In-plane stability of portal frames
David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute offers a reminder of the guidance covering in-plane stability of this very common form of..
This month’s features
Technical
AD 443: The use of fully threaded bolts
SCI has been surprised to hear of the use of fully threaded bolts being questioned, as these have been in common use – and have been the..
New and revised codes & standards from BSI updates May 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 21904-1:2020 Health and safety in welding and allied processes. Equipment for capture and separation of..
Joint stiffness and the elastic critical load factor
The susceptibility of moment-resisting frames to global buckling is profoundly influenced by the stiffness of joints as calculated by the..
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates April 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 439:2020 Steel and cast iron. Determination of silicon content. Gravimetric method supersedes BS EN ISO..
AD 440: Fire design of external steelwork
SCI publication P375 Fire resistance design of steel framed buildings gives guidance on (amongst other things) the design of external..
Offsite solutions
David Brown of the SCI reports on a recently completed research project, with some suggestions to increase still further the offsite..
New and revised codes & standards From BSI Updates March 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 1090-2:2018 – TC Tracked Changes. Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures. Technical requirements..
AD 439: Transverse reinforcement in composite beams
This Advisory Desk note has been produced to reflect the publication in 2015 of P405 Minimum degree of shear connection rules for UK..
Bearing splice in a column
The design of column splices is covered in BS EN 1993-1-8 where it is lumped together with the moment resistance of beam-to-column joints...