Highway Road Tunnel Under the Maas, Rotterdam. Discussion on the Paper by Dr. K.W. Mautner

The necessity of saving steel in war-time lends special interest to methods of increasing the strength of mild steel to reinforce concrete. I propose to discuss here the properties and use of a material, obtained from mild steel by a method known as the work hardening process. This is now receiving special attention since British Standard Specifications are being prepared for steel treated in this way. Dr. K. Hajnal-Konyi

Niamh McCloskey reflects on her personal experience of the challenging reality of returning to work after maternity leave, questioning whether workplaces truly support women in this transition and highlighting how, with the right support and recognition of the new perspectives and skills that motherhood can bring, we can retain mothers and allow them to thrive in underrepresented industries.

Steven McKerlie is troubled by longstanding underinvestment in maintenance of UK bridge assets and the implications of this for safety if weaknesses in past assessments that are still relied on are not acknowledged.