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College in the frame
Early engagement between the main contractor and the steelwork fabricator has resulted in a fast and trouble-free erection programme for Wigan & Leigh …
Education needs steel
Steelwork offers the educational sector a fast and efficient framing solution, as a school currently under construction in the Rhondda Valley illustrates. FACT …
Cornish waste and recycling solution
Structural steelwork has proven to be the ideal framing solution for the Hallenbeagle Waste Management Facility, one of the largest ongoing construction …
Steel tees off at St Andrews
Structural steelwork has provided an aesthetic and economic solution for the design and construction of The R&A’s global headquarters. FACT FILER&A …
Floors with heavy loading – what are the implications?
In this article, Dr Graham Couchman considers the implications of high levels of loading, and how they can change expected failure modes and the design rules …
AD 549: Steel decking and composite slab span types
Design software, or load-span information, provided by floor decking manufacturers will normally be used to verify the steel decking and composite slab, as its …
New and revised codes and standards: From BSI Updates September 2025
CORRIGENDA TO BRITISH STANDARDS BS EN 17549-2:2023 (CD-ROM)Building information modelling. Information structure based on EN ISO 16739 1 to exchange data …
Modern Steel Bridges
From Building with SteelNOVEMBER 1960 RUNCORN-WIDNES BRIDGE The new Runcorn-Widnes Bridge is of the arched design and has a central span of 1,082 ft. with side …
Steelwork contract awarded for nuclear site’s amenity building
The Sizewell C nuclear facility has awarded William Hare the contract to deliver 500t of structural steelwork, for the amenity building at its on-site …
Reinstated Shrewsbury footbridge flies the town’s colours
Spanning the Rea Brook and used as a regular route by football supporters walking to Shrewsbury Town’s Croud Meadow stadium, the Meole Brace footbridge has …
