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SSDA Shortlist 2017
A total of 17 diverse projects from around the UK and Ireland that highlight steelwork’s numerous attributes have made it onto the 2017 SSDA shortlist. Click …
Challenges rising on President’s watch
Meeting the challenges of continuous change and uncertainty is the day-to-day business of senior management, but new BCSA President Tim Outteridge is becoming …
Historic chapel reborn as student accommodation
A steel-framed structure has been erected inside of a Manchester ecclesiastical landmark as part of a restoration and conversion project. Martin Cooper …
Community spirit
A community hub containing a high school is set to reinvigorate Midlothian’s former coal mining area. A state-of-the-art community hub and high school, known …
Trusses top leisure arena
A civic gateway to the town of Downpatrick is being created by a leisure centre with a bespoke hybrid design. Martin Cooper reports. The Northern Ireland town …
Top marks for steel frame
Structural steelwork has proven to be the best option for a new chemistry teaching block at the University of Oxford. Oxford has been a seat of learning for …
Steel promotes South Bank development
Two steel-framed commercial blocks will provide a central element to a prestigious mixed-use development taking shape on London’s south bank. Martin Cooper …
An introduction to computer software for steel design and fabrication
Steelwork contractors are often held up as being in pole position in terms of the introduction of and increasing use of BIM. In this article, NSC looks at how …
The design of hybrid fabricated girders – part 2
In Part Two of the article, David Brown of the SCI discusses the lateral torsional buckling resistance and shear resistance of hybrid
AD 409: Recent Blue and Orange Book developments
Recent restructuring within the UK steel industry has led to new developments in the provision of structural steel design information produced by SCI; …
