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Children help create hospital with ‘wow’ factor
The new Evelina Children’s Hospital in London sets new standards for design and patient care, as Margo Cole reports. During the Victorian era hospitals, like …
Steelwork demand strong across Europe
The popularity of structural steel has held up strongly throughout Europe, according to annual production figures delivered to the European Convention for …
Steel still winning on cost comparisons
Steel frames have been re-confirmed as the fastest and most cost effective solution for both commercial and residential apartment buildings by the latest Cost …
H-pile design guide
“This design guide will provide the confidence for practising engineers to use steel H-piling more extensively.” This publication gives guidance on the …
Design of composite beams using precast concrete slabs
Precast concrete floors are widely used in building construction, but there is little detailed design guidance on their application in steel framed buildings. …
AD 292: The Use of Discontinuous Columns and Shallow Deck Composite Slabs on Floor Beams
Since the publication of the AD series on discontinuous columns and continuous beams in simple construction (AD281, AD283, AD285 and AD288) with Slimflor or …
40 Years Ago – Bridge travels from Glasgow to London
Taken from Building with Steel, 1965 Motorists eagerly await the completion of the M1 Southern Extension which will give much greater significance to the …
Part L and airtightness of the building envelope
Airtightness is likely to become a critical consideration in meeting the new Building Regulations on thermal performance. Graham Raven reports on tests by the …
Design without drudgery
In the second part of a software round-up, New Steel Construction looks at some of the latest releases for designing cellular beams and for 3D modelling. …
United States can learn from worldwide fire engineering expertise
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology makes 30 recommendations to improve the safety of tall buildings in its report on the collapse of the …
