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Mixed-use scheme lights up Piccadilly
Sat behind London’s most famous billboard, a new steel-framed seven-storey development has reimagined a previously under-used site. FACT FILELucent at 1 …
Reaching for the asymptote – what is an optimal design?
Greatly simplifying the complex subject of structural design, one would imagine that an optimally designed element, or structure, would achieve unity factors …
AD 519: Equivalent horizontal forces and combinations of actions
Recent questions to SCI’s Advisory Desk have shown that some designers are unclear whether equivalent horizontal forces (EHFs) should be applied to a …
New and revised codes and standards – from BSI Updates November and December 2023New and revised codes and standards –
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 1990:2023Eurocode. Basis of structural and geotechnical designsupersedes BS EN 1990:2002+A1:2005 and BS EN 1997-1:2004+A1:2013, which …
Footbridges
From Building with Steel, August 1973 In the days when early Renaissance artists were required mainly to paint altar pieces they carried out many of their …
British Steel unveils electric arc furnace plans
British Steel has unveiled a £1.25bn proposal to become a clean, green and sustainable business by adopting electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking. The plans, …
BCSA members help to create Lancaster bomber memorial
British Constructional Steelwork Association members have donated funds and fabricated steelwork towards the construction of an iconic art installation. To be …
Stairs installed for major City of London commercial scheme
Peter Marshall Steel Stairs (a subsidiary of Billington Holdings) has worked collaboratively with main contractor, Multiplex, to design, fabricate, …
London office market rebounds with record level of new starts
The London office development market has yet again shown its resilience with a record number of new construction starts across the capital. According to the …
Norfolk steelwork contractor gets local MP endorsement
Highlighting its benefits to the local economy, George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk has been shown around steelwork contractor H Young Structures’ …
