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The Structural Engineer, Volume 75, Issue 23, 1997
Part 3: Introduction This year’s examination was attempted by a total of 746 candidates, a small decrease of 17 compared with the previous year. Of those candidates, 394 took the examination in the UK, while there were 352 candidates outside the UK, 280 at the Hong Kong centre. The UK pass-rate was 44.9%, a welcome increase of 5.3% compared to the previous year. The passrate outside the UK was 25.8%, which is rather disappointing, and the Hong Kong centre produced a pass-rate of 27.5%, the lowest for some years. The overall pass-rate was 35.9%, 0.4% higher than last year, and it is hoped that it will climb to the 40%+ band by next year.
Most of us are aware of the various ways of resolving disputes (e.g. negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration, litigation). Adjudication has grown in popularity in recent years; it involves the use of a third party (the adjudicator) who finds out the details of a dispute and decides what should be a fair settlement, in the light of the contract. Unlike litigation (and to some extent arbitration) there is normally no set procedure to be followed. A.L. Gilbertson
Factors of safety in Codes Alasdair Bed, from Leeds, has returned to the fray and writes: Colin Taylor’s invitation (Verulam, 16 September) to a game of pingpong with him and Alan Weller is tempting (if we could find a suitably shaped table!), but the correspondence on the derivation of the BS 5950 safety factors had a rather more serious purpose.