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read the signal and translate it into the physical quantity being measured.
Various fibre-optic sensors are being developed and some sensors have already been experimentally applied to bridges in Europe and Canada to measure strain and temperature. Still, many fundamental aspects of fibre-optic sensors relevant to civil
engineering applications are unknown. IRC
researchers are studying fibre-optic sensors for their accuracy, sensitivity and reliability, particularly in adverse field conditions over the long term. Information: M.A. N. Abdel-Mooty
A. H. Rahman •
Robert Ferguson Legget C. C. 1904-1994
By L.W. Gold
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r. Robert F. Legget, noted Canadian engineer, geologist and historian, died in Ottawa, April 17, 1994, at the age of 89. Few people make an impact on their profession and personal relationships as deep and lasting as that of Robert Ferguson Legget. He was an outstanding practitioner and teacher of engineering, a dedicated seNant of the public and an enthusiastic author and historian.In 1947, Robert Legget was invited by the National Research Council to form and direct a Division of Building Research. The Division rapidly developed a highly respected reputation both nationally and internationally. Legget ensured that special attention was given to problems of construction in cold weather, particularly in the Canadian North. By the time he retired in 1969, the Division had a skilled staff and major facilities for testing and research. Twenty-five years later, now called the Institute for Research in Construction, it still occupies a preeminent position in construction research.
One of the tasks that he took on when he became the Director of the Division of Building Research, was to develop a structure to update and maintain the National Building Code. At that time, only a few Canadian cities had a building code, and many of the more than 4000 municipalities had no regulations at all. Legget put in place the committee structure that was to do the job. He chaired the main committee and recruited volunteer expertise from industry, universities and government. The committees produced their first revision of the National Building Code in 1953 and the first National Fire Code in 1963. Robert Legget guided this work for twenty years, and by the time of his retirement, the Codes had been adopted or adapted by every province and territory. They provide sound minimum standards for health and safety for practically all buildings constructed in these regions, a remarkable achieve-ment in a country as large and diverse as Canada.
Robert Legget was the author of twelve books and the editor of several more. He had just submitted for publication, the manuscript of his thirteenth book, this one giving the history of development on the
Mackenzie River, another of his long term interests. He wrote many papers, lectured widely and was presented with twelve honorary degrees and fifteen special awards from professional and learned societies. He was the 1989 recipient of the Royal Bank Award for his work on the National Codes. Among the awards he cherished most were his appointment as an officer in the Order of Canada in 1967, elevation to a Companion in the Order (C.C.) in 1989, his election as an Honorary Fellow in the Institution of Civil Engineers (London) in 1980, and as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1983. •
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