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ICE Proceedings: Engineering Divisions

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Volume 5, Issue 5, October 1956

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DESIGN OF SHIPS FROM THE CARGO HANDLING POINT OF VIEW.
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- pp. 241–246
- Author: J A H LEES
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11798
- PROCEEDINGS THEINSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS PART I1 OCTOBER 1956 MARITIME AND WATERWAYS DIVISION MEETING 20 March, 1956 Sir Arthur Whitaker, Vice-President, Chairman of the Divisional Board, in the Chair The following four Papers were presented for discussion and, on the motion of the Chairman, the thanks of the Division were accorded to the Authors. Maritime Paper No. 32 DESIGN OF SHIPS FROM THE CARGO HANDLING POINT OF VIEW bY John Man Hewson Lees, B.%., M.I.N.A. SYNOPSIS The subject is dealt with generally, and primarily from the point of view of the ship designer...
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CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES.
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- pp. 247–254
- Author: N A MATHESON
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11799
- MATHESON ON CIVIL ENUINEERINU STRUCTURES 247 Maritime Paper No. 33 CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES * Norman Alastair Matheson, M I C E , M.1.Mech.E. .... SYNOPSIS bY In this Paper attention is drawnto some aspects of the layout and construction of dock roadways and railways, quayage, transit sheds and warehouses, with special regard to their effect on the handling of general cargo. Some of the requirements for efficient road, rail, and shed working are set out briefly; the Figures in the Paper are intended to illustrate in very general formthe main features mentioned...
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SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
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- pp. 255–275
- Author: J C SHIRE
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11800
- SHIRE ON SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE OF M E C H A N I U EQUIPMBXT 255 Maritime Paper No. 34 SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT bY *John Caldwell Shire, A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.N.A. SYNOPSIS The Paper deals with the method of selecting mechanical-hmdling equipment, and out to illustrates some modifications carried on standard production machines make them suitable for port work. Reference is made t o running costa of various types of equipment, to chain gear, and to design of hand and lifting appliances...
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HANDLING OF PORT TRAFFIC.
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- pp. 276–283
- Author: E S TOOTH
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11801
- 276 TOOTB ON HANDLINQ OB PORT TRAFFIC Maritime Paper No. 35 HANDLING OF PORT TRAFFIC * Ernest Stanley Tooth SYNOPSIS This subjectis particularly interestingat the present time because revolution in cargoa handling methods is taking place. The main impetus to this revolution arises from the world-wideneed to turn shipsroundquickly.Shippinginterestsaremuchconcerned with the proportion of their outlay spent on ships in port. Speedy loading and discharge involve the need for speedy handling of goods into and out of port premises. Transit sheds particularly must always beclearedasquickly as possible. Thus, shed appliances must be as efficient as quay cranes and ships' purchases...
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DISCUSSION ON CARGO HANDLING.
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- pp. 283–301
- Authors: J H JELLETT; P R ROBINSON; R H EDWARDS; J T WILLIAMS; F D M GAMBLE; N N B ORDMAN; R R VERNER JEFREYS; R F MCBRIDE; C HAMMERSLEY; E LOEWY; J P M PANNELL; R G TAYLOR; W J SIVEWRIGHT; G A WILSON; M BENTHAM; J A H LEES; N A MATHESON; J C SHIRE; E S TOOTH
- Document Type: Discussion
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11802
- TOOTH ON HANDLING OF PORT TRAFFIC 283 custody of the port organization are the loads broken down and the packages handled separately. Even that is not always necessary, however, for at isolated places the practice has alreadybegun for dock-owned pallets t o go t o consignee for unloading. FUTURE TRENDS It is true to say, of course, that the mechanized methods described are so far at certain pioneer berths. Nevertheless, the modern beingfullyemployedonly trend is now clear. For piece goods, it is unit-load handling instead of individual packagehandling-toeffectsavings in time, space,money, and arduous labour...
EARTHY MOVEMENT AFFECTING L.T.E. RAILWAY IN DEEP CUTTING EAST OF UXBRIDGE.
