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AD 351: Tension resistance of angles in SCI P363
The Advisory Desk has received a number of questions regarding the tension resistance tables provided in the “Eurocode Blue Book” (SCI publication P363) …
Balloon release celebrates Colorcoat relaunch
To celebrate the relaunch of Colorcoat Prisma, Tata Steel hosted a European wide balloon release to mark the event. Illustrating the global reach of Colorcoat …
BCSA launches CE Marked NSSS
A fully CE Marked version of the fifth edition of the National Structural Steelwork Specification (NSSS) for Building Construction was launched at BCSA’s …
SCI seeks designers feedback
SCI’s publications have been a key part of its offerings for more than twenty years. In more recent times it has complimented this hard copy information with …
Instructions made simple with pictures
Leading structural load bearing insulation manufacturer Schöck has developed a package of method statements that are totally pictorial. The instructions, …
News in Brief – November/December 2010
The last two Steel Essentials seminars – a series of events aimed at keeping construction professionals aware of the latest developments in steel …
Demountable steel opera pavilion gets go ahead
The new home for the renowned Garsington Opera festival will be a demountable steel pavilion at the Wormsley Estate, the Buckinghamshire home of the Getty …
SCI assessed awarded to deck properties
Structural properties of the TR60+ and TR80+ profiled steel sheeting products from Structural Metal Decks (SMD) are the latest addition to the list of products …
BCSA addresses EU Parliament on CE Marking
BCSA Director of Engineering Dr David Moore has addressed a hearing of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) at the European …
Steel framed headquarters celebrates 100 years
The headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), One Great George Street, celebrated its centennial anniversary during October. Designed by …