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Steel

This section of the website explores the use of steel in construction.

Topics covered include:

  • Developments and good practice
  • Use as a structural material
  • Climate impact, carbon emissions and sustainable design

Resources and events

Course
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Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - November 2027

Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - November 2027
This course provides an introduction to structural steelwork design to Eurocode 3 for building design.
Date – 2 November 2027
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Course
Temporary bracing of steel frame

Steel essentials: practical design of structural steelwork - September 2027

Steel essentials: practical design of structural steelwork - September 2027
This course presents practical guidance on key aspects of preliminary scheme development and detailed scheme design in structural steelwork.
Date – 23 September 2027
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Course
Structure partly collapsed upon itself

Seismic design of structures - May 2027

Seismic design of structures - May 2027
This two-day, online course introduces seismic design of civil engineering structures. It builds on the basics of structural dynamics and engineering seismology.
Date – 26 May 2027
Location – Online
Price – £590 - £870 + VAT
Course
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Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - April 2027

Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - April 2027
This course provides an introduction to structural steelwork design to Eurocode 3 for building design.
Date – 14 April 2027
Location – 47-58 Bastwick St, London, EC1V 3PS
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Course
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Eurocode 8: worked examples of dynamic analysis and seismic building design - March 2027

Eurocode 8: worked examples of dynamic analysis and seismic building design - March 2027
This course delivers practical advice through the use of worked examples on dynamic analysis, conceptual design for earthquake resistance and seismic design of structural elements to Eurocode 8.
Date – 10 March 2027
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Course
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Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - February 2027

Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - February 2027
This course provides an introduction to structural steelwork design to Eurocode 3 for building design.
Date – 16 February 2027
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
The Structural Engineer
An architectural sketch of a house with a planned rear extension, showing wind load areas and structural steel frame notes.

Large openings in domestic structures Part 3: Lateral stability of steel frames

Large openings in domestic structures Part 3: Lateral stability of steel frames
This article looks at the provision of continued lateral stability of existing low-rise, loadbearing masonry buildings in domestic structural alterations.
Date – 9 November 2026
Author – Ummer Daraz
Price – £9.95
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CROSS Safety Report: Incorrect steel section properties in structural analysis software

CROSS Safety Report: Incorrect steel section properties in structural analysis software
This month's report highlights the importance of varied quality assurance when using structural design and analysis software after a reporter found a steel section with erroneous data in the software's database.
Date – 1 April 2026
Author – Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures
Price – £0
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An excavator demolishing a large commercial building with rubble scattered on the ground.

Recovering steel for reuse – a demolition contractor's view

Recovering steel for reuse – a demolition contractor's view
This article provides a snapshot of some of the outputs developed in the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products' DISRUPT II project to recover more steel from demolitions.
Date – 4 March 2026
Author – Asselia Katenbayeva, Katherine Adams, Howard Button and Roy Fishwick
Price – £9.95

Featured events and resources

Guidance

Examples for the seismic design of steel and concrete buildings to Eurocode 8

Examples for the seismic design of steel and concrete buildings to Eurocode 8

Simple design calculations for basic steel and concrete elements for buildings within the scope of BS EN 1998.

Date – 24 February 2022
Author – Costas Georgopoulos and Kong Kian Hau
Price – £39.95
Guidance
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Making your steel specification more sustainable

Making your steel specification more sustainable
In the form of embodied carbon, steel is a significant contributor to the climate crisis. This guidance sets out how structural engineers can use their steel specifications to help move the industry towards net zero.
Date – 30 March 2021
Price – 0