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The Structural Engineer, Volume 65, Issue 6, 1987
A steady rise in groundwater levels in the aquifer beneath London was noted as long ago as 1972, but only recently has attention been focused on the potential engineering implications of this rise. Sponsored by the Department of the Environment and other interested parties, the Construction Industry Research & Information Association (CIRIA) has organised a study into the problem. This paper describes some of the effects which a rise in groundwater levels might have on structures and is based on work currently being carried out under contract for CIRIA. T. Blower
I am indebted to the engineers who have responded to my views, and I do not wish to take issue with any contra views; we all have our own perspectives on important matters. David Wardle
Mr C. J. Judge (G) (Building Research Establishment): I would first like to congratulate all those concerned with the structure described in this paper for allowing the details of the failure to be published. It is only by publishing details of failures that other engineers can learn about the limitations in structural design.