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Eurocodes support is ready
The steel construction sector declared itself ready for the introduction of the Eurocodes in March with the launch of the first guides to support steel …
Advances in structural applications of stainless steel
Stainless steel is suitable for a wide range of structural elements where strength, ductility, durability, appearance and low maintenance are required. SCI’s …
The carbon footprint of steel
How the embodied carbon content of steel should be calculated using the system expansion method which is widely regarded as the most comprehensive formula. To …
Bridging the new road to Bedford
Steel has proven to be the most cost effective and efficient solution for the construction of seven bridges along the new A421 dual carriageway in …
Tension structures for rare breeds
A steel frame for a new zoo visitor centre and two adjoining animal enclosures has resulted in a lighter and more cost effective project, writes Martin Cooper. …
College kickstarts Titanic scheme
Belfast’s once thriving shipyards, now rechristened the Titanic Quarter, are in the midst of a major redevelopment with a new college one of the first …
Codes & Standards from BSI Updates November and December 2009
BRITISH STANDARDS NA to BS EN 1991- 4:2006 UK National Annex to Eurocode 1. Actions on structures. Silos and tanks No current standard is superseded BS EN …
AD 341: Corrigenda for P362
In the pdf copy of publication P362 Concise Eurocodes that was included on the USB stick at the Eurocode launch event on 25th November 2009, there are three …
AD 340: Elastic Moduli of Angle sections
It has been drawn to our attention that the values given in AD 261 for the elastic section moduli about the v-v axis for unequal angles were in error. The …
January 2010 – Steel a success since the ‘swinging sixties’
A magazine’s first issue of the new year is traditionally an occasion for looking forward, but we can be excused for a bit of a backward glance this year …