Issue 8

Two important tendencies are apparent in the realm of reinforced concrete construction, at the present time. W. Fisher Cassie

THE CHAIRMAN (Mr. H. K. Scott, President of the British Section of the Societe des Ingenieurs Civils de France), on behalf of the Societe, offered a hearty welcome to the members of the Institution of Structural Engineers. As engineers, he said, they all had common ideals, and by reason of the presence of the members of the Institution there was a larger gathering to do honour to the authors of the paper.

A special general meeting of the corporate members of the Institution of Structural Engineers was held at 10, Upper Belgrave Street, London, S.W.1, on Tuesday, June 25th, 1935, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the subjoined Resolution :- “ That the Bye-laws contained in the printed documents produced to the Meeting and for the purposes of identification signed by the Chairman be and the same are hereby approved and adopted as the first Charter Bye-Laws of the Institution.” Dr. Oscar Faber presided.

THE following description of the method employed in the demolition of a large reinforced brick and Concrete granary may be of interest to structural engineers. F.G. Sparks