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Innovation reigns supreme at Galvanizing Awards
The winners of the 2012 Galvanizing Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London. As usual a diverse range of challenging …
Tyneside office park expands with steel
Two more steel framed data centres are under construction at the Cobalt Business Park on the outskirts of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Cobalt is said to be the UK’s …
BCSA launches App
The BCSA Member database can now be downloaded free of charge as an App for iPhone or iPad from the Apple App Store/iTunes. Once downloaded the database has a …
Bridges on track for Nottingham tram extension
A total of four new steel bridges will be erected by Cleveland Bridge for the 17.5km Nottingham tram extension. Two new lines, due to be operational by 2014, …
Steel construction drives college scheme
A new £1.5M steel framed training facility for construction and mechanisation skills has been erected at Bridgwater College in Somerset. Funded by EDF Energy, …
Hovercraft rescue centre launched
East Anglian Galvanizing (part of Wedge Group Galvanizing) has helped to create a new Hovercraft Rescue Station in Southend-on-Sea. The Cambridgeshire based …
Steel toughness and Eurocodes
David Brown and David Iles of the SCI introduce a new guide to help when selecting a steel sub-grade in accordance with the Eurocodes. Structural steel is …
AD 370: Weld design for beam end plate connections in accordance with SCI P358
This Advisory Desk Note provides guidance on (1) the design of beam to end plate welds and (2) the “Alternative weld design” noted in Appendix C of P358, …
Codes & Standards: From BSI Updates July & August 2012
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 16834:2012 Welding consumables. Wire electrodes, wires, rods and deposits for gas shielded arc welding of high strength steels. …
Design of composite highway bridges curved in plan (P393)
Many highway bridges carry roads that are on a curved alignment and the supporting structure follows that curved alignment. This new design guide addresses the …
