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New and Revised Codes & Standards: May 2010
BRITISH STANDARDS NA to BS EN 1993-3-1:2006 UK National Annex to Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. Towers, masts and chimneys. Towers and masts No …
20 Years Ago: The Forth Bridge
From STEEL CONSTRUCTION, April 1990 Douglas G McBeth BSc, CEng, MICE, FIStructE, FIHT Director, Kenchington Little plc, Consulting Engineers, Edinburgh At …
50 Years Ago: Structural steelwork up on the farm
From Building with Steel, May 1960 Despite the quiet revolution which has turned Britain’s agricultural industry into the most highly mechanised one in the …
AD 346: Design actions during concreting for beams and decking in composite floors
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this Advisory Desk, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
‘Blue Book’ tables for bolts, welds and webs
For the last time in this series, David Brown of the SCI looks at the resistance tables in the ‘Blue Book’ – looking this time at the tables for bolts, …
Steel – the never ending process
The sustainability benefits of steel in terms of multi-cycling are becoming more widely appreciated, says John Dowling, BCSA Manager, Sustainability. Steel is …
Starring role for Dublin theatre
Built in a shape that defies description and featuring complex and challenging steel elements, the Grand Canal Theatre is Dublin’s newest cultural and …
Waste not want not
Representing the largest single capital project ever commissioned by the Jersey Government, a new energy from waste facility, which will provide 7% of the …
Activating thermal mass
A steel frame has proven to be the answer for a multi-use building where natural ventilation and thermal mass needed to be incorporated in order to reduce …
A new tower of London
With a structural height of 202m Heron Tower, which recently topped out, is already dominating the City of London’s skyline. Martin Cooper reports from the …
