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Most of the papers emphasized the moment-rotation relationships. Brought out is the importance of two fac- tors affecting prediction of behaviour of members subjected to axial force and reversal of bending. These are: Amount of axial load and the plastic deformation that occurs be- fore reversal and the Bauschinger effect on the stress- strain diagram of the steel.
The publication is available from the ACI, P.O. Box 4754. Redford Station. Detroit, Michigan 48219. or the American Society of Civil Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017, price US$10.
The court A power-
The new Chesterfield Court House at Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK, opened recently and described as a complete departure from the normal design and layout of British courts. is situated centrally in the three-storey building. driven sound-proofed screen can be lowered to divide the main court into two. Architects are Professor J. S. Allen and Mr. R. Keenleyside, of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Australian Architects to Meet in Perth
THE 15th Architectural Convention of the Royal Aus- tralian Institute of Architects is to be held in Perth from May 22 to 27.
Papers to be presented include: "Building in Cities. the Challenge to Architects." by Prof. Gordon Stephen- son and Osborn McCutcheon: "Housing for Millions," by Paul Ritter, J. Lewis Womersley and P. Middleton: "Planning for Millions," by Charles Court, Minister for North-West Industrial Development. Railways and Trans- port: "Metropolitan Growth." by Prof. Martyn Webb: and "Planning a Region." by Dr. David Carr.
Professor Buchanan on City Planning
THE whole question of the future facing cities had sud- denly come into perspective as one of the world's biggest social problems for the years ahead, said Professor Colin Buchanan on a recent visit to New Zealand to study transporation schemes in Christchurch and Dunedin.
The professor said that New Zealand's town planning system differed from England's in that in New Zealand there were statutory district planning programmes which were stricter and more rigid than those in the United Kingdom which placed responsibility with the local au- thority. New Zealand, like a number of other countries. could only blame itself for being in a position of having to face up to the sudden need for town planning.
"Town planning did not carry any weight as a pro- fession until recently," he said. "Suddenly in the past two or three years there has come the realisation that cities have serious problems in the need for future development. "But this is not going to be achieved unless you have the properly trained staff. Such people have to be taken seriously. They should not be jibed at. There are still people who take such work as not being serious. They
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