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Trade Centre tower rises in steel
The last building to collapse as a result of the September 11 attacks is the first to rise from the ashes of New York’s World Trade Centre. The main steel …
Precast Concrete Decks for Composite Highway Bridges
The purpose of this Technical Report is to suggest ways to encourage the use of full-thickness, full-width, precast deck slabs in highway bridges, installed on …
Tension Control Bolts
Tension Control Bolts Grade S10T are readily available in the UK. However, the manufacture of the bolts and the method of tightening are not explicitly …
Commercial Buildings
This publication presents the results of a study carried out in 2003/2004 and updates the first edition published in 1993 that proved to be one of our best …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: October 2004
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BS EN 1011: Welding. …
40 Years Ago: Miscellaneous
Taken from Building with Steel, 1965 The VC10 Hangar at London (Gatwick) Airport When British United Airways purchased Vickers VC 10 jets the dimensions of …
AD 279: Brittle Fracture
This AD gives the limiting thickness t1 (mm) for plates, flats and rolled sections for S275 JR and S355 JR material that are expected to be included in the …
AD 278: Changes to the Building Regulations and Approved Document A3 Disproportionate Collapse – Interim Guidance on the use of BS 5950-1: 2000
This AD provides interim guidance in dealing with the changes to Section A3 of Approved Document A – Structure (2004 Edition) in connection with the …
January 2005 – Exciting times ahead
Welcome to the expanded New Steel Construction, which will now come out monthly to open a more frequent window into the steel construction industry. Our focus …