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Commercial scheme reinvented
Steel construction has come to the fore as a concrete-framed central London commercial block gets redeveloped with additional floor space. A growing trend in …
Added metal
A steel-framed solution has ticked all of the boxes for the Metalworks residential scheme in Slough. Second only to London as a UK location for global …
Fatigue of bracing in buildings
BS5950 states that buildings subject to fluctuating wind loads do not need to be checked for fatigue but EC3 contains no such statement. Richard Henderson of …
AD 431: Column web panel strengthening
The purpose of this Advisory Desk note is to draw attention to the contribution that full-depth stiffeners make to the shear resistance of column web panels. …
New and revised codes & standards: May 2019
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 7974 and PD 7974 Series Kit Fire Safety engineering. Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. No …
Head office for Hearts of Oak Benefit Society
The Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, which operates within the framework of the Friendly Societies Act, has grown from humble beginnings in 1842 to become one of …
London office construction up despite Brexit uncertainty
Office construction volumes in London are up 12% compared to six months ago, with 37 new schemes breaking ground, adding 325,000m² of floor space into the …
Steelwork installation begins for Antarctic wharf
Following two months of deconstructing the old Biscoe wharf, the first steel frame of the new 74m-long wharf structure at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) …
Irish steelwork contractor celebrates 30th anniversary
Kiernan Structural Steel (KSS) has celebrated 30 years of business by inviting its clients, suppliers and employees to a factory tour and an evening of …
Recognition for steel projects at RICS awards
Major completed projects throughout the UK, which utilised a steel-framed solution, were winners at the regional RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered …
