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Bespoke Steelwork
One of the many benefits of steel is its limitless possibilities for the manufacture of bespoke structural components. Construction design, coupled with ever …
Restraint to chords
BS 5950 indicates that purlins can be assumed to provide out-of-plane restraint to trusses. David Brown of the SCI discusses the intended scope of the advice …
Britain’s first commercial monorail
It is well recognised that one solution to easing transport problems in Britain’s densely populated towns and cities lies in the overhead monorail: for this …
AD 403: Steel strengths for fabricated haunches
This AD is a simple reminder that the steel strength selected for haunches must match that assumed in the design calculations. As S355 is now the common steel …
New and revised codes & standards: from BSI updates November 2016
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 7668:2016 Weldable structural steels. Hot finished structural hollow sections in weather resistant steels. Specification Supersedes BS …
Sub-contractors join forces for safe ground conditions
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA), Federation of Master Builders (FMB), National Federation of Builders and Structural Timber Association …
Steel completes on Birmingham Conservatoire
The main steel elements on the first music conservatoire to be built in the UK for 30 years have been completed. Working on behalf of main contractor Galliford …
Tintagel Castle to get weathering steel footbridge
English Heritage plans to build a spectacular steel footbridge to link Tintagel Castle’s mainland and island wards to improve access to one of Cornwall’s …
Eight-year high for London office construction
The volume of office construction currently under way across London has hit an eight-year high according to the latest Deloitte London Office Crane Survey. …
City of London’s tallest tower gets the green light
Plans to build the tallest tower in the City of London have been given the green light by planners. The building at 1 Undershaft, also known as the Trellis, …
