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Restraints around portal frames
In this second technical article on portal frames, David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute reviews the all-important correct positioning and …
AD 447: Openings in composite slabs
It is now over ten years since the revised edition of P300 was published by SCI. This work, in collaboration with the Metal Cladding and Roofing …
New and revised codes & standards – from BSI Updates July 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 7539-10:2020 Corrosion of metals and alloys. Stress corrosion testing. Reverse U-bend method supersedes BS EN ISO 7539-10:2014 BS …
Okura Hotel, Amsterdam
A type of high-rise building growing in use is that with a reinforced concrete services core with a surrounding structural steelwork frame. JG Buisman, Project …
2020 Structural Steel Design Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 52nd Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA), jointly sponsored by the BCSA and Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd, has been announced. A strong …
Nightingale Hospital deadline met with steel
Taunton Fabrications has supplied approximately 80t of structural steelwork for the new Nightingale Hospital being built on a former Homebase DIY store site in …
Scottish steelwork contractor wins prestigious Ghana project
BHC has been named as the structural steelwork contractor by UK-based Contracta Construction, in association with UK Export Finance (UKEF), to work on the …
New Presidential appointments at the BCSA
At its recently held AGM, the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) elected Mark Denham, Chairman and Managing Director of Elland Steel …
Schools to get ‘transformative’ investment
A ten-year ‘multi-wave’ and ‘transformative’ school building programme has been announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with over £1,000M promised …
Derby footbridge installed over A52
Working on behalf of main contractor Galliford Try and the client Derby City Council, S H Structures has successfully installed a new foot and cycle bridge …
