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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 …
