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New urban wetland gets steel-framed boardwalk
Spanning Canada Dock in south London, a steel-framed boardwalk will form a central element of the wider Canada Water masterplan. The former commercial dock is …
Work starts on major Wolverhampton campus
Full construction work is now underway on the £61M Wolverhampton City Learning Quarter, which will provide a major boost to the local economy. The project, …
Contractor checks in for new Bexhill hospital
Main contractor Kier has been appointed by the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a new £60M 54-bed acute inpatient mental health hospital in …
Space skills centre to land in North East
Northumbria University has secured £50M in funding to create a world-leading space skills, research and technology centre in Newcastle. The funding from the …
Atmospheric corrosivity classifications for weathering steel
Weathering steel has an increased resistance to atmospheric corrosion, compared to conventional steel, and a distinctive appearance which make it attractive …
AD 520: Amendment to Table 8 in the MPS-Bolts (issue 14)
The BCSA has reviewed the requirements for impact test for machined test pieces in Table 8 of the Model specification for the purchase of structural bolting …
New and revised codes and standards: From BSI Updates January 2024
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 1991-2:2023Eurocode 1. Actions on structures. Traffic loads on bridges and other civil engineering workssupersedes BS EN 1991-2:2003 …
One-offs
There will always be houses designed exclusively for their occupiers – one-off design in fact. Among the architects who have handled this work is Michael …
Steelwork increases its structural frames market share
Steelwork continues to be the UK’s structural framing material of choice for a number of key construction sectors, according to the latest survey from …
Steel completes on ExCeL London expansion
The final piece of structural steelwork has been bolted into place for the ExCeL London expansion, which will add 25,000m2 of additional space to the eastern …
