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AD 364: Welding stainless steel
This Advisory Desk Note provides guidance on welding stainless steel and gives references for further information. Stainless steel can be readily welded to …
News in brief: January 2012
The BCSA will soon be publishing its ‘Guide to Weld Inspection for Structural Steelwork’. The publication will give guidance on weld inspection for …
New and revised codes and standards: November 2011
DRAFT BRITISH STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT – ADOPTIONS 11/30247279 DC BS EN 1337-1 Structural bearings. Part 1. General CEN EUROPEAN STANDARDS EN 1998-2:- …
Steel sector ready for eurocodes
The biggest change to codified building design ever in the UK will take effect in March, and the steel construction sector is fully prepared. Nick Barrett …
Excellence achieved at leisure centre
Sustainability and green credentials were the main drivers for a new leisure centre in Bletchley. NSC reports on a project which has achieved all of its aims …
British steel goes Dutch
Consisting of more than 500 complex steel nodes and 16,000 bolts, a UK based steelwork contractor is currently fabricating the latest Antony Gormley …
Codes & Standards, from BSI updates March 2010
CORRIGENDA TO BRITISH STANDARDS BS EN 1993-1-10:2005 Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. Material toughness and through-thickness properties CORRIGENDUM 3 …
AD 344: Levellling techniques for composite floors
The purpose of this Advisory Desk note is to highlight to designers the importance of considering potential levelling techniques of composite floor slabs in …
20 Years Ago: Aviation House – Gatwick Airport
The new office Headquarters of the CAA’s Safety Regulation Group was designed to increase the efficiency of the group and to improve staff communications …
January 2012 – Building for future prosperity
The start of a new year is a traditional time for a magazine to look forward, but there will be no market forecasts made in NSC’s pages against such an …