This month’s featured stories
Steel insures City tower
A steel-framed 19-storey office development is the latest high-rise addition to the City of London’s insurance district. Martin Cooper reports. The …
Walking high
A steel walkway that transports visitors through the forest canopy will open this month at the UK’s National Arboretum. Martin Cooper reports. Famous for its …
Project puts faith in steel
An intricate steel-framed school is rapidly taking shape on land formerly occupied by Cranfield University’s agricultural campus in Bedfordshire. The design …
The design of Tee sections in bending
Although tees might not be an ideal choice to resist bending, sometimes they are selected for their architectural merit. To assist when tees must be used, …
Seven up for schools
As part of the Government’s Priority School Building Programme, Interserve and Kajima Partnerships JV has been awarded the design and build contract for …
New town makeover
Steel construction is playing a leading role in a £250M retail scheme that will transform a large swathe of Bracknell town centre. One of the new towns built …
Tower tops out with steel
A 1970s concrete office block is being given a new lease of life with enlarged floorplates and four extra levels, all with the aid of steel construction. …
Ensuring a safe design
INEOS Olefins & Polymers UK, the country’s largest privately-owned company and one of the world’s largest chemical businesses, is building a new, …
Steel dives in for pool restoration
Akin to inserting a ship into a bottle, a steel-frame has been delivered through a narrow doorway piece-small and erected inside a renovated former Victorian …
LTB in the Eurocodes – Back to the Future
In Part 1, David Brown of the SCI looked at comparisons between lateral torsional buckling in BS 449 and BS 5950. In Part 2, the comparison is extended to the …
