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Construction of the Boyne Bridge
Environmental constraints prevented this very large cable-stayed bridge from being assembled by normal techniques. It had to be put together on one side and …
The New Bullring Shopping Centre
The Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham consists of approximately 170,000m² of retail space. It comprises an open central street with glazed roofing over …
Multi-Storey Car Park Building
Automated pigeon-hole car stackers are a building type that has largely disappeared from Western cities. This is a new one, which uses full computer operation …
Health and Safety – The First Priority
Tony Fairweather reports. Within the steel construction sector, the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) Health and Safety Group is a …
Heathrow Bridge Travels at Night
On 28 October 2002, a 320-ton steel bridge was moved across the south runway at Heathrow Airport to complete the link between two gate lounges of the £37m …
Alternatives to Portal Frames
Steel sheds are usually portal frames. This is a well-established form of construction, but there are reasons for other types of frame to be considered. John …
The Cornerstone Project: New Wellcome HQ Building
The Wellcome Trust’s new headquarters building is currently under construction in central London. It will provide the Trust with 28,000m² of new office …
AD 264: Longitudinal Stability of single storey frames in fire boundary conditions
The guidance given on the requirements for longitudinal restraint to columns supporting boundary walls in P313 Single Storey Steel Framed Buildings in Fire …
