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Manchester peddles new BMX centre
The UK’s first national indoor BMX centre is under construction at Eastlands in Manchester and is planned to be completed by this summer. Steelwork – …
Olympic Park transformation gathers pace
As the countdown begins, these latest images bear witness to the fact that the construction programme at the Olympic Park is within touching distance of the …
Velodrome crosses the finishing line
Construction work on the London 2012 Olympic Park Velodrome has been completed and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has proudly unveiled it as the first …
Design of Composite Beams with Large Web Openings
Composite floor beams are a preferred solution for multi-storey construction this type of construction can achieve long spans and openings in the web of the …
New and revised codes & standards: March 2011
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 11666:2010 Non-destructive testing of welds. Ultrasonic testing. Acceptance levels Supersedes BS EN 1712:1997 BS EN ISO 17640:2010 …
AD 357: Flexural buckling of Tees to EC3
Clause BB.1 in BS EN 1993-1-1:2005 covers “Flexural buckling of members in triangulated and lattice structures”. Specific guidance is given for Angles as …
20 Years Ago: BCSA mission to Japan
Taken from STEEL CONSTRUCTION, February 1991, Reported by Frank Glover CEng FIStructE In terms of output the British Structural Steelwork Industry is the …
50 Years Ago: Outstanding Buildings in Steel
Recently completed buildings from Building with Steel, February 1961
The “General Method” of EN 1993-1-1
Clause 6.3.4 of EN 1993-1-1 describes a “General Method” for lateral and lateral torsional buckling of structural components, ideally suited to software …
April 2011 – Steel for sustainable cost cuts
Now that the Budget is behind us construction is looking ahead to what looks like a fairly subdued recovery from what has been a painful recession, but at …