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Bowstring arch brings relief
Fairfield Mabey has completed off-site fabrication of 1,100t of steelwork for a new 140m span bowstring arch bridge on the Porth and Lower Rhondda Fach Relief …
Two towers rise at Lime Street
Steelwork is fast emerging from the ground at the latest high profile, high rise building to be constructed in the City of London. 51 Lime Street is a 29 …
Falkirk Wheel gets outstanding award
The Saltire Society has chosen the Falkirk Wheel as the most outstanding civil engineering awards entry in Scotland during the last 25 years. The judges …
‘Banana’ trusses for Kettering campus
Conder Structures is half way through a £1M contract for the main steelwork of a new £20M college campus in Northamptonshire. Conder was appointed by main …
Market share hits all time high
Steel’s share of the multi storey non-residential buildings market for frames has reached 70% for the first time, according to the 2005 Market Shares Survey …
AD 294: Web panel Zones in Vierendeel Girders (Part 2) – hot-rolled sections
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this advisory desk, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
Credit insurance pays dividends
One of the largest payouts under the BCSA’s Insolvency Protection Scheme has been awarded to a member following the insolvency of contractor RC Group Limited …
Steel Details
This book provides practical advice on the issues that affect the efficient detailing of steelwork connections. There is always pressure in the design office …
February 2006 – Market share hits landmark level
It is a curiosity of the building frames market – to outsiders at any rate – that there is only one market shares survey made public by any of the …