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Composites centre takes shape with steel
A multi million pound extension to the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol is nearing completion due to steelwork’s ease and speed of construction. …
Steel supports retail development
A major retail led regeneration scheme is set to revitalise a five acre former college campus site in Swindon town centre. Wiltshire’s largest town is poised …
Hollo-bolts support Stonehenge experience
Lindapter’s high clamping force (HCF) Hollo-bolts have been used extensively on the new Stonehenge exhibition and visitor centre that opened in December (see …
Steel powers energy design
A power station under construction at Great Island County Wexford will provide electricity to approximately 220,000 houses in south eastern Ireland. One of the …
College heralds beginning of Highlands campus construction
The initial construction phase of the ambitious Inverness Campus project is taking shape as steel erection for a new College is nearing completion. Inverness …
Partitions: Dead or Alive?
Alastair Hughes explores the relationship between partitions and partial factors. Introduction Partition allowances make a significant contribution to the …
Wind Actions to BS EN 1991-1-4
For most buildings in the UK, wind action is an important influence on structural design. BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010 (the UK implementation of Eurocode 1 Part …
Extension of Gatwick Airport Facilities
From Building with Steel November 1963 Construction work which will more than double the size of the terminal building at London (Gatwick) Airport has started …
AD 379: Tying resistances of full depth end plates
An SCI member has pointed out some inconsistencies in the tying resistances for full depth end plates given in P358 Joints in steel construction; Simple joints …
January 2014 – Thermal Mass in efficient buildings
Forecasts for the next year suggest that sectors like commercial building will be among the strongest growing as the UK’s recession battered construction …