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The Structural Engineer

Steelwork in Transit Shed 102, Southampton Docks Discussion on the Paper by Mr. F. M. Bowen and Mr.

THE PRESIDENT introduced the Authors who then presented their paper and exhibited a model of part of the roof frame of the building.
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The Reconstruction of the Auditorium Floor at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
THIS paper describes the design and construction of a new fire-resisting floor to the auditorium, and improvements to the orchestra pit and entrance staircase made during the summer of 1955. C. H. Hockley
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The Stress Distribution in a Simply-Supported Beam with a Circular Hole
THE problem of the simply-supported rectangular beam having a single circular hole is investigated for the case of bending with shear. An approximate mathematical analysis is presented along with the results of a photoelastic investigation. Results are also given for a rolled steel joist with a circular hole in its web from measurements with acoustic and electrical resistance strain gauges. J. E. Gibson and W. M. Jenkins
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