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COMMENDATION: Tropical Fruit Warehouse, Dublin
Overlooking Dublin’s River Liffey, structural steelwork was the chosen framing solution for two office blocks that are connected at ground, third and fourth …
MERIT: Cody Dock Bridge, London
Complex and unique engineering challenges were overcome to design and install a new rolling steel bridge, spanning the entrance to a reinvigorated dock near …
MERIT: Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow
Celebrating a rich shipbuilding heritage, two 10m-high stainless steel figures, by renowned sculptor John McKenna, also serve as tourist attractions, bringing …
MERIT: New Riverside Stand at Fulham FC
A new stand at one of the country’s oldest continuously used football grounds has created a 21st century facility and was constructed while the club carried …
SSDA 2023 National Finalists
Farringdon Crossrail Station, East & West Ticket Halls FACT FILEArchitect: AedasStructural engineer: AECOMSteelwork contractor: Bourne Group LtdMain …
Better can sometimes be worse – the dangers of over-strength
As engineers we are always concerned with strength – do we have enough resistance to cope with ultimate (ULS) levels of load? We then consider stiffness – …
New and revised codes and standards From BSI Updates September 2023
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 12152:2023Curtain walling. Air permeability. Performance requirements and classificationsupersedes BS EN 12152:2002 BS EN …
AD 515: Welding of structural nuts and bolts
SCI’s Advisory Desk has recently received queries from designers asking if it permissible to weld structural nuts and bolts – typically for situations …
Structural Steel Design Awards 1973
This is the fifth year of the Structural Steel Design Awards sponsored by the British Steel Corporation and the British Constructional Steelwork Association …
Winners announced at 55th Structural Steel Design Awards
Five projects were Award winners at this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA). The five winning projects at the 55th annual SSDA were Battersea Power …
