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The Structural Engineer, Volume 62, Issue 10, 1984
Dr. P. H. Thomas (Fire Research Station): I should like to congratulate Miss Law on her exposition of her approach to fire safety design. As one who has contributed to research into some of these matters, it is gratifying to find that, contrary to the views of those who say that it is too sophisticated for the simple answers needed, some research has longer-lasting design value than much short-term testing. The graphs and formulae presented by Miss Law are supported by theory. They are not the result of ad hoc experiments.
Subsidence of residential property Since economy in cost is a major feature in the construction of residential property, and foundations are costly, it is almost inevitable that problems occur as a result of subsidence. Mr J. Amold, writing from Exeter, tells us of some of the difficulties that arise with the use of certain economic,remedial measures! Verulam
Work has been going on for many years to produce a ‘suite’ of EuroCodes; the first public airing of the documents that have been prepared so far is soon to take place. (See post.) The beginnings of a set of harmonised recommendations for the design of structures were born of cooperation between several international associations, then preparing, in various ways, their own drafts. The Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS) brought together the work of CEB, CIB, and CECM commissions to draft a set of six volumes as follows: