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U-Frame action design according to Eurocodes
Ricardo Pimentel of the SCI discusses the consideration of U-Frame action to restrain members susceptible to flexural and lateral torsional buckling according …
Up the junction
FACT FILEA19 Testo’s Junction Improvement Scheme, Tyne and WearMain client: Highways EnglandMain contractor: CostainStructural engineer: JacobsSteelwork …
Flexibility spans the frame
FACT FILESandwell Aquatics CentreMain client: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilArchitect: Roberts Limbrick ArchitectsMain contractor: Wates …
HS2 precast manufacturing facilities
FACT FILEHS2 precast manufacturing facilitiesMain client: HS2Main contractor: ALIGN JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and …
Rising high
FACT FILECity Quays 3, BelfastMain client: Belfast HarbourArchitect: RPP ArchitectsMain contractor: FarransStructural engineer: Doran ConsultingSteelwork …
King’s Cross expands with steel
FACT FILEP2 Building, King’s Cross, LondonMain client: King’s Cross Central Limited PartnershipArchitect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM)Main …
AD 455: Design resistances for bespoke components in P358 (Green Book)
A reader has questioned the design resistances tabulated for bespoke components in P358 – the Green Book for nominally pinned joints to Eurocode 3. The …
New and revised codes and standards: from BSI Updates November 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 1460:2020Metallic coatings. Hot dip galvanized coatings on ferrous materials. Gravimetric determination of the mass per unit …
Clad in Cor-Ten
In this article Valerie and John Winter describe the house they designed for themselves and their family. It is interesting as being the first application of …
Development plans provide boost for City commercial sector
Plans for two high-rise office schemes have been revealed that could provide a significant boost to the commercial sector in the City of London. Hong …