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- pp. 302–316
- Author: J D WATSON
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11804
- 302 WATSON ON EABTH MOVEMENT AFFECTING L.T.E. RAILWAY RAILWAY DIVISION MEETING 27 March, 1956 Mr M. G. R. Smith, Member, Chairman of the Division, in the Chair The following Paper was presented for discussion and, on the motion of the Chairman, the thanks of the Division were accorded to the Author. Railway Paper No. 61 EARTHMOVEMENTAFFECTINGL.T.E. RAILWAY IN DEEP CUTTING EAST OF UXBRIDGE bY *John Douglas Watson, M.B.E., B.Sc.(Eng.), M...
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DISCUSSION. EARTH MOVEMENT AFFECTING L.T.E. RAILWAY IN DEEP CUTTING EAST OF UXBRIDGE.
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- pp. 316–331
- Authors: C E DUNTON; H Q GOLDER; H E G STRIPP; D J HENKEL; D A BROWN; D L BARTLETT; F L CASSEL; D J PALMER; D J AYRES; R F BONNY
- Document Type: Discussion
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11805
- 316 WATSON ON EARTH MOVEMENT AFFECTING L.T.E. RAILWAY` that the present and future stability a wall can be accurately assessed means of of by effective stress analyses. CONCLUSIONS A major slip does not occur without some warning. Inspection must, therefore, be thorough and include examination the tops banks and cuttings. The slightest of of heaving of the tracks or the cracking or obstruction of manholes and track drains may denote that B slip has started. If these signs at or below track level can be of connected with surface indicationsat the topof the bank or cutting, the existence a particularly dangerous typeof slip can be established...
DESIGN OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS.
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- pp. 332–360
- Author: K SUMMERFIELD
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11809
- 332 SUMMERWIELD ON DESIGN OB ROAD INTERSECTIONS ROAD DIVISION MEETING 10 April, 1956 Mr Arthur Floyd, Member, Chairman of the Division, in tbc Chair The following Papcr was presented for discussion and, on the motion of the Chairman, the thanks of the Division were accorded to the Author. Road Paper No. 51 DESIGN OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS * Kenneth Summerfield, MSc., A.M.I.C.E. SYNOPSIS I n relation t o other causes of road accidents, road intersections represent the greatest bY single hazard. Any programme of improvement would be most profitably concentrated on main-road intersections where accident frequencies are overwhelmingly greater on than minor roads...
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DISCUSSION. DESIGN OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS.
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- pp. 360–378
- Authors: H S ANDREW; W HADFIELD; C H FFOLLIOTT; R J SMEED; A J A HANHART; J T DUFF; G CHARLESWORTH; H S KEEP; N SEYMER; R S GALLAHER; G A WOOD; J J LEEMING; J L PAISLEY
- Document Type: Discussion
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11810
- 360 SUMMERFIELD ON DESIGN OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS ACKNOWLEDQEMENTS The Author wishes to express his indebtedness Mr R. W. H. Mellor, M.C., M.A., to A.M.I.C.E., County Surveyor of Oxfordshire, for permission t o prepare the Paper, and to the members of his staff who undertook the experimental work and the preparation of the drawings, particularly to M i R. Young and the Road Safety Section. He is also indebted to the Director of Road Research for permission t o reproduce information prepared by the Road Research Laboratory, andfor the loan of the Radar Speedmeter...
THE INVESTIGATIONS, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF PAYA LEBAR AIRPORT, SINGAPORE.
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- pp. 379–408
- Author: J J BRYAN
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11811
- BRYAN ON THE INVESTIGATIONS, DESIUN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF P.4YA LEBAR AIRPORT,SINGAPORE 379 AIRPORT DIVISION MEETING 24 April, 1956 Professor A. J. S. Pippard, Vice-President, Chairman of the Division, in the Chair The following Paper was presented for discussion and, on the Chairman, the thanksof the Division were accorded to the Author. motion of the Airport Paper No. 30 THE INVESTIGATIONS, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF PAYA LEBAR AIRPORT,SINGAPORE bY *John Jefferis Bryan, O.B.E., B.%., M...
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DISCUSSION. THE INVESTIGATIONS, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF PAYA LEBAR AIRPORT, SINGAPORE.
