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Up the junction
FACT FILEA19 Testo’s Junction Improvement Scheme, Tyne and WearMain client: Highways EnglandMain contractor: CostainStructural engineer: JacobsSteelwork …
Retail boost for Cumbria
A steel framing solution has provided a new retail development in Carlisle with the required open-plan floor space and a quick construction programme. Retail …
Steel sets the stage
A lightweight framing solution, which could also efficiently provide long spans, meant structural steelwork was the ideal material for a new theatre in …
Steel design stacks up
Structural steelwork has provided the required efficient design and column-free spaces for a new leisure centre and an academy in east London. Martin Cooper …
Made to measure
A 30-strong workforce of skilled costume makers have been temporarily relocated, while the Royal Shakespeare Company redevelops its workshops with the aid of …
Offsite manufacturing in the frame
In this article, NSC focuses on lightweight cold formed steel products, a vital component for many steel construction projects. Designers and specifiers have …
School report
Steel construction was chosen for a new North West academy for speed of construction and its flexibility if structural alterations were required in the future. …
Steel gives lessons in design
Steel construction’s speed and ease of delivery has proven to be of upmost importance to the project team building a new academy in Kent. Educational …
Fatigue of bracing in buildings
BS5950 states that buildings subject to fluctuating wind loads do not need to be checked for fatigue but EC3 contains no such statement. Richard Henderson of …
Power boost from bio-energy
Ireland’s investment in green energy and waste solutions continues with the construction of a renewable bio-energy plant near Dublin. Creating greener …
