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Consent given for major Manchester regeneration scheme
Manchester City Council has approved plans for the £1.4bn regeneration of the former industrial Mayfield area near Piccadilly railway station. Plans envisage …
Signature structure highlights regeneration
Spanning an important London underground station and featuring an architecturally-detailed exposed steel frame, 21 Moorfields is a feat of engineering. Martin …
Made to measure
A 30-strong workforce of skilled costume makers have been temporarily relocated, while the Royal Shakespeare Company redevelops its workshops with the aid of …
Retain and enlarge
A complex project that has included a partial demolition programme, strengthening of existing steelwork and the addition of new upper floors has extensively …
Building a better town centre
A multi-award-winning regeneration scheme, The Glass Works will provide a vibrant and modern retail and leisure offering which will transform Barnsley town …
Complex crossing
The successful installation of a five-span bridge across the River Witham in Lincolnshire is testament to the capabilities of the project engineers and the …
Offsite manufacturing in the frame
In this article, NSC focuses on lightweight cold formed steel products, a vital component for many steel construction projects. Designers and specifiers have …
Joint stiffness calculation
The UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-8 discourages the use of numerical methods to calculate joint stiffness, relying on previous satisfactory practice. …
AD 437: Curtailment of transverse bar reinforcement in composite beams with steel decking designed using Eurocodes
The purpose of this Advisory Desk Note is to provide guidance on the curtailment of transverse bar reinforcement in slabs on composite beams with steel …
New and revised codes & standards – From BSI Updates January 2020
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 7121-3:2017+A1:2019 – TC Tracked Changes. Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Mobile cranes BS 7883:2019 Personal fall protection …
