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The Structural Engineer, Volume 48, Issue 7, 1970
The Council announce the formation of a further Study Group, details of which follow Statutory Control of Building and Engineering Works This is the third Study Group approved by the Council and Mr. R. M. Silber, CEng FIStructE, FIAS, 365 Brixton Road, London SW9, has agreed to act as Convener.
Mr. J. Peacock: ‘Mr. Thorburn said that the use of the Armco liner in the piles stopped ground water from getting into the bore; but it could still fill up the bottom of the bore, as far as I could see, so really what does the Armco liner do? It seems quite expensive to put there, and I do not see how it stops water from getting into the bottom of the bore.’
‘Good structures are not brought about by the law any more than a deflnition of petty larceny stops people from stealing. We are in danger of worrying about the law instead of being concerned about good engineering.’