Structural steel

Erection sequence, site readiness, connections and coatings — how steel frames actually go up.

Structural steel Featured

What steel erection actually involves, stage by stage

Erection is the visible part of a longer sequence. Knowing the stages makes it much easier to see where a programme is going to slip.

AL NIMRA Admin 15 Sep 2026 · 2 min
Structural steel Featured

Site readiness before steel arrives

A checklist worth working through before the first delivery, because every item on it stops the crane if it is missed.

AL NIMRA Admin 31 Aug 2026 · 2 min
Structural steel

Anchor bolt setting-out, and why tolerances matter

A few millimetres at the base becomes a much larger problem at the top of the column. Here is how that happens.

AL NIMRA Admin 16 Aug 2026 · 2 min
Structural steel

Bolted or welded connections on site

Both work. They differ in what they demand from the site, the programme and the inspection regime.

AL NIMRA Admin 01 Aug 2026 · 2 min
Structural steel

Portal frame or truss: choosing a roof structure

Two standard answers for a wide clear span, and what usually decides between them.

AL NIMRA Admin 17 Jul 2026 · 2 min
Structural steel

Crane selection and lift planning, without the jargon

Capacity is the least interesting number on a crane chart. Radius and ground conditions decide far more.

AL NIMRA Admin 02 Jul 2026 · 2 min
Structural steel

Temporary works and stability during erection

A frame is at its most vulnerable while it is going up. Stability in that condition is designed, not judged on site.

AL NIMRA Admin 17 Jun 2026 · 2 min
Structural steel

Protecting structural steel in a coastal climate

Heat, humidity and airborne salt make a harsher environment than most coating specifications assume.

AL NIMRA Admin 02 Jun 2026 · 2 min
Structural steel

Reading a structural steel drawing

Grids, marks and revisions. Enough to follow a steel drawing and know when you are looking at the wrong one.

AL NIMRA Admin 18 May 2026 · 2 min

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