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Steel still the competitive option
Steel is emerging from the recession as still the framing material of choice for the multi-storey buildings market. The 2009 Market Share Survey conducted by …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: April 2010
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 3506-2:2009 Mechanical properties of corrosion-resistant stainless steel fasteners. Nuts Supersedes BS EN ISO 3506-2:1998 BS EN …
AD 345: Load factors in BS 5950-1:2000 for crane loading
The purpose of this Advisory Desk Note is to update the advice in AD111 on the factors to be used in various load combinations for buildings with overhead …
50 Years Ago: More Distinctive Buildings
From BUILDING WITH STEEL, May
20 Years Ago: The Dartford Bridge
Taken from Steel Construction, April 1990 The Dartford Bridge, now well into construction, is the most significant steel bridge to be built in Great Britain …
Bending and Compression to BS 5950 and BS EN 1993-1-1
Armed with a copy of the new “Blue Book” David Brown looks at the tables of member resistances – this time combined bending and compression. In order to …
More leisure and primary care opportunities for North East
Forming part of a programme to construct new leisure and primary care facilities in Gateshead, NSC reports on two steel framed centres currently under …
Steel for joined up bridges
Why steel is usually the most suitable material for highway and railway bridges, footbridges and moveable bridges was highlighted at the Steel Bridges …
Steel boost for Kent college
Part of a phased redevelopment at North West Kent College, two new steel framed teaching blocks are currently under construction. One of the most buoyant …
June 2010 – Steel’s sustainable success story
Amid all the headlines about rising raw material costs worldwide pushing up the price of steel it is worth considering that even with those pressures the cost …