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The Structural Engineer, Volume 60, Issue 8, 1982
Mr V. Mosca (Pauling & Co. Ltd.): I should like to ask the authors how one sets design life, i.e. how does one convince the client that his class 3 building will not necessarily collapse after 10 years?
CP 110 For the design of flexural members, it is normally necessary to make use of the charts contained in Part 2 of this Code. For those engineers who prefer to use their own calculations rather than charts provided, here is a method suggested by Mr N. Thurgood: To design a beam or slab to CP 110 one has to refer to one of the 42 charts of Part 2 or use the formulae in clause 3.3.5.3, usually using a chart to find the lever arm, z. Verulam
An analysis is made of the primary communication channels used for transferring information from researchers to practitioners working in the field of structural engineering. Suggestions are made for improving these communication channels. K.R. Moffatt