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NEWS
IN BRIEF
Annual Review
Steel completes
at west London
school
Main contractor ISG and steelwork
contractor Walter Watson have started
work on a circa £5M contract with Sports
Direct to deliver its first new build outlet
in Scotland.
Designed specifically to house the
company’s leading retail fascias under one
roof, including Sports Direct, Flannels,
USC and an Everlast Fitness Club, the new
development is located close to Glasgow
Fort shopping destination.
The scheme comprises the
refurbishment and reconfiguration of a
former retail unit adjacent to an existing
Morrisons store on Auchinlea Way, along
with the construction of a three-storey
steel-framed extension, totalling over
16,700m2 of retail space.
News
BCSA gives IStructE exam help
Help is at hand for engineers taking
the Institution of Structural Engineers
(IStructE) exam, as the British
Constructional Steelwork Association
(BCSA) and Steel for Life have
commissioned the Steel Construction
Institute (SCI) to deliver a series of model
answers that present steel solutions
for selected questions from previous
membership examinations.
Each model answer is contained within
a stand-alone publication that includes: a
summary of the question; the development
of the required solutions; the design
calculations for the principal structural
elements, along with a commentary and
drawings, such as general arrangement
plans, sections and elevations.
Other required documentation such
as method statements, construction
programmes and client letters are also
included in the model answers.
SCI Associate Director David
Brown said: “The membership exam
is a considerable challenge, so these
model answers should be a real help in
demonstrating typical steel solutions.
“The commentary to the calculations
should also assist with identifying the
assumptions needed to simplify the design,
which is important in the limited time
available. Engineers can review the model
answers, including the geotechnical
aspects, method statement and client
letter as part of their preparations for the
examination.”
Candidates for the IStructE exam must
demonstrate the validity of the training
and experience they have acquired.
Examiners must be satisfied that the
candidate has conveyed an understanding
of structural engineering principles,
an ability to initiate and communicate
structural design and provide an effective
solution to a structural design problem.
The model answer series is intended to
assist candidates preparing for the IStructE
chartered membership examination. The
first three model answers, which are to
Question 1 from 2013, Question 2 from
2015 and Question 1 in 2016, are now
available at: www.steelconstruction.info/
Continuing_Professional_Development#
Model_answers_to_IStructE_exam
Trimble has released a
variety of new tools for Tekla
Structures, which it said will
enable customers to detail
miscellaneous steelwork easily
and quickly. Expanding upon the
group of default components
already available in Tekla
Structures, Trimble has added
new components to address
more complex situations. The
new tools, which can be used
for a multitude of projects,
whether it’s residential, industrial
or architectural, are said to
allow detailers to create curved
platforms, spiral staircases and
mezzanine floor systems.
British Steel has reported a
profit for the first year as an
independent business since
being sold by Tata Steel. The
company, which is primarily
based at the Scunthorpe
steelworks posted £47M in
earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortisation in
the 12 months ending 31 March.
Executive Chairman Roland
Junck said: “In 12 months we
have started transforming from
an inward-looking production
hub into a profitable, more agile
business by controlling costs,
improving our product range and
quality, and through strategic
investments.”
Coatings manufacturer Hempel
has introduced Hempaprime
Multi 500, a new epoxy
intermediate coating that is said
to offer a longer service life for
industrial assets and steelwork.
ArcelorMittal has a new
publication focusing on
high-rise buildings that was
produced with the assistance
and guidance of the Council
on Tall Buildings and Urban
Habitat. The guide highlights
how structural steel can be
used effectively in tall buildings
and includes various effective
structural options such as: use
of S460, stiffness considerations
including outrigger design,
recommendations for seismic
design, life cycle assessment and
composite mega-columns. It
can be downloaded from: http://
sections.arcelormittal.com/library/
technical-brochures.html
Elland Steel Structures has completed the
steel erection for the £25M Nishkam School
in west London.
Working on behalf of main contractor
BAM Construction, Elland Steel has installed
precast staircases, 7,500m2 of 200mm-deep
precast flooring, structural roof decking and
570t of structural steelwork.
The new school, which will include a
sixth form, will provide places for 1,400
pupils.
Architecturally, the school is set over two
and three-storeys, with four wings radiating
from a central hub.
The project also includes a four-court
sports hall, two dining halls, main
assembly hall, and a central faith area with
an ETFE dome.
An extensive solar array on the roof
will allow it to meet the requirements of
the London Plan, which is a strategic plan
for the capital setting out an integrated
economic, environmental, transport and
social framework.
There will be electric charging points in
the car park, and the football field will be
used for storm attenuation.
The design for the new unit includes a
gullwing roof structure, extensive
glazing and cladding panels, including
distinctive coloured mosaic feature panels
to the façade.
Once ISG has completed the
construction programme, fit-out is due to
commence early this year with the opening
of the outlet scheduled for the summer.
Work starts on
sports outlet
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