Modern Road Design. Discussion on the Paper by Mr. J.H. Clayton

In this country the aluminium alloys have found their most commmon applications in the field of aircraft production (Fig. l), but elsewhere, in the United States, France and Germany in particular, their use for structural engineering purposes has already been widely explored. D.V. Pike

This month's letters discuss foundations in shrinkable ground and highlight a survey on structural optimisation in practice.

Shalini Jagnarine-Azan describes how the impact of a heating planet is already being felt by islands in the Caribbean, and discusses the challenges of trying to build back more resiliently following a disaster.