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Steel-framed hospital floors ‘comfortably meet vibration limits’
New tests on floors in recently-built steel framed hospitals have demonstrated that they comfortably meet the NHS requirements on vibration response. The tests …
Wembley Arena trusses placed
Three trusses, one of 65 tonnes and two of 55 tonnes were successfully lifted into place on consecutive days by Bourne Steel as part of a £35m refurbishment …
New explosion design software unlocks capacity of steel
Newly-released software for structural design for blast loading is said to make significant improvements over existing practice. SATEL — Structural Analysis …
News in Brief – October 2005
Corus is to lead a consortium of construction industry clients from 10 countries in a four-year research programme on innovative construction methods for …
Charter to be launched at conference
The Steel Construction Sustainability Charter will be launched at next month’s Steel Construction Conference and Exhibition by Professor Roger Plank of …
Part L final draft details released
The long-awaited changes to the Building Regulations covering conservation of fuel and power were published in September and will take effect from April next …
Kingspan introduces first 4mm channel
Kingspan has introduced a range of 4mm cold-rolled channel sections called Multichannel4. The new thicker sections will provide engineers and steelwork …
Definitive World Trade Center report published
Four years after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 led to the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, the US National Institute of Standards and …
Steel bridge installed safely over live railway
Rowecord Engineering has pre-assembled and installed a 900 tonne railway viaduct over the London Underground Hammersmith and City line at White City. Engineers …
Trojan horse lifts safety awareness
A second phase of the Trojan Horse safety messaging project is in progress after phase one showed the technique was successful in raising awareness of safety …
