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Healthcare in the frame
A number of challenges have had to be overcome during the construction of a new hospital in the Orkney Islands. Martin Cooper reports from a project where …
Floor dynamics – no need to get over-excited!
Accompanying this issue of New Steel Construction is a brochure summarising the issue of floor dynamics and what the structure designer should do to confirm …
Dynamic response calculator available now
New design software that allows designers to make an immediate assessment of the dynamic response of a floor solution is now available at …
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 …
Steel supports sporting life
Structural steelwork has proven to be the ideal framing material for a new sports centre in Oldham. Once the textile spinning capital of the world and a …
In the grove
A second steel-framed multi-storey block completes an office-led regeneration scheme in west London. Martin Cooper reports. The construction of commercial …
AD 372: Vibration checks of floors
A number of methods are available to check the dynamic response of a floor. This advisory note discusses the appropriate application of the various approaches. …
Design of Floors for Vibration: A New Approach
Without proper understanding of floor vibration, structures can become “bouncy” leading to unstable floors and buildings. SCI’s guidance document Design …
SCI supports long span market
SCI has developed CellVibe 1.0 design software on behalf of Westok, providing design engineers with an easy to use product for evaluating the dynamic response …
AD 327: Floor vibrations – multiplying factors for office floors
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this advisory desk, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
