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Design of Angles
David Brown of the SCI offers advice on the use of angles in bending, in response to questions received by the advisory service. Angles subject to bending are …
AD 489: Height of shear studs
AD 380 entitled “What height of shear stud should be used in Eurocode 4?” provided interim advice on the height/length of shear studs to be used in design …
New and revised codes and standards from BSI Updates June 2022
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS PD CEN ISO/TR 52120-2:2022Energy performance of buildings. Contribution of building automation, controls and building management. …
Halifax Building Society Headquarters
The largest building society in the world is now building its new headquarters in Halifax and steel is playing an interesting part in its construction. The …
All-steel operating theatre
This theatre was constructed by the medical equipment division of Calmic Ltd in association with T. P. Bennett & Son at a cost of £68,000. It is designed …
BCSA joins industry-wide net-zero solutions group
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) is now a partner of CO2nstructZero, joining over 100 other construction organisations. …
Steel replacement bridge for major Cheshire road junction
Approximately 293t of structural steelwork has been used to construct the 68m-long M56/A533 replacement bridge in Cheshire. Situated between junctions 11 and …
Milestone reached for innovative steel bricks system
A major milestone for the Steel Bricks modular system, fabricated by Caunton Engineering, has been reached as a number of prototype components are now ready …
SSDA shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 54th Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA) jointly sponsored by the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) and Trimble …
High-level steelwork completes on London residential towers
Forming external rooftop plant enclosures, high-level steelwork erection has been completed on two of London’s tallest residential towers. Working on behalf …
