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Steel bridge for A228
More than 60t of steelwork has been designed, manufactured and erected by Nusteel Structures for a 55m-long bridge over the A228 in Kent. Nusteel fabricated …
National Meeting debates Eurocodes
BCSA’s annual National Meeting heard that the cost of adopting Eurocodes for a small design practice might be about £254,000. The estimate, based on …
New control tower for Newcastle Airport
Newcastle International Airport has announced plans for a new £8.2M control tower, as part of its on-going redevelopment programme. The tower will be the …
Corus banks New York supply deal
Corus will supply more than 3,000t of steel beams and plates to developer and main contractor Douglas Durst, for the construction of the new Bank of America …
Minister pays tribute to steel industry
Construction Minister Alun Michael paid tribute to the BCSA’s ‘many achievements and the enormous contribution’ that the steelwork industry makes to the …
AD 269-2: Following guidance is based on the guidance given in AD269
For optimum economy, liaison is required between the structural engineer responsible for the design and the fire protection supplier. This is particularly …
AD 299: The Use of Intumescent Coatings for the Fire Protection of Beams with Circular Web Openings
In December 2003, SCI issued a report, RT983, Interim guidance on the use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with web openings and an …
Strictly for the birds
Taken from Building with Steel, 1966 An aviary in the United States has been created using structural steel members. The Great Flight Cage at the National Zoo, …
40 Years Ago: A restaurant in Hyde Park
Taken from Building with Steel, 1966 A new modern restaurant has been built in Hyde Park on the banks of the Serpentine. It opened in July last year (1965) in …
April 2006 – Spreading the sustainability message
Spring is in the air, at long last, and it is already clear that the main message for the coming season is going to concern sustainability. Corus has announced …