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The Structural Engineer, Volume 50, Issue 12, 1972
A brief account is initially given in the paper of the history of the site, and the planning requirements which led to the decision to lift the buildings. J. Charge
Symposium on Marine Pollution A two-day symposium on marine pollution has been arranged by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects for 27 and 28 February 1973 and will be held at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington. Details of the programme and registration form are available from the Secretary, RINA, 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London SWlX 860.
The paper briefly describes typical grout applications where the grout properties can be of critical importance, and these properties are summarized The properties of grouts based on Portland cement, polyester resins and epoxy resins are examined and compared. In the specific case of the azimuth motion railfrack of the Mark l radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, the reasons for preferring an epoxy resin grout are established. For that particular application the paper then describes the methods used and the results obtained. P.D. Goodall and H.C. Husband