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Excellence achieved at leisure centre
Sustainability and green credentials were the main drivers for a new leisure centre in Bletchley. NSC reports on a project which has achieved all of its aims …
British steel goes Dutch
Consisting of more than 500 complex steel nodes and 16,000 bolts, a UK based steelwork contractor is currently fabricating the latest Antony Gormley …
On track at City of London station
An eight storey office block being built above Cannon Street Station is set to usher in a new and brighter era for the busy terminus. Martin Cooper reports. …
New interchange checks in at airport
To accommodate an increasing volume of passengers at Gatwick, the UK’s second busiest airport, a development programme is in full swing which includes a new …
An exercise in steel
A new community leisure centre and swimming pool in St Helens, which incorporates a number of sustainable features, is making full use of steel’s speed and …
Codes & Standards, from BSI updates March 2010
CORRIGENDA TO BRITISH STANDARDS BS EN 1993-1-10:2005 Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. Material toughness and through-thickness properties CORRIGENDUM 3 …
AD 344: Levellling techniques for composite floors
The purpose of this Advisory Desk note is to highlight to designers the importance of considering potential levelling techniques of composite floor slabs in …
20 Years Ago: Aviation House – Gatwick Airport
The new office Headquarters of the CAA’s Safety Regulation Group was designed to increase the efficiency of the group and to improve staff communications …
50 Years Ago: Steel bridges
SPEEDING THE FLOW The continued injection of new vehicles into the already sluggish flow along Britain’s main traffic arteries has long threatened the …
Member resistances to BS5950 and BSEN 1993-1-1
Do member resistances increase, decrease or remain the same according to the Eurocodes? Armed with copies of the “new” and “old” Blue Book, David Brown …