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Portal frames with flexible joints using Kleinlogel-type formulae
Single-span portal frames with flexible joints can be analysed using formulae similar to those produced by Kleinlogel. Concept designs or “hand” checks of …
Steel frame repackaged
A steel-framed distribution centre in Livingston is being extended and converted into a new manufacturing facility for Spanish-based SAICA
Safe keeping
The self-storage market has grown rapidly in the UK over the last decade and steel construction has proven to be the ideal framing solution for these projects. …
Portal-framed industrial units
Edinburgh’s industrial property sector is due to receive a boost when phase one of Northern Trust’s development in Newbridge completes this
Industrial buildings
From Building with Steel, February 1971 The Conder Group is well known for its standard industrial buildings – catalogued buildings in fact. But this …
New baggage hall arriving at London Southend Airport
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant decline in air travel, Stobart Group is continuing its expansion plans at London Southend Airport. The work …
Retail boost for Cumbria
A steel framing solution has provided a new retail development in Carlisle with the required open-plan floor space and a quick construction programme. Retail …
Restraints around portal frames
In this second technical article on portal frames, David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute reviews the all-important correct positioning and …
In-plane stability of portal frames
David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute offers a reminder of the guidance covering in-plane stability of this very common form of construction. Judging …
Poultry farm lands in Eye
Leading UK food producer Cranswick is constructing a new £60M steel-framed poultry facility in Eye, Suffolk. A greenfield site on a rural airfield in Eye, …
