Verulam (readers' letters – January 2016)

Chris Shaw finds this to be a well-presented and useful book, but one that is let down by a series of omissions which he would like to see addressed in the next edition.

This book provides a valuable snapshot of the recent state-of-the-art in this important field, says John Bungey, and will be useful to students, researchers and forward-thinking practising engineers alike.

This new technical guide provides a useful source of cost data for pricing concrete bridges – particularly formwork and falsework – explains Matthew Myerscough, who has trialled it himself on a recent project.