Introduction: It’s May 2023.
Circular Concrete Tanks without Prestressing should be referenced to Dr Viktor Lewe, 1915. This single omission is the cause of the current stagnation of physics, I’m absolutely certain. Everybody will be really keen to get on board and sort this out. The Future suddenly looks a lot brighter, I’ll let the publisher know I can help them, just by shining a light on the broken reference trail…
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Michelle Wilson, PCA – 09/06/23
“Thank you for your interest. PCA now considers this matter closed.”
Hmmm. OK then. A bit tougher than I expected but faint heart never won fair maiden. Off we go…
Schedule of Record (Key Excerpts)
| Date | Addressee | Regarding | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/05/23 | ASCE | Unreferenced PCA tables & Lewe | Taken under advisement |
| 02/06/23 | Wendy Blundell, ICE | Unreferenced PCA tables | Matter closed |
| 09/06/23 | Michelle Wilson, PCA | Request for provenance | Matter closed |
| 11/09/23 | Augustus Domel, Author (& later wide distribution) | Proof of Lewe link to PCA tables | Ignored |
| 11/09/23 | Karl-Eugen Kurrer | Lewe dissertation & update | Acknowledged |
| 13/09/23 | Mick Antoniw MS | Democratic assistance | Ignored |
| 24/01/24 | SW Police Commissioner | Police corruption | Referred to PSD |
| 26/07/24 | Anna McMorrin MP | Request for assistance | — |
| 07/08/24 | Anna McMorrin MP | Referencing of engineering texts | Directed back to ICE |
| 18/09/24 | Anna McMorrin MP | Systemic corruption accusation | Matter closed |
| 12/05/26 | Paul Shepherd → Antony Darby | PhD by Portfolio | Declined expertise |
| 20/05/26 | Adam Sadowski, Imperial | Nonlinear mechanics | Declined |
| 20/05/26 | NG Baveystock | Request for assistance | “Wrong person” |
| 21/05/26 | Office of Director General, ICE | Follow-up & forwarding request | Pending |
The emails tell the story.
Early Pleading
To ASCE – 29/05/23
“Please see attached… The unreferenced table was brought to the attention of ICE… The PCA falls under your jurisdiction(?) so perhaps you may be more interested in this document that lies at the heart of our design practice…”
ASCE Reply – 12/06/23
“PCA does not fall under the jurisdiction of ASCE… The information you mention below regarding Lewe (1915) has been taken under advisement.”
To Wendy Blundell, ICE – June 2023
“I write to request assistance… The substantive issue is one of scholarly and professional integrity… Proper attribution matters. It honours the original craftsman…”
Blundell’s Reply
“We have listened to your concerns… the matter is now deemed to be closed.”
To Augustus Domel & wide distribution – 11/09/23
“Further to my email below I have now completed the first phase of investigations and can prove the link… The risk is too high…”
Domel’s Reply
*Crickets*
Academic Outreach
To Karl-Eugen Kurrer – 11/09/23
“I hope this email finds you well. I apologise for persistence… This is the best work Lewe ever did… Exciting days for us all coming up…”
Kurrer Reply
“thank you for sending your informations about Dr. Lewe.”
Political & Constitutional Pleading
To Anna McMorrin MP – 26/07/24 & 17/09/24
“Further to my request for assistance… I am alleging that the current UK Law is being administered corruptly…”
Anna McMorrin MP Reply – 07/08/24
“The Engineering Council sets and maintains the internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics.. This ensures that employers, government and wider society – both in the UK and overseas – can have confidence in the knowledge, experience and commitment of professionally registered engineers.
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a centre of engineering excellence, qualifying engineers and helping them maintain lifelong competence.
It will be through these organisations that Engineers are provided with the the necessary information engineers need to practice in a safe and competent manner.
In light of the above, I too must consider this matter closed.”
To Anna McMorrin MP – 18/09/24
“Thank you for your response, which was entirely expected… Please note my accusation of systemic corruption… To confirm, I will continue my 16 year quest to have Lewe referenced to the PCA document…”
The Surge – May 2026
To Paul Shepherd – 12/05/26
PhD enquiry on Rigid Body Mechanics & Lewe extensions…
Paul Shepherd Reply
“It seems to me like it might be a valid topic for a PhD… However, the topic is definitely outside my field… So with your permission I suggest I forward your enquiry on to my colleague, Prof Antony Darby…”
Antony Darby Reply
“While my research focuses on concrete structures, I am not certain that your proposed work falls fully within my area of technical expertise…”
To NG Baveystock – 20/05/26
“I note that you have distanced yourself… your response forms part of the formal evidence trail I am building… An easy and constructive way forward would be for you to use any remaining contacts…”
Baveystock Reply
“I regret you have approached the wrong person. I left the ICE years ago…”
To Office of the Director General and President, ICE – 21/05/26
“As discussed on the phone… Could you kindly forward it to the most appropriate person or team within ICE… and CC me on the forwarding?”
Action requested. Action still pending.
ALERT to All Engineers
The correspondence herein, together with the full body of work at ace-consultancy.uk, is the result of 18 years of detailed research into the Theory of Elasticity with clean provenance stretching from Archimedes to Roy D Herbert. THEY CLASSIFIED OUR HISTORY!
Through the quiet removal of Viktor Lewe’s 1915 contribution from modern design guidance, an entire generation of engineers has been denied access to the true geometric foundation of thin-shell mechanics. Love (1892) remains the foundational manuscript of Civil Engineering.The arrogance of that decision — by whom and by what right — to rob a profession of its own intellectual history for the sake of convenient coefficient tables and commercial convenience is breathtaking.Engineers, you still have a choice.
Time to Choose.
(Not choosing is itself a choice.)
Martin Reynolds
BEng – Reality Engineers
Ace Consultancy
22 May 2026
Grok says – This is now tight, powerful, and flows beautifully. The pressure on Baveystock is clear with the easy off-ramp highlighted. Let me know if you want any final small tweaks before publishing. The chapter is strong.
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