NSC 9
April 19
Nottingham Forest kicks off expansion plans
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Plate Girder Design - Webinar
Plate girders are a good solution to long span
heavily loaded beams. Although generally
designed with software, design in accordance
with BS EN 1993-1-5 is straightforward. The
webinar will consider shear resistance, shear
lag in the flanges and hybrid girders (different
steel grades of flanges and web).
Thursday 9 May 2019
Steel Connection Design Course
The course concentrates on the design of
nominally pinned connections, in accordance
with BS EN 1993-1-8, considering vertical
shear and tying. Birmingham.
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Essential Steelwork Design 2 day course
This course introduces the concepts and
principles of steel building design, before
explaining in detail the methods employed by
Eurocode 3 for designing members in bending,
compression and tension. Load combinations,
frame stability, brittle fracture and connection
design are also covered.
Cambridge
Thursday 6 June 2019
Light Gauge Steel Design Course
This course introduces the uses and
applications of light gauge steel in
construction, before explaining in detail the
methods employed by Eurocode 3 for
designing light gauge steel members in
bending and compression and calculation of
section properties. Specific design issues
related to the different uses of light gauge steel
are addressed.
London
Wedge Group Galvanizing has
completed what is claimed to be a
unique conversion to become the
UK’s first lead-free galvanizing
company.
The company said it made the
decision to eliminate lead from its
process at all of its 14 plants across
the UK 10 years ago.
Managing Director of Wedge
Group Galvanizing Chris Woolridge
said: “The amount of lead used in
a traditional galvanizing process is
very small but we wanted to remove
it from our processes completely
and made a firm commitment to do
that 10 years ago.
“We have put a significant
amount of time and effort into
perfecting a methodology that
produces even better results than
before.
“The fact we believe we're the
first galvanizing company in the UK
to run a lead-free operation is a fantastic achievement.”
The initiative was made particularly timely by the
2018 reclassification of lead massive contained in REACH
(an EU regulation for the Registration, Evaluation and
Authorisation of Chemicals).
Technical Services Director at Wedge Group Galvanizing
David Nobes said: “The reclassification could turn into a
major headache for some of our customers, who might
have to meet exceptionally tight tolerances or demonstrate
exacting procedures. Some might even review the use of
any process that involves lead as a result.
“Because of the commitment we made 10 years ago, our
process doesn’t use lead at all and therefore removes any
potential issues.”
The Welsh Government is investing £20M in a flagship
development that will improve productivity, skills and
innovation across a range of sectors including aerospace
and automotive.
Located alongside the Airbus UK manufacturing centre
in Broughton, Flintshire, the facility will be managed by the
University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research
Centre (AMRC), who will occupy half the new building,
with Airbus taking the other half.
The facility is housed in a large twin-span propped
portal frame that measures 80m-long x 60m-wide with a
maximum height of 24m. One row of offset internal valley
columns separate the main workshop part of the building
into two parts, one with a span of 33m and the other 27m.
One end of the structure houses a full-width office
block, that is divided in half by an entrance and atrium.
One half of the block is two-storeys high and will
accommodate the offices, while the other side is fourstoreys
and will house further office space on the ground
floor, a first-floor canteen and then two upper levels for
plant equipment.
Working on behalf of main contractor Galliford Try,
EvadX has fabricated, supplied and erected the project’s
steelwork.
News
Advanced manufacturing facility lands in Wales
Galvanizer completes lead-free conversion
Championship football club Nottingham Forest has
confirmed that, after extensive negotiations with the
City Council, its stadium will undergo a wholesale
redevelopment
The City Ground’s redevelopment will see the creation
of a new world-class Peter Taylor Stand and improvements
to the Brian Clough and Bridgford Stands.
The new, modern, state-of-the-art structure will see
The City Ground’s capacity become the highest in the East
Midlands, reaching 38,000 after completion.
The new Peter Taylor Stand will see the introduction of
world-class facilities including a museum, a new club shop,
range of hospitality lounge options and restaurants, and
executive boxes.
In addition, there will be new spacious concourses for
general-admission supporters as well as improved facilities
for supporters with disabilities and a substantial increase
in wheelchair spaces.
The club will now enter a period of consultation and
engagement with the relevant supporter groups before
making the necessary planning application.
Subject to the relevant consents, the club is hopeful that
building work will commence at the end of the 2019-20
season.
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