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Steel footbridge for Belfast’s Westlink
Fisher Engineering has erected a new steel footbridge over Belfast’s Westlink motorway to provide pedestrian access between the city centre and the Royal …
Cold War museum scoops European Award
Steelwork contractor S.H. Structures was in Luxembourg on 13 September to collect a prestigious European Steel Design Award for The Royal Air Force Museum …
New standard for fabrication of steel structures
A new European standard for the fabrication of constructional steelwork is being prepared by CEN committee and is expected to be published sometime in 2008. …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: September 2007
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
Building design using modules
Essential design information for construction using modules The use of modular and other lightweight forms of building construction is increasing. The benefits …
AD 315: Bending Strength – BS 5950-1: 2000
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this advisory desk, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
40 Years Ago: Attractive new bridge at Windsor
Taken from Building with Steel, 1967 Victoria bridge, which carries the Datchet-Windsor road over the River Thames, was one of a pair constructed about 1851 by …
Design made easier and faster
New Steel Construction rounds up some of the latest developments in structural steel design software packages. Engineers benefit from the Fastrak approach MP …
Building Design Using Modules
Modular Construction using off-site prefabricated units is increasingly being used on live projects. SCI’s Mark Lawson examines the benefits. In order to …
October 2007 – Steel more cost effective than concrete
Good news on the costs front comes from the latest update of the Cost Comparison study that Corus has produced since 1995. The updated study, incorporating …