Author: Denton, S R; Burgoyne, C J
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Denton, S R; Burgoyne, C J
The Structural Engineer, Volume 74, Issue 9, 1996
Changes to Codes of Practice and their supporting Standards are being made as a consequence of the introduction of European standards in the United Kingdom. When a European Standard (designated EN xxxxx) is published by the European Standards Committee (CEN) each nation is required to withdraw any conflicting parts of a corresponding national standard and implement the EN within a given period of time. This time period can be as short as 6 months but standards for the construction industry are usually implemented in batches because of the interdependence of the standards. P.J. Steer
Serving on construction-industry awards panels is almost invariably interesting but can be disappointing if assessors are aware of some other projects well worthy of an award, which were just not entered. In terms of numbers the engineering entries are frankly disappointing when compared with the very many architects who enter. These notes are written in the hope of future redress in this and also to reduce possible mystique surrounding the subject of awards. S.B. Tietz
A vast number of engineering products are protected, or capable of being protected by English law. The design of the product is or may be protected by copyright, or by the registration of the design at the Patent Office, or by the relatively new Unregistered Design Right, or else the invention itself is capable of being patented if new and if it can be made to work. Philip J. Harris