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Steel opens up listed building
Bourne Steel is helping Great Portland Estates to bring new life and function to a listed 100-year office block through cutting edge design. The tired …
New bridge arch spans the Clyde
Two 500t mobile cranes have lifted the final section of steel arch into place above the River Clyde as work to erect Glasgow’s elegant new Finnieston road …
BCSA to host key nationwide standards seminars
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) is holding a series of four key one-day seminars to provide a solid introduction to the range of …
Conder gets Kaltenbach fit-out
Conder Structures’ newly refurbished processing lines in Burton-on-Trent have benefited from a major investment in new Kaltenbach equipment. The recently …
Air lift for sky bridge
Three large 18m-long steel sections, which form Heathrow’s T5 skybridge, have recently been lifted into position with the aid of a 500t capacity crane. Each …
Order book levels remain strong
Prices for fabricated steelwork are expected to rise by only an average of 15% over 2006, depending on the type of building, according to forecasts from the …
Design Guide for Ladder Deck Bridges
The ladder deck form of construction for highway bridges is currently a popular and economic choice – this publication offers practical design guidance. This …
AD 301: The use of Annex I1 of BS 5950 -1: 2000.
For Class 1 and 2 sections, Clause 4.8.3.1 allows the alternative of using Annex I1 to check the buckling resistance of compression members with moments …
40 Years Ago: New trends in architectural design
Taken from Building with Steel, 1966 Growing use of exposed steelwork — Sevenoaks General Hospital The £250,000 two storey building housing the new …
June 2006 – No need for Eurocode haste
There is a lot of myth and misinformation doing the rounds about the introduction of Eurocodes, but one thing that should be clear is that there is no need to …