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Government offers six months top-up insurance
The Chancellor Alistair Darling announced in last month’s Budget some strictly limited support in relation to credit insurance. Marion Rich, BCSA Director of …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: February 2009 – Part 1
BRITISH STANDARDS NA to BS EN 1993:- UK National Annex (informative) to Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures NA to BS EN 1993-1-10:2005 Material toughness …
Acoustic performance – Case Studies
“Steel residential buildings demonstrate excellent acoustic performance” Four new case studies have been added to the previous four published in Feb 2008. …
AD 333: Equivalent Horizontal Forces in BS EN 1993-1-1
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this advisory desk, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
Designing Structural Stainless Steel Members To Eurocode 3
Nancy Baddoo, SCI Manager, Materials, explains the engineering techniques required to design stainless steel sections to Eurocode 3. In order to retain the …
Kent’s largest distribution centre
A host of sustainable features have been included in the construction of two large distribution warehouses for a major supermarket chain in north Kent. More …
Steel provides architect’s vision
Cost, efficiency as well as a number of challenges associated with existing foundations were all overcome with the use of a steel frame on a new commercial …
The case for steel – Steel meets stringent NHS vibration requirements
The latest in our Case for Steel series highlights how steel frames meet vibration and acoustics requirements. All structures are susceptible to vibration, …
Putting a step into education
Locality and making the best use of existing topography influenced the design of a new BSF college in Bideford. Martin Cooper reports from the north coast of …
May 2009 – Case proven for steel
We round up our Case for Steel series in this issue, with a four page section highlighting how and why steel construction so dominates the key markets in the …