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AD 273: Portal Frame SLS checks and BS 6399-2
Since the issue of Amendment 1 to BS 6399-2, the SCI has received many questions about the serviceability limit state (SLS) checks for duopitch portal frames, …
Modelling Wimbledon Centre Court
Developing a single-source 3D/4D project model of all project information allowed the Symonds Structures’ design team to manage the interfaces between new …
Energy Efficient Design of University Building
The University of Surrey Management School has reduced its operational energy use by a novel heating and cooling system based on waste heat, coupled with a …
Optimum Sports Hall
This steel building system for sports halls can produce a variety of sizes and layouts. Four projects have been constructed to date. The Optimum Sports Hall …
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens Visitors’ Centre
A new single-story building with a cantilevered roof requiring precautions against wind uplift. The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens occupy a patch of rolling …
Health & Safety in Steel Construction
Major developments are taking place in all aspects of health and safety in steel construction. WORK AT HEIGHT The UK Government, through the Health & …
Gatwick Passenger Bridge
Extensions to Gatwick Airport’s terminals have necessitated the construction of a bridge to carry passengers over an aircraft taxiway which is in …
AD 271: Strongbox® 235 Hollow Sections and Structural Applications
Although the issues relating to specifying Hot Finished (BS EN 10210) and Cold Formed (BS EN 10219) structural hollow sections have been addressed in AD 259 we …
AD 272: Guidance on fire protection available
The report entitled Interim Guidance on the use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with web openings is now available on Steelbiz. This …
Rising to the residential challenge
How steel technologies are meeting new demand for homes in multi-storey residential buildings Steel construction has achieved a high market share in many …
