Building the Future

This book forms the proceedings of the international seminar held by the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Building Research Establishment in Brighton in April 1993. It brings together contributions from 20 countries on recent innovations in building and construction. Preface, Acknowledgements, PART ONE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY, PART TWO: TIMBER, PART THREE: NEW STRUCTURAL MATERIALS, PART FOUR: NEW CONCRETE MATERIALS, PART FIVE: NEW CONCRETE TECHNIQUES AND MASONRY STRUCTURES, PART SIX: STEEL/CONCRETE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, PART SEVEN: STEEL STRUCTURES, PART EIGHT: NEW CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, Author Index, Subject Index