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New and Revised Codes & Standards: July 2010
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 14344:2010 Welding consumables. Procurement of filler materials and fluxes Supersedes BS EN ISO 14344:2005 NEW WORK STARTED BS …
50 Years Ago: An example of steel’s flexibility – Harringay Arena
In the years before and after the Second World War, Harringay Arena was a name intimately associated with a wide variety of sports – in particular, ice …
AD 348: Bolt resistance tables in the Eurocode Blue Book
This AD Note provides clarification of resistance values given in SCI publication P363 Steel building design: Design data (the Eurocode Blue Book). The …
20 Years Ago: Steel for Stansted
In 1991 Stansted’s new passenger terminal building will be opened and the airport will become recognised as London’s third major international gateway. The …
Blowing – our way
Alastair Hughes of the SCI pieces together the impact of Eurocode wind actions on the UK, in comparison with BS 6399-2. Part One: Assessing wind pressure for …
Inclined façades dictate the use of steel
With four inclined elevations, Canada Water’s new architecturally driven library has made use of steel columns for flexibility and ease of construction. A …
Corus Student Awards
A low carbon school or a bridge to carry a single carriageway bypass over a valley were this year’s competition requirements. The 2010 Corus Student Design …
Galvanizing success at major power station
Worksop Galvanizing, part of the Wedge Galvanizing Group, has completed a major contract to galvanize more than 500t of structural steelwork for a new biomass …
Tesco shops for steel expertise
Caunton Engineering is supplying and erecting more than 1,300t of structural steelwork on behalf of main contractor Bowmer & Kirkland for a new Tesco …
River Boyne spanned with steel
A steel composite bridge was the solution used for the recently opened M3 motorway’s longest structure needed to span the River Boyne. Covering a length of …
