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Energy from Waste Facility, Peterborough<\/h3>\nEnergy from Waste Facility, Peterborough<\/h3>\nFACT FILE<\/strong> Peterborough Energy from Waste annually processes 85,000t of residual waste to generate 7.25MW of electricity, enough to supply 15% of the homes in the city, and reducing the volume of household waste sent to landfill by up to 94%.<\/p>\n The facility is composed of a steel-framed<\/a> waste reception area with roller doors, an 8m-deep concrete bunker with cranes and a steel-framed roof, together with a 30m-high steel-framed process hall. The administration building was kept structurally independent from the main process building to avoid excessive vibrations<\/a> and transmission of noise.<\/p>\n \u201cFloorplates within the main plant building were known to be variable to suit the particular process and were ill-defined at an early stage,\u201d says MLM Consulting Engineers Director Nick Ash.<\/p>\n \u201cA flexible design<\/a> approach needed to be adopted to allow the structure to evolve and enable future changes to the internal process layout.\u201d<\/p>\n A lattice steel column and lattice roof beam structure enabled maximum flexibility of the internal floorplates allowing integration of the complex plant process equipment. These were fabricated<\/a> from fully welded<\/a> universal column sections<\/a> into transportable lengths<\/a>, which were then bolted<\/a> together on site.<\/p>\n FACT FILE<\/strong> A modern, modular two-storey market constructed from recycled shipping containers and featuring a highly engineered stretched-canopy roof, Watford\u2019s new covered market is an important part of the town\u2019s regeneration.<\/p>\n This was a challenging urban renewal project delivered in a short timeframe and within a limited budget of just over \u00a32M. Although costs have been kept to a minimum, it is an ambitious and considered design<\/a> featuring innovative engineering to create a vibrant piece of public realm and a new asset for Watford.<\/p>\n Due to the complex arrangement of the containers, 15 different strengthening details were required in a variety of combinations to help transfer the load.<\/p>\n These details ranged from PFC sections<\/a> with cut flanges, required to suit the sheeting profile, to combining SHSs, flat plates and steel angles together into a single member welded<\/a> to the top of two containers to join them when the adjacent corrugated sheeting walls were removed.<\/p>\n An independent steel frame to support the canopy is carefully detailed and the use of elliptical hollow sections<\/a> for the portal frame<\/a> columns and beams is both economic and elegant, giving an ever-changing perspective of the structure as shoppers pass through the market.<\/p>\n \u201cVisible to those driving into Watford, the canopy roof was always seen as a key feature,\u201d says AECOM Regional Director, Building Engineeing Michael Wright.<\/p>\n FACT FILE<\/strong> The University of Cambridge Primary School was the first building to open as part of the University of Cambridge\u2019s North West Cambridge Development.<\/p>\n The school is a three-form entry primary school<\/a> and University Training School. It opened in September 2015 to a local catchment of 120 pupils.<\/p>\n The building takes an iconic circular shape and a steel frame<\/a> was the best match for the architectural brief as it creates opportunity for future flexibility<\/a> – walls can be removed and partitions rearranged without changing the lateral stability of the building.<\/p>\n A steel frame also offered the right solution for a single storey open-plan flexible layout. It suited the long span radial column grid<\/a> and enabled articulation of the roof while keeping the foundations loads minimal when compared to heavier materials.<\/p>\n Vertical loads were accommodated in different ways throughout the project. In the communal block the first floor and roof utilised precast hollow core units<\/a> spanning 7.6m, in turn supported by steel frames at typically 9.6m centres.<\/p>\n Steel offered the project a shortened construction<\/a> period and it was also critical for the success and timing of the programme, which saw erection<\/a> of the steel frame mostly occurring during the winter months, allowing the school to open on time.<\/p>\n FACT FILE<\/strong> The Strabane Footbridge was conceived as a landmark pedestrian and cyclist bridge<\/a>, crossing the River Mourne in the centre of Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n It provides a crucial missing link between the residential areas and schools<\/a> south of the river and Strabane centre to the north.