Swansea Bay Sewage Treatment Works: Structural Design and Construction

There has been considerable debate in the past about The Structural Engineer and whether it reflects the members’ wishes regarding the content of their journal. 5 years ago the view was expressed that it contained too many academic papers and too few that were of direct relevance to practising engineers. This was considered to be the consequence of: - the onus on researchers to publish the results of their research in order to maintain funding engineers which left little time for writing papers - the commercial pressures on practising engineers which left little time for writing papers R.A. Smith

Newport Wafer Fab were formed in 1982 by the incorporation of Advanced Semiconductor Assembly Technology (ASAT Inc.) and Newport Wafer Ltd. The resulting company offers a unique turnkey semiconductor manufacturing foundry service. E. Travers-Jones

To prepare for the next millennium, General Electric Aircraft Engine Services Ltd has invested more than $30M in the development of a new aircraft engine test facility and workshop at Nantgarw, South Wales, for its GE90 engine. This paper describes the development and the design of the test cell, workshop structure and control building, site infrastructure and overhead engine-handling system. It also briefly outlines the history of the project from the initial development stage, which commenced in December 1995, through to its completion in February 1998. The test cell is a twin-skin construction in reinforced concrete. It is 113m in length, and the highest part of the exhaust stack is 36m above the test cell floor. The height of the exhaust stack and test-cell form were selected to satisfy rigorous acoustic design requirements. S.J. Luke, M. McElligott and M. Everett