Advisory Desk

AD 422: Punching shear check for fin plates in P358

This AD note relates to Check 10 for fin plates in P358 Simple Joints to Eurocode 3 (the Eurocode “Green Book” on simple connections)...

September 13, 2018

In recent months the SCI has received a number of questions about responsibility for the design of the welds between the web and flanges of..

September 13, 2018

Table 3.1 of SCI publication P355 gives minimum values of co-existent shear and bending moment to be used at beam openings. This AD..

July 12, 2018

SCI publication P355 is widely used to design beams with large web openings. It is adopted in the development of software to design hot..

June 14, 2018

The design of composite beams with large web openings is presented in SCI P355, which has been adopted in the development of software for..

May 10, 2018

This Advisory Desk note reminds designers that the form of the section has a significant impact on the reduction of bending resistance..

April 12, 2018

In composite construction, the effective width of slab to be used in composite beam design, as calculated from BS EN 1994-1-1 (clause..

March 7, 2018

For compliance with the tying method of providing robustness, vertical and horizontal ties are required for buildings in Consequence Class..

February 7, 2018

Clause 3.4.1 of BS EN 1993-1-8 describes two types of slip-resistance connections: Category B: Slip-resistant at SLS. Category C:..

January 3, 2018

Designers using paper or online versions of the Eurocode Blue Book may have noted that the shear resistance of an M12 bolt has different..

January 3, 2018