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New and Revised Codes & Standards: November 2007
BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED BS 6399:- Loading for buildings BS6399-1:1996 Code of practice for dead and imposed loads BS 6399-2:1997 Code of …
SCI pays tribute to retiring director
The Steel Construction Institute’s Director Dr Graham Owens marked his resignation after a 21-year career at the Institute, at the annual dinner held at the …
Big lifts needed for seaside redevelopment
Main contractor Allenbuild has lifted two steel transfer trusses, with a total weight of 167t, as part of the £14.5M redevelopment of the Floral Hall Gardens …
Olympic authority unveils designs for 2012 stadium
The design for the eagerly awaited London Olympic Stadium has been made public by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). The 80,000 seat, predominantly steel, …
Acoustic Performance – Case Studies
“Steel residential buildings demonstrate excellent acoustic performance” The first in the series, these four case studies, provide actual acoustic test …
Ravenscraig regeneration gathers pace
The site of the former steelworks at Ravenscraig in North Lanarkshire will be the UK’s first new town in more than 50 years and home to more than 10,000 …
Differing bay heights at new distribution centre
Conder Structures has erected an out of the ordinary distribution centre, containing high and low bays, at Manchester’s Trafford Park, the UK’s oldest …
AD 317: Use of integral crossheads in skew highway bridges
Guidance Note 1.02 in the Steel Bridge Group publication Guidance Notes on best practice in steel bridge construction (P185) includes advice about the use of …
British Standards can be used beyond 2010
The BCSA has issued a memo to all members regarding a marketing circular being promoted by the British Standards Institute (BSI), that states four steel …
40 Year Ago: America’s largest cable suspension roof (Madison Square Gardens, New York City)
Taken from Building with Steel 1968 This huge circular structure is of outstanding interest because of the number of ‘largest ever’ features to be found in …
