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Engineers Journal THE c ROYAL ENGINEERS d JOURNAL Vol LXXIV SEPTEMBER 1960 Nos m CONTENTS The Engineer-in-Chief's Address to the General Meeting of the Corps 1960 . 233 RE Demonstration 1960 . CGS 238 Conferment of Civic Honours on the 101st (London) Field Engineer Regiment (TA) . 244 o Presentation of the Freedom of Entry of Liverpool to the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers . Captain F. G. H. Clark 245 The Construction of a Slipwav at Port London, Christmas Island Major E. J. Sharp and Captain P. W. Hutchings 253 The Code of Practice for the Structural use of Prestressed Concrete in Buildings MajorW. Cook 263 Pipe-Bridge Crossing of River Teme at Graham's Cot < R. P. Ashton and Captain K. V. Randall 275 GE Salonika . G. H. Richards 285 ~ Compressed Air Work in Civil Engineering . Captain J. H. Joiner 288 L The Bertrand Stewart Prize Essay 1959 . Colonel M. W. Biggs 309 The Unveiling of the "lKhartoum" Statue of General Gordon at the Gordon Boys' School, 14 May 1960 . Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill . 7. - Monumental Masonry . Lieut-Colonel J. H. Frankau 339 < The Gurkha Engineers-1960 . Colonel W. G. F. Jackson 342 The Durand Medal . 48 Memoirs, Correspondence, Book Reviews, Technical Notes . 351 Institution of Royal Engineers-Conditions of Membership . 80 PUBLI ERS All INSTITUTION OF RE OFFICE COPY AGll DO NOT REMOio AGE DO NOT REMOVE L Specialised Postal Coaching for the Army PRACTICAL AND WRITTEN Staff College and Promotion Examinations Specally devised Postal Courses to provide adequate practice for written and oral examinatloas-All maps supplied-Complete Model Answers to all Tests-Epert guidance by experlenced Army Tutors-Authoritative Study Notes-AU TlitoN conducted through the medium of the post-Air Mal to Officers overseas-Modeate fees payable by instalmets. * * * ALSO INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT ON RETIREMENT Write today for particulars and/or advice, stating examination or civilian career in which interested, to the Secretary,(M12), Metropolitan College, St. Albans ADVERTISEMENTS i NEW OFFICES FOR THE NORTH THAMES GAS BOARD Carnwath Road, Fulham, S.WY.6 - 1-' ,rchitects 1and Indulstrial Consulting 'Englrl, -ers AMessrs. E. 1{. Collister (:' /Issoci(tes BUILDERS TROLLOPE & COLLS (Istablislied 1778) TROCOL, IIOUSE, 1 NOBLE ST., GRESIIAM ST., E.C.2 Telephone Number MONarch 3000 (40 lines) ii ADVERTISEMENTS 11 ADVERTISEMENTS VIKING JOHNSON FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS for plain ended pipes, 6° of flexi- bility on sizes up to 24 in. dia- meter. Fitted by unskilled labour. When laid, competitive in price with lead and yarn joints. VICTAULIC FLEXIBLE JOINTS for Service pipelines are ideal for emergency purposes. The stan- dard bolted joint can be fitted by unskilled labour in under two minutes per joint. THE VICTAULIC TOGGLE JOINT without nuts and bolts, is easily fastened mechanically, in a few seconds. The War Office, India Stores Department and High Commissioner for Pakistan have standardized Victaulic Joints for mobiliza- tion work. Copy of our Victaulic Catalogue will be sent on request. THE VICTAULIC COMPANY LIMITED Manufacturers of Victaulic Joints and Viking Johnson Couplings 8 GOUGH SQUARE, FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.4 Registered Trade Marks 'VICTAULIC' and 'VIKING' ADVERTISEMENTS iii Designers and Builders of MILITARY