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Commendation: Lagan Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Belfast
Around 16,000 people every week now use Belfast’s new footbridge that connects Donegall Quay with Queens Quay. Early site investigations, both physical and …
Merit: Energy from Waste Facility, Ardley
The Ardley Energy from Waste Facility near Bicester has been designed to sit low on the landscape and is built from materials reflecting the plant’s modern …
Merit: Leeds Station Southern Entrance
The Leeds Station Southern Entrance has relieved congestion, future-proofed ticket line gate capacity and will encourage growth in the south of the city. …
SSDA 2016: National Finalists
Energy from Waste Facility, Peterborough FACT FILE Architect: BHP Design (UK) Ltd Structural engineer: MLM Consulting Engineers Ltd Steelwork contractor: …
Software for steel construction
NSC takes a look at the computer software sector which today forms an integral part of design and construction. The steel construction sector has been using 3D …
The selection of steel subgrade
Richard Henderson of the SCI discusses the determination of the steel subgrade using BS EN 1993-1-10 and the UK National Annex. Examples are given where the …
Codes & Standards from BSI Updates September 2016
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 3581:2016 Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of stainless and heat-resisting steels. …
AD 401: Appropriate anchorage of parallel decking
Where profiled steel decking is parallel to the supporting beam, BS EN 1994-1-1:2004 (incorporating corrigenda April 2009) allows the shear resistance of a …
An intriguing sports pavilion design
When designing the sports pavilion and club house for a Cambridge firm the architects felt that if a sense of recreation and release were to be achieved the …
Industry’s expertise highlighted at Awards
Five projects were Award winners at this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA) held on 5th October at the Museum of London. The five winning projects …
