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The Structural Engineer, Volume 64, Issue 8, 1986
Suddenly applied loads A year ago, we published a letter from Mr N. W. Sutton in New Zealand. He asked for help in resolving what he considered to be an anomaly in the standard solution for the effect of a suddenly applied load on a beam. We received a variety of replies, which ranged from incredulity that the letter should have been published to the more academic, pointing out the limitations of the usual textbook solution that the deflection is twice that under static loading. In retrospect, the value of the contributions appears to have justified the appearance of the letter. Verulam
Despite the overall cost competitiveness of steel in construction, many steel framed buildings remain more costly to manufacture and build than they need be. Details and components often become unnecessarily complicated and expensive because the factors that govern production costs are not always appreciated. The aim of this paper is to describe the nature and sequence of routine workshop processes from plain rolled steel to the finished fabrication stage, with an explanation of the various operations that may be involved. Emphasis is placed on general building structures supported by typical examples to show the influence of basic design decisions on ultimate costs. R. Taggart
The Institution has always supported the production of practical Codes of Practice. It was for this reason that no action was taken on the withdrawal of CP114 until after the publication of BS8110 and the Institution’s Manual for the design of rein forced concrete building structures which it is hoped will be accepted, in due course, as an approved document. The Institution has already started the drafting of design manuals for steelwork and masonry structures.