VEHICLES for over 60 years Thornycroft "Big Ben" heavy duty chassis with Neal 12-ton mobile crane Thornycroft MULTI-FUEL ENGINES available TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT ( THORNYCROFT ) LIMITED BASINGSTOKE, HANTS iv ADVERTISEMENTS J. M. HILL & SONS LTD. BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS TO WAR OFFICE * AIR MINISTRY MINISTRY OF WORKS * L.C.C. WEMBLEY 7781 - -- - s-~ HERBERT JOHINSON mSf specialise in hatsfor every occasion -faultless hats made to suit you personally, w ith the same distinctive * correctness that is observed in the making of all * regimental headgear. Also available are impeccable REGIMENTAL accessories including CAPMAKERS TO regimental and club ties. 38 New Bond St., London W.I. t Mayfair 0784 Weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Thursdays 6.30 p.m.) s Saturdays 9 a.m.- I p.m. 4oa London Rd., Camberley f (Wednesday afternoons only) ^sa f E ss#@Fg# 2 ft8s ADVERTISEMENTS v FIRST VICKERS VIGOR TRACTORS FOR BRITISH ARMY NOW IN SERVICE Already some of these tractors ordered the Army made the Vigor tractor under- are on site on vital projects for the go a long series of the most gruelling British Army. They are the first of the tests ever carried out on contracting order for 60 Vickers Vigors, which was equipment. hotly followed by a repeat order for 49 The Vickers Vigor tractor is the fastest, more. The total of the two contracts most efficient heavy crawler tractor ever including matched equipment is worth built. Together with Vickers Onions in the region of one and a quarter earth-moving equipment it has been million pounds. Before placing the order proved on big jobs all over the world. VICKERS LEADS IN FASTER EARTHMOVING VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS (TRACTORS) LIMITED SCOTSWOOD WORKS NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE 5 vi ADVERTISEMENTS Full Banking Service * The knowledge and reputation gained plus during more than 200 years puts us in a unique position to deal with the banking requirements of our Service customers. * Equally we are very well equipped to deal with industrial and commercial business of which we have had wide experience. * If you have any financial problem you wish to discuss, or if you require a loan for personal needs or finance for business purposes, please write or come to see us. Official Agents to the Army and the Royal Air Force LLOYDS BANK LIMITED Cox's and King's Branch, 6 Pall Mall, S.W.I THE COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS (Incorporated by Royal Charter, 27 February, 1923) Patron-HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN President Major-General Sir A. Douglas Campbell, KBE, CB, DSO, MC, MA ...... 1957 Vice-Presidents Brigadier A. G. Bonn, CBE, MC, MICE ......... ... ... 1957 Major-General T. H. F. Foulkes, OBE, MA ......... ... ... 1960 Elected Lieut-Colonel E. L. L. Earp, OBE, ERD, TD, BSc, AMICE . 1958 Captain K. V. Stewart, BSc ... ... ... ... 1958 Brigadier P. N. M. Moore, DSO, MC, BA ... 1959 Colonel E. F. Kyte, OBE, BA ......... ... 1959 Colonel 1. H. Lyall Grant, MC, MA ... ... 1959 Colonel R. W. C. Smales, MA, AMICE ... ... 1959 Lieut-Colonel G. W. Kirkland, MBE, MICE, MIStruct.E, Mlnst.HE, Flnst.Arb., MConsE ....... ...... 1959 Lieut-Colonel R. F. Parker, MBE ......... ... 1959 Lieut-Colonel J. E. Weller, MC, MA ... ... 1959 Colonel H. C. G. Cartwright-Taylor, BA, AMICE ... 1960 Lieut-Colonel 1. D. S. Brown, MC, BA ...... 