The Construction and Equipment of Some Factories at Home and Abroad

MEMBERS we feel sure will be delighted to hear that as a result of the ballot, which is reported fully on another page, Major A. H. S.Waters,V.C., D.S.O. , M.C., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., etc., has been elected President of the Institution for the session 1933-34.

Suspension Bridge with a hinged stiffening truss. The main suspension cable consists of links a, b, c, d, e, f, h, j and k and is assumed to be connected to rigid supports at (a) and (k). Vertical suspenders connect the cable to the stiffening girder which is hinged at the mid point of the bottom chord. No suspender is assumed to act at this hinge. The left hand end of the stiffening girder is hinged to supports while the right-hand end is allowed to move horizontally. H.A. Whitaker

SIR,-Since writing the letter published over my name on page 535 of the November 1932 issue of The Structural Engineer, the London County Council, in the exercise of its powers under section 58 (3) of the London Building Act, 1930, has recently imposed important conditions when granting a consent to waive the provisions of the Third Schedule to such (2) that all floor constructions (other than Act (except as regards the encasing of steel-work, paragraphs 3 and 4) so as to permit the required to carry a superimposed load of more use of the provisions of the Code of Practice approved by the Council on February 16th, 1932 (with the exception of clause 12 of such code).