Author: Mottram, J T
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Mottram, J T
The Structural Engineer, Volume 69, Issue 11, 1991
An examination is made of the effectiveness of approximate methods for the assessment of the torsional stiffness of typical concrete sections under the action of uniform Saint-Venant torsion. It is shown that rectilinearly bounded open sections may be acceptably treated by approximating procedures but that numerical approaches are necessary for non-rectilinearly bounded or composite sections. An effective approximate treatment is shown to be available for multiply-connected sections. D. Johnson
Arbitration has long been the accepted method of resolving disputes in construction contracts, but its character has changed in the last 3 decades. In the years immediately after World War II parties in dispute would look to a senior member of a profession - architect, engineer or surveyor - to resolve their difficulties. In many arbitration hearings, lawyers had their part to play. They had the skill of presentation. They ensured that there were no departures from the law, but there were few complex legal arguments. The award was invariably made on the technical merits of the case. Kenneth Severn
When the Institution produces a new report, a notice usually appears in The Structural Engineer - together with an order-form! For the ‘Structural adequacy’ report this happened in the ‘blue pages’ of The Structural Engineer dated 8 January 1991. There is also frequently a followup meeting to introduce the report but, in this case, because of the nature and content of the report, I was given the alternative of introducing it to members, via The Structural Engineer. G. Somerville