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27 February 2013
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The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 3, 2013, Page(s) 2
Institution Past President, Roger Plank, acknowledges the value of this authoritative handbook by Ravi Jain et. al., to engineers globally, despite its focus on US practice and policy.
Having made a number of visits to Haiti in a professional capacity, Grenville Phillips expresses his concern at the advice given to Haitians by structural engineers from outside the Caribbean region.
A comparative study of published information, with code predicted values, expressed in a simplified form suitable for practical application. Results show that current knowledge is sufficiently lacking for a reappraisal of current code provisions to be warranted.