<\/p>\n It is a cable-stayed bridge<\/a> with an inclined and curved main pylon, the upper reaches of which are stiffened by a wishbone-shaped pair of Vierendeel trusses<\/a>.<\/p>\n Steel was the best choice of material for this structure, considering the aspiration for a lightweight structure<\/a> with the minimum code-compliant section sizes.<\/p>\n \u201cSteel allowed us to pre-fabricate all of the main elements offsite,\u201d says AECOM Project Engineer Danny Boothman.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile the complex shape of the wishbone trusses would have been very challenging to form in another material.\u201d The cable-stayed solution was considered sufficiently visually exciting to become a landmark structure. Its efficient form also ensured a light structure, which would compliment its surroundings, rather than overshadowing them.<\/p>\n Photo \u00a9 Peter French<\/p>\n FACT FILE<\/strong> The Science Museum\u2019s newest gallery, \u2018Information Age: Six Networks That Changed Our World\u2019, explores the remarkable impact of communication technologies, revealing the personal stories behind over 200 years of inventions throughout 2,500m\u00b2 of new exhibition space<\/p>\n The defining element of the project is known as the Whispering Gallery, a raised platform that runs throughout the gallery creating alternative physical and visual connections between the objects, and bridges the spaces in between six interactive \u2018story boxed\u2019 zones.<\/p>\n The fabrication<\/a> of numerous steel components within the initial trussed frame proposal came in over budget and it was necessary to rethink the structural design<\/a> approach.<\/p>\n Splices to the spine beam were introduced to limit the length and weight of the steel. A maximum 6.2m length could be transported and lifted into the gallery.<\/p>\n \u201cThe use of steel meant that the majority of the structure was manufactured offsite<\/a> in lightweight cassette forms, which could easily be transported, lifted, and welded<\/a> or bolted<\/a> together on site,\u201d says Heyne Tillett Steel Associate Kelly Harrison.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was key to the construction<\/a> programme as a whole, and particularly in limiting the impact on the listed fabric of the building and the bearing on operations within the remainder of the museum.\u201d<\/p>\n FACT FILE<\/strong> Two architecturally arresting steel-framed leaf-shaped structures provide a visitor information centre and a shelter in the centre of Pier Approach, representing the first phase of Bournemouth Borough Council\u2019s twenty-year strategy to develop a world-class seafront for the town.<\/p>\n Structurally, a leaf is a natural cantilever, with a singular \u2018stalk\u2019 (cantilever box-girder column) supporting the \u2018veins\u2019 (cantilever beams), which reach out to support the surface (roof). Following natural principles, the structure tapers from a thick base to thin edges, resulting in an elegant, symmetrical and pure structural form.<\/p>\n \u201cSteel offers great potential for bespoke sculptural forms such as this and it was the obvious choice with many benefits<\/a> over alternative structural materials.<\/p>\n \u201cSteel can be easily cut and bent<\/a> into the complex shapes that were required to generate the organic forms, using highly accurate pre-fabrication methods in a safe and controlled environment,\u201d says Hydrock Consultants Technical Director Jonathan Derwent.<\/p>\n Steel was also used because it can be both lightweight<\/a> and strong, providing a structure that is capable of achieving the long spans<\/a> and thin profiles that are required to form the delicate shape.<\/p>\n \u201cThe simple structure will also allow for future adaption if and when the client needs change,\u201d says Poynton Bradbury Wynter Cole Architects\u2019 Paul Perry.<\/p>\n FACT FILE<\/strong> Steelwork has played a key role in the construction<\/a> of a new sports hall and sixth form centre for Channing Secondary School for Girls located off Highgate Hill in the London Borough of Haringey.<\/p>\n \u201cExposed steel roof members with triangulated Macalloy cable ties emphasise the roof construction to both the sixth form centre and sports hall and allow students to appreciate the engineering involved in the creation of such uninterrupted spaces,\u201d says Heyne Tillett Steel Technical Director Susan Mantle.