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Top marks for steel frame
Structural steelwork has proven to be the best option for a new chemistry teaching block at the University of Oxford. Oxford has been a seat of learning for …
Floodplain development
A new commercial block close to the River Thames has been redesigned as a steel structure that will sit above any potential flood waters. Located at Egham in …
BBC design show
Exposed architectural steelwork will play a leading role at the new BBC Wales headquarters in Cardiff. Martin Cooper reports. The multi-million pound Central …
Steel checks in for town centre redevelopment
The steel-framed Porter Building is one of the most prominent schemes in the wide-ranging redevelopment of Slough town centre. Martin Cooper reports. With the …
Lincoln transport hub approved
A new bus station and 1,000-space multi-storey car park is to be built in Lincoln after the Government released funding. The £29M transport hub scheme is …
Retail buys into city centre revamp
The regeneration of Sheffield city centre’s main shopping area is on going with steel construction playing a pivotal role. The Moor has been Sheffield city …
Design of composite beams with a reduced level of shear connection
Dr Graham Couchman considers SCI’s new publication P405 Minimum degree of shear connection rules for UK construction to Eurocode 4. Background Developments …
Shear connection rules to Eurocode 4 published by SCI
Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has published ‘Minimum degree of shear connection rules for UK construction to Eurocode 4’, guidance that was produced …
Steel use on the rise for world’s tallest buildings
The majority of the world’s tallest buildings completed in 2014 used composite construction – a steel frame with concrete/metal decking floors – …
40 Years Ago: Miscellaneous
Taken from Building with Steel, 1965 The VC10 Hangar at London (Gatwick) Airport When British United Airways purchased Vickers VC 10 jets the dimensions of …
