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The Structural Engineer, Volume 77, Issue 23, 1999
Heather Stanley recently became Managing Director of Yolles Partnership, the Canadian company, an unusual lead position for a woman in her mid-thirties in the construction industry. As Director of its first office in the UK since 1997, she is responsible for 22 staff. The post offered work on larger buildings and more management experience than her jobs to date. Kathy Stansfield
Mr A. N. Beal (M) (Thomason Partnership) This paper adds valuable experimental results to the database of concrete column tests, particularly for very high strength concrete. However, there is an unfortunate, misleading statement in the synopsis: 'These tests ... have indicated that the Codes are safe design documents for concrete strengths as high as 96N/mm²'. In fact, the tests reported in the paper covered only short-term loading and the 'conclusions' state that 'BS 8110 might not be conservative enough for long-term loading...'. Outside of the laboratory, very few concrete columns are subjected to only short-term loading: indeed, most real concrete columns are subjected to high proportions of long-term load, so this is a point of fundamental importance.
Settlement cracks and cavity wall insulation Andrew Shaw, from Wakefield, W Yorks., writes: My practice investigates inter alia building movement, frequently subsidence-related. I wonder whether the pages of Verulam can be used to air a matter that somewhat perplexes me?