A Review of Industrialized Building. Discussion on the paper by R. D. McMeekin MIStructE MICE (Membe

Mr. M. E. Richards writes:- ‘The author states in this paper that this method of analysis is not taught in Britain. I should like to point out that numerical methods of volume integration are now being taught at Korthampton College of Advanced Technology, London to civil engineering students.'

Dr. H.J H. Starks (Road Research Laboratory) said that those present had listened to a most interesting lecture, from which they had seen how the engineer and the surgeon acted together as a team to solve a variety of problems concerned with the alleviation of suffering and with fundamental knowledge of the body as a physical structure.

This paper sets out to describe two railway bridges which have recently been reconstructed with composite steel and concrete superstructures. Brief details are given of the history of the old structures now replaced, together with alternative schemes which were considered in the design stage. Methods of construction whilst maintaining rail traffic are discussed and general conclusions regarding the use of composite construction for railway bridges are drawn from the experience of these two cases. C.F. Bonnett