The CHAIRMAN (Mr. F.E. Drury, M.Sc., M.I.Struct.E., President, Institution of Structural Engineers) first extended a warm welcome to Mr. J. Murray Easton (Vice-president, Royal Institute of British Architects) and Colonel Everard Haynes (Secretary, Board of Architectural Education) and their colleagues in the R.I.B.A.
The effects of creep in reinforced concrete structures are briefly reviewed. In most structural units, creep alters the internal stress distribution and increases deflection but has little effect on ultimate strength. A.D. Ross