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Steel scores for Wiltshire leisure facility
The need for long internal column-free spans and a quick construction programme meant a steel-framed solution was the project team’s choice for the Melksham …
More leisure facilities for Cumbria
Structural steelwork has provided an economic framing solution for the £25M redevelopment of Carlisle’s Sands
Steel the ideal hospitals prescription
The National Health Service (NHS) and the construction industry are gearing up to deliver the biggest hospital investment programme for a generation. Steel …
The buckling resistance of laced columns
David Brown of the SCI uses the example of a laced column to demonstrate useful approaches to member
AD 466: Probability factors applied to characteristic wind and snow loads for non-standard return periods
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this AD Note, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download and view …
New and revised codes and standards – From BSI Updates August 2021
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 10373:2021Determination of the physical and mechanical properties of steels using modelsno current standard is superseded BS EN …
A variety of sports; a variety of buildings
Steel is used for sports buildings of all types and permits free expression of designers’ ideas. These images give only an indication of the scope possible. …
Demand for high-rise buildings remains strong
According to the latest construction report from AMA Research, the pipeline of high-rise buildings across the UK remains strong, with around 549 projects …
Pocket guide to steels published by ICE
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has published ICE Pocket Guide to Steels in the Built Environment, which is said to be a quick and handy reference …
Steel creates major south London mixed-use scheme
Working on behalf of Carey Group, Kiernan Structural Steel has fabricated, supplied and erected 400t of structural steelwork for the London Square mixed-use …
