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College heralds beginning of Highlands campus construction
The initial construction phase of the ambitious Inverness Campus project is taking shape as steel erection for a new College is nearing completion. Inverness …
Partitions: Dead or Alive?
Alastair Hughes explores the relationship between partitions and partial factors. Introduction Partition allowances make a significant contribution to the …
Wind Actions to BS EN 1991-1-4
For most buildings in the UK, wind action is an important influence on structural design. BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010 (the UK implementation of Eurocode 1 Part …
Extension of Gatwick Airport Facilities
From Building with Steel November 1963 Construction work which will more than double the size of the terminal building at London (Gatwick) Airport has started …
AD 379: Tying resistances of full depth end plates
An SCI member has pointed out some inconsistencies in the tying resistances for full depth end plates given in P358 Joints in steel construction; Simple joints …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates November & December 2013, and January 2014
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 9017:2013 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Fracture test Supersedes BS EN 1320:1997 BS EN ISO 9606-1:2013 …
January 2014 – Thermal Mass in efficient buildings
Forecasts for the next year suggest that sectors like commercial building will be among the strongest growing as the UK’s recession battered construction …