This month’s featured stories
Digital Twins
Emerging digital technologies have the potential to help the steel construction industry to be more connected and transparent resulting in increased …
Truss joint design – open sections
Following on from the truss joint design presented in the October issue, David Brown of the SCI reviews the design of a joint with a conventional arrangement …
Bespoke design for city gateway
Steel-framed commercial buildings, each with their own individual design, are taking centre stage on a multi-million-pound development in Salford. Martin …
History lesson
The need to preserve and exhibit Roman remains has dictated the design and configuration of a steel transfer structure that supports a new student …
Frame keeps project in good health
A steel-framed solution has provided a new health centre with a future-proofed flexible design and the desired clear spans. Martin Cooper reports from …
Water treatment taps into steel
Steel construction’s long span qualities have been utilised on the largest building at the UK’s newest water treatment facility. Forming part of the £300M …
Capital scheme
Optimising the number of floors within an overall city centre height limit led the design team to choose a steel-framed solution for Edinburgh’s Capital …
Steel takes stock
Despite an unsettled construction sector, Barrett Steel have had a markedly positive six months. The business has secured its position as one of the UK’s …
Bolt slip in connections
The effect of bolt slip in truss connections is an issue that is raised with SCI from time to time in various contexts. Richard Henderson discusses some of the …
SSDA 2019 – Introduction
By Christopher Nash RIBA – Chairman of the Judging panel. Again this year I was very pleased to moderate the deliberations of our talented judging team …
