Projects and Features
Met Office Relocation to Exeter
New offices are being built in Exeter for the Met Office. It is a major development, accommodating a large staff and a huge computer system in an …
A new generation hangar for Farnborough Airport
Farnborough airport, long the home of the famous air shows, is being re-developed as a business airport. TAG Aviation, the new owners, wanted hangars with a …
Making the Dublin Spire
The 400-foot high stainless steel spike recently erected in Dublin needed some very careful manufacturing and erection techniques. Craig Barnshaw reports. …
Shaldon Bridge Strengthening
Shaldon Bridge is a concrete viaduct, with a lifting span, across the River Teign and adjacent marshes. It has been strengthened with steel. Work was …
Construction of the Boyne Bridge
Environmental constraints prevented this very large cable-stayed bridge from being assembled by normal techniques. It had to be put together on one side and …
The New Bullring Shopping Centre
The Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham consists of approximately 170,000m² of retail space. It comprises an open central street with glazed roofing over …
Multi-Storey Car Park Building
Automated pigeon-hole car stackers are a building type that has largely disappeared from Western cities. This is a new one, which uses full computer operation …
Health and Safety – The First Priority
Tony Fairweather reports. Within the steel construction sector, the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) Health and Safety Group is a …
Heathrow Bridge Travels at Night
On 28 October 2002, a 320-ton steel bridge was moved across the south runway at Heathrow Airport to complete the link between two gate lounges of the £37m …
Alternatives to Portal Frames
Steel sheds are usually portal frames. This is a well-established form of construction, but there are reasons for other types of frame to be considered. John …
