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British Standard Code of Practice on Falsework, 46, 61, 63, 69, 91-2
British Standards Institution (BSI), 8, 46, 47, 49, 56, 62, 70 ,91
Brooklands Technical College, 82
Buckling, 52, 53, 99, 102, 110, 126
research into, 63
Buildings (see also Construction)
concrete, 117-19, 120-7
large, 73
California, 42-3, 56, 61, 91, 107-10
Canada
collapses in, 13, 43, 75, 93-6, 100-3
engineers in, 68
regulations in, 43, 56, 61, 67, 91
Cement and Concrete Association, 81, 82
Certificated operators' register, 9
Checking
co-ordination of, 71-3
design, 9, 40, 62, 67-9, 71-3, 75, 77
loads, 71-2
Chilver, Dr, 80
City and Guilds courses, 84
Collapses, 12-18, 103-7, 111-17, 120-9 (see also Loading, collapses during)
abroad, 13, 42, 43, 75, 93-103, 107-10, 117-19
bridges, 93-117, 120, 125, 127-8
causes of, 80, 94, 125
procedural, 7, 38-44
technical, 7, 20-35, 99-100, 102, 108-9, 115-16, 118, 120-5 passim
evidence from, 7, 13-14, 81
frequency of, 68-9
historical perspective, 12
progressive, 24, 93-4, 104, 118
reporting, 8, 12-13
statistics of, 12
Communications, 9, 39, 67
failure, 20, 24, 28, 38, 40
Competitive tendering, 66
Concrete (see also Bridges; Loading)
buildings, 117-19, 120-7
drainage of curing water, 71
foundations bedded into, 28, 30
lateral pressure by, 47
placticiser, 71
pouring, 24, 46
impact during, 47, 70
pumps, 64
research, 63
roofing, 122-4, 126
transportation system, 47
Concrete Society, 46
Connections, structural, 53
lack of, 20-1, 30, 35, 124, 127
Construction Engineering Inspectors' evidence, 13
Construction industry, 41-4
falsework training in, 82-8
novel methods, 62
problems, 7, 14
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