ABSTRACT

I n the period immediately fol lowing Wor ld War I much fundamental research was carried out into the properties of cement and concrete. John Glanville's father, W . H . Glanville, joined the staff of the Building Research Station (BRS) just before they moved to Garston i n 1922 and was involved i n the pioneering research undertaken primarily to assist i n the preparation of the first code of practice for reinforced concrete, w h i c h was published i n 1934 [1]. John Newman's father joined the BRS staff i n the early 1930s and started to work on concrete materials, w i t h particular reference to aggregates and mix design. His research was mainly related to improving the materials aspects of codes of practice, since the performance of concrete as a material had been of increasing concern to the engineering profession and the only existing research was of a relatively simple nature undertaken by practising engineers.