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- pp. 409–417
- Authors: H GRACE; D S FERGUSON; J A SKINNER; F H P WILLIAMS; E H LEWIS DALE; A T SNELLER; A GOODE; A G GULLAN; R J M CONIBEAR; R H F P WYKES; E H L DALE
- Document Type: Discussion
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11812
- OF PAYA LEBAR AIRPORT, SINGAPORE 409 Discussion The Author introduced the Paper with the aid of a series of lantern slides. M r Henry Grace (Partner, Messrs Scott and Wilson,Kirkpatriclc andPartners, Consulting Engineers) said that the Author was one of the very few engineers who had been fortunate enough to be entrusted with the direct responsibility for the investigation, the design, and the construction of a major airport. Most engineers had t o be satisfied with carrying out the investigation and design, and had then to entrust the construction t o some other authority,by whom it was carried out under their general supervision...
MECHANIZED AND MOBILE GANG MAINTENANCE OF TRACK.
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- pp. 418–431
- Authors: H H ROBINSON; I G WHITE; J R HAMMOND
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11813
- 418 ROBINSON, WESTE, AND H U O N D ON R.AILWAY DIVISION MEETING Thursday, 26 April, 1956 Mr M. G . R. Smith, Member, Chairman of the Division, in the Chair The following symposium of Introductory Notes was presented for informal discussion and, on the motion of the Chairman, the thanks of the Division were accorded to the Authors. Railway Paper No. 62 MECHANIZED AND MOBILE GANG MAINTENANCE OF TRACK Three Introductory Notes by * Harold Hedley Robinson, A.M.I.C.E...
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A MODERN COAL-LOADING PLANT ON THE RIVER TYNE.
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- pp. 432–446
- Author: G B MARRIOTT
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11814
- 432 MARRIOTT ON A MODERN COAL-LOADINQ PLANT ON THE RIVER TYNE Paper No. 6126 A MODERN COAL-LOADING PLANT ON THE RIVER TYNE bY "George Bruce Marriott, M.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.C.E. (Ordered by the Council to be published with mitten discussion) SYNOPSIS The Paper describes the design and construction of a berth and mechanical-handling plant at WhitehillPoint,NorthShields, for loading coal for coastwise and overseas shipment, and for bunkering. The berth is designed load at 1,000tons/hour eom two radial loading towers equipped to with belt conveyors, fed through short connecting conveyors by two rotary tipplers with an operating cycle of 40 sec and capable of accommodating all wagonsof between 10 and 244 tons capacity...
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CORRESPONDENCE. THE PLANNING OF RING ROADS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LONDON.
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- pp. 447–450
- Authors: F A RAYFIELD; L W LANE; J I WHITEHEAD; J RAWLINSON
- Document Type: Letter
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11815
- CORRESPONDENCE 441 CORRESPONDENCE on Papers published in Proceedings, Part H, June 1956 Road Paper No. 49 " The planning of ring roads, with special reference to London " t bY Prank Alan Rayfield, M.I.C.E. Correspondence M r L. W. Lane (Senior Planning Officer, LondonCountyCouncil)observed that although post-war proposals for an inner London ring road, which had originated in the County of London Plan 1943, had been subsequently discarded, radical thinkingon the London traffic problemhad neverbeen more necessarythan itwas today...
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CORRESPONDENCE. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GALLIONS LOWER ENTRANCE LOCK AT THE ROYAL DOCKS OF THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY.
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- pp. 450–452
- Authors: J A FISHER; J A WILLIAMS; F M EASTON
- Document Type: Letter
- DOI: 10.1680/ipeds.1956.11816
- 450 CORRESPONDENCE made it impossible to reconcile ingeneralterms officialviews andcurrent proposals. Theory and practice did not always go hand-in-hand. Part I11 of the Paper dealt with the case for a simple ring road project for London. Such a project might or might not be the best or least expensive method of achieving a certaintraffic object (althoughthe Author thought that itwould in the present case) and be the Paper showed how that project was assessed. The method could be applied to ring roads in other towns, where the Author agreed that in smaller centres of population the results might well be found to be adverse to a motorway type of ring, or to other types of proposals...
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Volume 5, Issue 5, October 1956