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SSDA Commendation: Intech Science and Technology Centre
Intech is a new 3,500m² educational interactive science centre commissioned by the Hampshire Technology Trust Ltd. Hampshire Technology Trust Ltd is a local …
SSDA Award: VT Shipbuilding Facility, Portsmouth
This large industrial structure encompasses all that is good in modern structural design. The 60m span roof trusses at 14m centres make use of the largest …
SSDA Award: More London Plot 1
More London Plot 1 is an £85M office development on the south bank of the River Thames in London adjacent to HMS Belfast, to the west of Tower Bridge. It …
AD 274: Post-slip capacity of connections using preloaded bolts to BS 5950-1: 2000
The SCI continues to receive questions about preloaded bolts (HSFG bolts), particularly concerning the “capacity after slipping” addressed in clause 6.4.4 …
Cleveland Bridge Rides the Storm
As a result of heavy storms some of the steelwork for the Rion-Antirion Bridge in Greece fell into the sea from a ship during transport from the UK. The …
Centre of Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence
CEME is a purpose-built project using the best architecture to provide excellent educational facilities for motor engineering and business studies. The new …
The Swansea Sail Bridge
A curved cable-stayed footbridge, which has the deck supported along only one edge from a sloping mast, has become a landmark in central Swansea. This project …
Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower
The Spinnaker Tower will be the tallest publicly accessible building in the UK outside London. It is certainly one of the most exciting structures in Britain …
Grange City Hotel, London
This project demonstrates how steel can be used to overcome technical problems and to unlock the potential of existing buildings previously thought to be …
Flagship Development, Guernsey
An office and residential development has presented a number of difficulties due to its location on the island of Guernsey. Steel has been used to good effect …