<\/p>\n The team has created a double-pitched solution with no central support using four sloped steel trusses<\/a>, which span 34m along the length of the building.<\/p>\n With only a 30-degree pitch, large horizontal forces from the roof attempting to spread are resisted by a series of exposed Macalloy ties between perimeter columns and the central valley chords of the trusses.<\/p>\n The central valley chords are preset to limit their vertical deflection. Rafters and bracing members are fabricated<\/a> 20mm short of their finished geometry to allow the roof to fall into the desired position under the structures self weight and a percentage of the superimposed dead loading.<\/p>\n FACT FILE<\/strong> The South Bank Tower development by CIT in London has allowed the dramatic transformation of an unoccupied 1970s office scheme into state-of-the-art luxury apartments<\/a> in the heart of the capital.<\/p>\n The residential accommodation is primarily located within the refurbished and extended tower building. The design intent was to extend the existing tower vertically by an additional 11 storeys.<\/p>\n \u201cSteel was an essential choice for key aspects of this project to be realised,\u201d says AKT II Design Director Ed Moseley.<\/p>\n The solution was to hang the new structure off the central core<\/a> utilising a combination of a tension bar system and cantilevering steelwork in conjunction with lightweight concrete floor slabs.<\/p>\n The tower and podium are united by a glazed steel roof<\/a> that provides the continuity to the apartment complex as a whole, and transforms the space between the two buildings from a windswept urban canyon to a dramatic covered space with overlooking balconies<\/a> and scenic lifts.<\/p>\n The extension of the existing tower meant that the design<\/a> was dependent on working within the capacity of the existing structure below. This necessitated the use of a lightweight structural form<\/a> that could achieve the considerable spans required to hit the points of the structure below which had residual capacity from the original design.<\/p>\n FACT FILE<\/strong> Whyke Horizon Footbridge near Chichester is an innovatively designed structure spanning the A27.<\/p>\n Construction commenced in January 2015 and was finished in August of the same year. Steel fabrication<\/a> took place in South Wales, while preparatory site activities occurred on the ground in Chichester.<\/p>\n The vast majority of site construction<\/a> occurred in the verge of the A27, either under minimal or no traffic management, causing negligible disruption to the travelling public.<\/p>\n Steel was chosen primarily because it is lightweight<\/a> and easy to erect.<\/p>\n \u201cThe bridge was fabricated offsite, including the access ramps and staircases. It was quality and dimensionally checked before arriving on site for erection<\/a>, which meant road users were only disrupted for one night for the bridge deck installation,\u201d says Interserve Construction Contracts Manager Frank Leonforte.<\/p>\n Steel also provided the means to design a visually light and unobtrusive structure, important considerations given its proximity to residential properties and the flat coastal environment.<\/p>\n The use of stainless steel<\/a> mesh enabled the ramps and stairs to appear as transparent as possible, while the use of steel also provided the flexibility to design a sculpturally beautiful bridge<\/a> at relatively modest cost.<\/p>\n Energy from Waste Facility, Peterborough FACT FILE Architect: BHP Design (UK) Ltd Structural engineer: MLM Consulting Engineers Ltd Steelwork contractor: Severfield Main contractor: Interserve & Babcock Wilcox Volund Client: Viridor Waste Management Peterborough Energy from Waste annually processes 85,000t of residual waste to generate 7.25MW of electricity, enough to supply 15% of the homes in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379,376,6],"tags":[503,2818,2924,1018,689,2011,2131,2930,2928,2929,2932,2749,106,1515,2923,671,2925,2931,2927,121,60,47,411,321,2311,2012,449,2280,2926,2933,725,1107],"class_list":["post-22731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shortlist","category-ssda","category-featured","tag-aecom","tag-akt-ii","tag-babcock-wilcox-volund","tag-balfour-beatty-construction","tag-cable-stayed","tag-cantilevered-roof","tag-energy-from-waste","tag-ermine-engineering","tag-fox-contracts","tag-heyne-tillett-steel","tag-hydrock","tag-interserve","tag-mabey-bridge","tag-mace","tag-mlm-consullting-engineers","tag-mott-macdonald","tag-nationwide-structures","tag-parkeray","tag-parmarbrook","tag-refurbishment","tag-residential","tag-retail","tag-s-h-structures","tag-school","tag-severfield","tag-sports-hall","tag-ssda-shortlist","tag-tsi-structures","tag-tsp","tag-weldrite-structures","tag-william-haley-engineering","tag-willmott-dixon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finCambridge1610.