Proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers : Vol. 1 (1952) Part I.

It contains of the proceedings of the institution of civil engineers 1952 (Vol.1) Part I.

Presidential address. Anchored sheet-pile walls by P. W. Rowe. Tests on full-scale portal frames by J. F. Baker, J. W. Roderick. Secondary stresses bridge trusses by Shu-Tao Chen. Scale-model experiments in connexion with the design of a large lock by John Allen, Basil Standing. A laboratory investigation of some bridge-deck systems by F. G. Thomas, Andrew Short. Special general meeting. An experimental investigation of the aerodynamic stability of suspension bridges with special reference to the proposed Severn bridge by Christopher Scruton. A new method of gauging stream flow with little afflux by means of a submerged weir of triangular profile by E. S. Grump. Maximum condition, approximation and superposition in theories of plasticity and of earth - pressure by Hermann Craemer. Civil engineering aspects of hydro-electric development in Scotland by A. A. Fulton (with oral discussion ). A 75-inch-diameter water main in tunnel : A new method of tunneling in London clay by P. A. Scott. The use of compression waves in deep well and bore-hole pumping by E. Crewdson. Template method of determining rates of flow and pressures in pipe systems by H. Seddon. Festival of Britain, 1951 : The South Bank Exhibition Buildings by Sir Hugh Casson, Ralph Freeman, R. T. James ( with oral discussion ). Discussion. Problems in the design and construction of Knockendon Dam by J. A. Banks. The Skylon by F. J. Samuely, J. P. A. Ward. Correspondence on paper no. 5851. Report of the council for 1951-1952. Balance sheet and accounts. The most recent dams by the Societa Adriatica di Elettricita (S.A.D.E.) in the Eastern Alps by Carlo Semenza (with oral discussion). Sewerage and sewage disposal in subtropical countries with special reference to South Africa and Mauritius by E. J. Hamlin (with oral discussion). Dugald Clerk lecture : Tunneling plant and equipment by G. C. Archer. Election of Associate Members. Correspondence on papers no. 5788 and 5756. The James Forrest lecture, 1952 : The progress of the science and soil mechanics in the past decade by H. J. B. Harding. The measurement of very slow movements in large structures by H. L. Cox, S. E. Mitchell. Pressure of concrete on formwork by S. Rodin. Correspondence on papers no. 5834, 5848, 5844, 5847, 5771 and 5857.