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Work starts on latest phase of University of Portsmouth rebuild
A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place to mark the start of construction on the Eldon multi-storey car park at the University of Portsmouth, a project …
Steel progressing on Enfield logistics park
Proving once again that a steel framing solution is the quickest and most efficient method for the construction of warehouses, a project in Enfield, North …
Wirral school project celebrates construction milestone
Project team members and clients have marked a key milestone in the construction of the new Mosslands School in Wallasey with a steel-signing ceremony. …
Castings provide the answer
Structural steel castings allow designers to create highly complex three-dimensional geometries that are difficult to produce using conventional fabrication …
Reducing material costs, lead time and carbon
Founding Steel for Life sponsor Cleveland Steel & Tubes says one of the best options for reducing embodied carbon in steel construction is the supply of …
Removal of temporary lifting attachments on bridges
Certain topics can trip up an engineer more often than others, and without doubt, fatigue is one. In this article, the SCI’s Max Cooper discusses temporary …
AD 540A: Vertical shear resistance of composite slabs and anchorage
Revision Note The guidance on reinforcement anchorage has been updated to align with our understanding of how the second generation of Eurocodes should be …
British Coal build with steel
Birtley Engineering Limited of Chesterfield were the main contractors to British Coal for the design, construction and commissioning of the coal preparation …
The reconstructed Town Bridge over the River Wey, Guildford
The bridge was originally constructed in 1908 to replace an earlier structure carrying the main Portsmouth Road into the Town Centre and served until 4 years …
River Bridges go steel
Two recently awarded highway contracts show the sustained improvements in economy of steel bridges against concrete. Tenders showed that steel is cheaper even …
