figure 1 IStructE Structural Plan of Work|none]]That seems to be  a lot of stages but one could add 'Re-use' and 'Decommissioning to the list.
[[File:ISE-PlanofW-2.png|thumb|972x972px|Figure 1 IStructE Structural Plan of Work|none]]That seems to be  a lot of stages but 'Re-use' and 'Decommissioning stages could be added to the list.


For student project work, a simpler form of the Plan of Work might be used - such as shown in Figure 2.
For student project work, a simpler form of the Plan of Work might be used - such as shown in Figure 2.
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'''Design Proposal for Stage 4'''
'''Design Proposal for Stage 4'''


This document is similar to the ''Approval in Principle'' document for bridges and to the ''Basis of Structural Design'' document described in the IStructE Plan of Work.
This document is similar to the ''[https://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/prod/attachments/17dadcc6-8e01-455d-b93e-c827d280839a?inline=true Approval in Principle]'' document for bridges and to the ''Basis of Structural Design'' document described for the IStructE Plan of Work.


It is recommended that the Design pProposal for Stage 4 includes:
It is recommended that the Design Proposal for Stage 4 includes:


1.  Project description
1.  Project description