Historic Concrete

- Understanding historical concrete - Innovative uses of concrete by engineers and architects - Concrete and the structural use of cements in England before 1980 - The era of the proprietary reinforcing systems, the development of reinforced concrete design theory and practice - Cement and concrete as materials: changes in properties, production and performance - Concrete foundations and substructures: a historical review - The early development of reinforced concrete shells - Concrete shell roofs 1945-1965 - Prestressing - The development of concrete bridges in the British Isles prior to 1940 - Reinforced and prestressed concrete in maritime structures - The Concrete Institute 1908-1923 - Tunnels - Water-retaining structures - Dams - Roads and Runways and Military uses

R.D. Anchor, Anchor Consultants, Birmingham D.A. Bruggemann, Principal Engineer, Halliburton Brown & Root M.N. Bussell, Specialist consultant in historic structures, formerly Senior Research and Development Engineer, Ove Arup & Partners M. Chrimes, Head Librarian, Institution of Civil Engineers Dr M.H. Gould, formerly honorary senior research fellow, Queen's University, Belfast K.J. Hollock, Engineer, Halliburton Brown & Root D. Humm, Construction Information Consultant L.B. Hurst, Consultant, Hurst Pierce & Malcolm P.B. Morice, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Southampton Sir Alan Muir Wood, President, International Tunnelling Association, past president Institution of Civil Engineers Institution, Consultant, Halcrow Group Limited F. Newby, former senior partner, F.J. Samuely & Partners B.N. Sharp, Consultant, Halcrow Group Limited G.P. Sims, Principal Consultant, Halliburton Brown & Root W.J.R. Smyth, Consultant, Ove Arup & Partners G. Somerville, Consultant, British Cement Association R.J.M. Sutherland, former partner and consultant, Harris & Sutherland H. Tottenham, Consultant, formerly Professor of Structural Engineering, University of Southampton F. Walley, Consultant, Ove Arup & Partners J. Weiler, Consultant Architectural Historian G. West, Consultant, formerly Transport Research Laboratory A. Witten, Information Scientist, formerly Chief Librarian, Institution of Structural Engineers