Realistic Modelling of Steel Portal Frame Behaviour

This paper describes the essential features of the receipt & storage facility which forms part of the THORP nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield. G.W. Jordan and A.P. Mann

Before the advent of extended full-time tertiary education, the traditional training grounds for young would-be members of this institution were in the offices of steelwork fabricators or reinforced concrete contractors. Young school-leavers usually entered the profession as apprentices where they received excellent practical training in structural engineering during the day, supplemented by study at evening classes. Since then, we have seen radical changes in the education system, particularly the increased number of places available at universities and polytechnics, coupled with the Engineering Council’s edict that would-be engineers must have completed a full-time degree course. This has resulted in fewer opportunities for 16-year-olds compared with 30 years ago. A.S. Booth Though the traditional meth

The paper describes the design of one of the largest religious buildings in the world, featuring extensive use of reinforced in situ and precast concrete, structural aluminium, and vitreous enamelled steel cladding panels. Great consideration was given in the design to speed of erection and longevity of materials. S.R. Atkinson