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General hospital expansion aided by steel fabrication software
Steelwork design and fabrication for the £4.5M expansion and renovation of Kettering General Hospital is said to have been significantly speeded up with the …
Eurocodes review launched
In response to the recent EU Referendum, BSI has been quick to confirm that it is business as usual in terms of the UK’s continued participation in the …
Steel projects come to the fore at Tekla Awards
Trimble has announced the winners of the UK Tekla Awards 2016, which will now be entered into the Tekla Global BIM Awards. The awards focus on projects of all …
Curved beams raise Mersey bridge pylons
Four hundred tonnes of curved heavy steel sections have been supplied by Barnshaw Section Benders for the construction of the Mersey Gateway Bridge. The …
News in Brief: July 2016
Software specialists Trimble and Autodesk have entered into an interoperability agreement aimed at saving customers time and reducing project costs typically …
Responsibilities in steel frame design
The Structural Engineer of April 2016 posed a number of questions about the responsibilities of the structure designer and the connection designer – …
New and revised codes & standards: from BSI Updates June 2016
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 5427:2016 Code of practice for the use of profiled sheet for roof and wall cladding on buildings Supersedes BS 5427-1:1996 BS EN …
AD 399: Design of partial penetration butt welds in accordance with BS EN 1993-1-8
Partial penetration butt welds are covered by Clause 4.7.2, which directs the designer to ‘use the method for a deep penetration fillet weld” given in …
Chilbolton radio-telescope aerial
The 82-ft diameter steerable aerial at Chilbolton, Hampshire, for the radio Research Station of the Science Research Council has now reached the final stages …
Shortlist justifies optimism for future of steel
The UK is going through what has been widely agreed to be one of the most tumultuous periods in its political history as a result of the referendum vote to …