Analysis of Load Distribution in Multi-storey Shear Wall Structures

The case for the experimental stress analysis of structures by the testing of models is examined. Tests of models of two composite beam/slab floor constructions, full-size prototypes of which had already been tested to destruction, established the technique and proved its reliability. A.S. Babb

Often slabs subjected to flexure are stiffened by edge beams having a neutral plane which does not coincide with that of the slab itself. This is frequent in bridges. Kleomenis Kretsis

Dr. I. Fells (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne): ‘First let me say that I am relieved by the confidence of our two speakers. Clearly, they are reasonably happy about the relief of the explosions. I wonder, however, if I might put on a hat that I am unaccustomed to wear, and that is one of pessimism.'