Contents and Preliminary Pages

Proceedings of the Conference held on 27-28 October 1976

THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS LONDON 1977

Conference sponsored jointly by the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Society of Underwater Technology

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

C. J. Antonakis (Chairman) R. W. Bishop

J. A. Derrington F. J. Hansen

D. J. Lee

Professor D. M. McDowell J. F. O'Hara W. J. Shirley

EDITORS

J. P. Blanc and Mary Monro

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© 1977 The Institution of Civil Engineers

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