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3WsLP-5UD","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22731"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22844,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22731\/revisions\/22844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nArchitect: BHP Design (UK) Ltd<\/em>
\nStructural engineer: MLM Consulting Engineers Ltd<\/em>
\nSteelwork contractor: Severfield <\/em>
\nMain contractor: Interserve & Babcock Wilcox Volund<\/em>
\nClient: Viridor Waste Management<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"finwatford1610\"](\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finWatford1610-150x150.jpg\")
New Watford Market<\/h3>\n
\nArchitect: tp Bennett LLP
\nStructural engineer: AECOM
\nSteelwork contractor: Nationwide Structures Ltd
\nMain contractor: TSP
\nClient: Watford Borough Council<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"fincambridge1610\"](\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finCambridge1610-150x150.jpg\")
University of Cambridge Primary School<\/h3>\n
\nArchitect: Marks Barfield Architects
\nStructural engineer: Parmarbrook
\nSteelwork contractor: William Haley Engineering Ltd
\nMain contractor: Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd
\nClient: North West Cambridge Development, University of Cambridge<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"finstrabane1610\"](\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finStrabane1610-150x150.jpg\")
Strabane Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, County Tyrone<\/h3>\n
\nArchitect: WYG\/Doran Consulting
\nStructural engineer: AECOM
\nSteelwork contractor: S H Structures Ltd
\nMain contractor: Fox Contracts
\nClient: Derry City and Strabane District Council<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOffsite fabrication<\/a> also minimised site activities and associated disruption to the environment and the local transport network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"finscience1610\"](\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finScience1610-150x150.jpg\")
Information Age Gallery, Science Museum, London<\/h3>\n
\nArchitect: Universal Design Studio
\nStructural engineer: Heyne Tillett Steel
\nSteelwork contractor: Ermine Engineering
\nMain contractor: Parkeray
\nClient: The Science Museum<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"finbournemouth1610\"](\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finBournemouth1610-150x150.jpg\")
Kiosk and Shelter, Bournemouth Pier Approach<\/h3>\n
\nArchitect: Poynton Bradbury Wynter Cole Architects Ltd
\nStructural engineer: Hydrock
\nSteelwork contractor: Weldrite Structures Ltd
\nMain contractor: Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd
\nClient: Bournemouth Borough Council<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"finchanning1610\"](\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finChanning1610-150x150.jpg\")
Sports Hall & Sixth Form Centre, Channing School, London<\/h3>\n
\nArchitect: BuckleyGrayYeoman
\nStructural engineer: Heyne Tillett Steel
\nSteelwork contractor: TSI Structures Ltd
\nClient: Channing School<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"finsouthbanktower1610\"](\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finSouthBankTower1610-150x150.jpg\")
South Bank Tower, London<\/h3>\n
\nArchitect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
\nStructural engineer: AKT II
\nSteelwork contractor: Severfield
\nMain contractor: Mace
\nClient: CIT Developments LLP
\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"finwhyke1610\"](\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finWhyke1610-150x150.jpg\")
Whyke Horizon Footbridge, Chichester<\/h3>\n
\nArchitect: WilkinsonEyre
\nStructural engineer: Balfour Beatty; Mott MacDonald
\nSteelwork contractor: Mabey Bridge Ltd
\nMain contractor: Interserve Construction Ltd
\nClient: Highways England
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