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Composite Highway Bridge Design
This publication provides design guidance for multi-girder and ladder deck forms of construction and includes guidance in relation to integral bridges that …
New and revised codes & standards: February 2011
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 4933:2010 Specification for ISO metric black cup and countersunk head bolts and screws with hexagon nuts Supersedes BS 4933:1973 BS EN …
20 Years Ago: New Westminster and Chelsea Hospital
A year ago, Graham Wood Structural Limited were appointed to provide the structural steel for the new Westminster and Chelsea Hospital. The contract covered …
50 Years Ago: Steel’s contribution to the Oil and Petro-Chemical Industries
FROM BUILDING WITH STEEL, FEBRUARY 1961 Steel, in one form or another, is used more extensively than any other metal in practically every branch of the oil and …
Design of beams with large web openings
Dr. Siamak Bake of the SCI addresses some of the issues associated with the design of these beams, explains the new Eurocode-based approach proposed by the SCI …
Bolts – the vital components
Structural bolts are one of the main elements of a steel frame and their manufacturers and suppliers form an important part of the steel construction supply …
Airport expansion cleared for take-off
Major developments are taking place at Southend Airport with the construction of a new terminal building central to the facility’s plans to be a gateway to …
Portal frame spearheads regeneration
One of Scotland’s largest regeneration projects is under way on the site of a former distillery in Dunbartonshire. NSC reports on one of the initial …
Civic centre kickstarts renaissance
A new steel framed office for Rotherham council is part of the first phase of the South Yorkshire town’s wide ranging regeneration plans. Big plans are afoot …
Off-site solution made to measure
The advantages of offsite construction have come to the fore in south London where a residential project is making use of a bespoke prefabricated light steel …
