The Strengthening of Weak Bridges. Discussion on Mr. C.S. Chettoe's Paper

The CHAIRMAN (Sir George W. Humphreys, K.S.E., Past President, .Inst. C.E., and President of the British Section of the Societe) said it was a privilege to meet to hear a paper by a distinguished French engineer, M. Freyssinet, upon a subject with which his name had become identified in the minds not only of his compatriots but also of engineers in all parts of the globe.

THE methods which the author proposes to lay before you are the result of research work ceaselessly carried out from the very beginning of his career as an Engineer. E. Freyssinet

This month's letters cover legislation for design checks, embodied carbon of modular construction approaches, and assessment of masonry buildings for earthquake resilience in New Zealand.