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The Structural Engineer, Volume 62, Issue 8, 1984
The opportunity to use a universally accepted, objective, and comprehensive guide to assessing crack damage in existing buildings is an appealing idea to every engineer involved in this field. It would no doubt be welcomed by the loss adjusters who have to advise insurers on claims, by chartered surveyors who often call in engineers for advice, and by Building Control Officers who have to vet and approve our solutions. Mr. S.V. Thomson
This informative paper detailed the work which the writers undertook at Cambridge University. Relating as it does to the general subject of adjustable pallet racking the article was of direct interest to members of the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (SEMA). Mr. F.R. Neal
Mr I.P. Gillson (M) (Central Electricity Generating Board): I draw the attention of specifying engineers to the need to -study carefully the September 1983 draft ‘Guidance notes’ when dealing with particularly vulnerable structures -consider the relevance of tests on mortar prisms and cubes to the risk of ASR damage -consider the scale effects of concrete samples on the risk of ASR damage -examine evidence from concrete that has been damaged by ASR