The Structural Engineer

VAST sums of money have been spent at home and abroad, not only on aboratory and open-air experiments into the characteristics of concrete, but also in the construction of thousands of miles of concrete pavements to more or less experimental designs. Many of the results have been published and are, or should be, common knowledge to all concerned. J.H. Walker

For some structural designs certain necessary preliminary calculations have to be made for loaded beams or columns in order to determine reactions, end fixing couples, maximum deflections, etc. C.E. Larard

The PRESIDENT, espressing the thanks and appreciation of the meeting to the author, said the lecture must have entailed an enormous amount of work in its preparation. Personally, he had found it of very great interest, if only for the reason that sufficient was not made of the uses to which concrete could be put. Nobody liked the rather gloomy looking plain concrete buildings which were to be seen, and we must find a way of giving that concrete material a more pleasing appearance. He proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the author.