B. Bouhon and E. Alexandre of Silidur Group provide their viewpoint to an article on steel-fibre floors published in The Structural Engineer by Frank Neal.
Publish Date – 6 March 2001
In November 1996, Thorley Lane Bridge, which is part of the Area 15 Greater Manchester bridge stock, was inspected under a Highways Agency programme by the maintaining agent, Parkman. This paper discusses the subsequent repairs carried out as a direct result of that investigation.
Roger Evans has been bridgemaster and engineer for the Humber Bridge – one of the technically most perfect suspension bridges in the world – for the past seven years. He sat down in conversation with Kathy Stansfield.
This paper discusses situations where the shear connection in a composite beam of steel and concrete can be subjected to concentrations of shear flow as well as relevant finite element analyses.
Materials consultant, Dr Maurice Levitt, discusses research to determine the effects of ageing, immersion, and curing, on specific types of concrete.
This issue's letters discuss aspects of safety, engineering qualifications, BSI codes, earthquake damage and more.