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Steel stacks up
Structural steelwork’s numerous attributes have come to the fore on a school project in north west London, where the material has helped produce an efficient …
Riverside refurbishment
A 1980s-built City of London office block is being redeveloped and enlarged with structural steelwork forming a south elevation that overlooks the River Thames …
Steel solution for city centre site
Structural steelwork’s flexibility has come to the fore on a city centre project in Dublin, where a new structure occupies over 98% of an existing plot and …
Technology framed with steel
A high-spec technology park near Oxford is realising its expansion plans with the aid of structural steelwork. FACT FILEOxford Technology ParkMain client: …
Rafter stiffeners – needed or not?
Zealous application of the rules in EN 1993-1-8 has resulted in stiffeners being provided in rafters at the “sharp end” of portal frame haunches – where …
AD 504: Web to flange welds in box sections subject to bending and torsion
SCI has recently been asked about sizing welds between webs and flanges of a fabricated box section subject to applied torsion and bending. This AD note gives …
New and revised codes and standards: from BSI updates March 2023
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 5173:2023Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Bend testsno current standard is superseded BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED …
Cased at ground level
Money has been saved and construction time reduced on this new recreation centre at Burnley by casing the beams on the ground. Mr. H. Westbrook, a director of …
BCSA opens RQSC – Buildings to non-members
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) is throwing open the ability to prove competence to non-members for the first time, as part of a drive …
British Steel publishes Decarbonisation Action Report
Exploring the progress the company is making towards its sustainability goals and providing clarity on the true measurement of the carbon impact arising from …
