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Retail banks on regeneration
Situated on a large embankment, a new retail development is dependent on a large steel truss to not only provide the necessary shopping space, but also the …
Waste solution with steel
A large braced steel structure will house Devon’s first energy from waste plant. Martin Cooper reports. Work is progressing on schedule on a new energy from …
Hybrid design for leisure park
The requirement for lightweight flexible structures has resulted in steel being used on all leisure facility buildings at the latest Center Parcs development. …
Viaduct replacement
The rail line heading west from Swansea has been significantly improved with the opening of the new steel composite Loughor Viaduct. Opened in early April, the …
Filling up with steel
Two steel canopies spanning a petrol filling station have provided a striking entrance feature to a new supermarket development. Located on a site once known …
All change at Wakefield
The delivery of new station facilities at Wakefield Westgate station is reliant on steelwork’s speed of construction. Widespread changes are afoot in …
A rational design approach to fire safety
Structural Fire Engineering, a rational and scientific approach to ensuring the safety of buildings, is increasingly popular, as delegates to a series of …
Interim Report. Design of Portal Frames to Eurocode 3: An overview for UK designers
In the UK, designers of portal frame buildings have commonly used bespoke software specifically written for the analysis and member design in accordance with …
AD 376: Fire design of concrete-filled hollow steel columns to Eurocode 4
Depending on the constructional details, Section 4 of BS EN 1994-1-2 ¹ presents three alternative design procedures for fire design: Tabulated data for …
July 2013 – Awards show steel quality is maintained
The London Olympic year crop of entries for the Structural Steel Design Awards was always going to be a hard act to follow, after the Olympic Stadium itself …