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Iconic steel framed building to transform prime London site
The largest development on London’s Oxford Street for 40 years is progressing on schedule with the steel frame (as of mid April) approximately 70% complete. …
Best Practice in Steel Construction (Commercial, Residential and Industrial Buildings)
Guidance for Architects, Designers & Consultants The three publications in this series are aimed at architects and other members of the design team to …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: From BSI Updates October 2009
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS PD 6703:2009 Structural bearings. Guidance on the use of structural bearings No current standard is superseded CORRIGENDA TO BRITISH …
AD 339: Stainless steel in contact with other metals
Advisory Desk Note AD338 gave a summary of sources for guidance on the use of stainless steel. One of the publications referred to, Stainless Steel in Contact …
20 Years Ago: Broadgate Phases 1 to 4 – 1989 ECCS design award winner
Taken from Steel Construction 1989 Phases 1 to 4 form the first four phases of an office development on a site developed by Rosehaugh Stanhope plc in …
40 Years Ago: Erskine Bridge
From Building with Steel 1969 There has been a ferry across the River Clyde between Erskine and Old Kilpatrick for centuries but the density of traffic has …
Second-order effects in portal frames, to Eurocode 3
Designers will have difficulty in applying the Eurocode rules to assess second-order effects in portal frames. David Brown, SCI Deputy Director, recommends a …
Special school, special planning
Explanatory CDs, bespoke hoardings and whole lot of care and attention are just some of the planning aspects required for the construction of a school and …
Sustainable future will be built on steel
The misconception that buildings must be heavy to achieve optimum thermal mass is a myth that has been laid to rest by research showing that the optimum …
April 2010 – Prospects from energy
The UK economy is clearly still struggling, but the debate is now centred on how strong the recovery is likely to be. At least recovery seems to have started, …