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The Structural Engineer, Volume 76, Issue 23, 1998
Wind over Christmas Nick Cook has reverted to the daunting topic of BS6399 in all its subtleties. He writes from St. Albans: Your anonymous correspondent of 18 August VOL76 No. 16 is not quite the 'Looney' he fears, since both his points are very important and formed the subject of lengthy debate in the drafting committee. The answer on BSI committee composition is simple: the drafting committee B/525/1/2 was composed of 3 'wind engineers' that know the subject and 4 design engineers that have to apply the standard - 6 chartered. This was supervised by B/525/1 that comprised industry representatives, including one from this Institution.
Working together to promote world-class standards of Safety, Efficiency and Excellence in Structural Engineering. This is the title and vision statement of the Strategic Plan for the Institution. Council approved the Plan at its meeting on Thursday 19 November 1998 after a lively debate. Clearly some parts of the Strategy will be controversial but a bland strategy would not be helpful in the future development of the Institution. Now the implementation debate begins! J.A. Hill
No-one concerned with the building and design process can afford to be complacent about corrosion problems in steel-framed buildings. This is one of the conclusions of the long-awaited best practice guidance on Prevention and repair of corrosion in steel-framed structures, launched at a seminar in London recently. Kathy Stansfield