1960 Lieut-Colonel J. R. Cave-Brown, MC, BA ......... 1960 Major-General D.C. T. Swan, CB, CBE ...... 1960 Major G. B. Duffy, MC ... ... ... ... 1960 Lieut-Colonel R. H. Braybon, MBE, TD ...... 1960 Ex-Officio Brigadier A. P. Lavies, CBE, MA ...... .... ... BGS, RE Colonel A. G. Peart, OBE, BA ... ... ... ... AAG RE Brigadier E. F. Parker, OBE, BA ... ... ... ... ComdSME Brigadier A. H. Dowson, OBE, ADC, BA, FRICS ... D Survey Colonel A. L. Hicks, OBE, BA, AMICE, AMIMechE, AMIEE D/Comd SME Brigadier G. L. Galloway, DSO, OBE, GM, BSc ... Comd, Trg Bde, RE Brigadier A. G. P. Leahy, OBE, BA. ... ... ... Comd, Tn Centre RE Corresponding Members Lieut-Colonel A. R. Currie, DSO, OBE, New Zealand Military Forces ... I January, 1949 Colonel C. LInsell, OBE, MC, Union Defence Force, South Africa ... I February, 1956 Australian Military Forces ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Vacant Colonel D. W. Cunnington, GM, CD, Canadian Army ... August, 1958 Secretary and Editor R.E. Journal Brigadier J. H. S. Lacey, CBE, BA ... ... ... .... .. 15 December, 1958 Bankers Lloyds Bank, Ltd., Cox's and King's Branch, 6 Pall Mall, SWI 4,000 1.9.60 THE ROYAL ENGINEERS JOURNAL Authors alone are responsiblefor the statements made and the opinions expressed in theirpapers VOL. LXXIV CONTENTS SEPTEMBER, 1960 PAGE I. TIE ENGINEER-IN-CIIIEF'S ADDRESS TO TIIE GENERAL MEETING OF THE CORPS 1960 233 2. RE DEMONSTRATION I96o. BY CGS (With Photographs) . 238 3. CONFERMENT OF CIVIC HONOURS ON TIIE IOIST (LONDON) FIELD ENGINEER REGI- MENT (TA) (With reproduction) . 244 4. PRESENTATION OF TIIE FREEDOM OF ENTRY OF LIVERPOOL TO TIIE CORPS OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. BY CAPTAIN F. G. H. CLARK, RL. (With Photographs) 245 5. TIIE CONSTRUCTION OF A SLIPWAY AT PORT LONDON, CHIRISTMAS ISLAND. BY MAJOR E. J. SIIARP, RE AND CAPTAIN P. W. HUTCHINGS, RE. (With Photo- graphs andFolding Plate) . 253 6. TIIE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIIE STRUCTURAL USE OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE IN BUILDINGS. BY MAJOR W. COOK, RE (With Diagrams) . 263 7. PIPE-BRIDGE CROSSING OF RIVER TEME AT GRAIIAM'S COT. BY R. P. ASIITON, BENG, AMICE, AND CAPTAIN K. V. RANDALL, RE (With Photographsand Diagrams) . 275 8. GE SALONIKA. BY G. H. RICIIARDS, E . 285 9. COMPRESSED AIR WORK IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. BY CAPTAINJ. H. JONIER, BSC(ENG), AMICE, RE (With Photographsand Diagrams) . 288 10. TIIE BERTRAND STEWART PRIZE ESSAY 1959. BY COLONEL M. W. BIGGS, OBE . 309 I . TIIE UNVEILING OF TIIE "KIIARTOUM" STATUE OF GENERAL GORDON AT THE GORDON BOYS' SCIIOOL, 14 MAY 1960 (With Photographs) . 330 12. ROYAL INDIAN ENGINEEERING COLLEGE, COOPERS HILL . 337 13. MONUNMENTAL MASONRY. BY LIEUT-COLONELJ. H. FRANKAU, MC, RE (With Folding Plate) . 339 14. TIlE GURKIIA ENGINEERS-1960. BY COLONEL W. G. F. JACKSON, OBE, MC . 342 15. TIE DURAND MEDAL . 348 16. MEMOIRS . 351 BRIGADIER SIR CIIARLES FREDERICK CARSON, KT, CBE, C . 35 BRIGADIER S. G. HUDSON, CBE (With Photograph) . L.F.eV.C. 352 BRIGADIER R. C. N. JENNEY, CBE (With Photograph) . R.A.G. 355 COLONEL R. F. A. BUTTERWORTII, CMG, DSO* (lith Photograph) . 357 17. CORRESPONDENCE . 36 MEMOIRS TIE PACKAGE DEAL TH'E EMPLOYMENT OF SAPPER OFFICERS IN MOVEMENTS 1iB. IBOOK REVIEWS . 364 TIlE OTIIER SIDE OF TIIE MOON . .).R.C. A HISTORY OF GREEK FIRE AND GUNPOWDER . J.T.S.T.
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