Advisory Desk
AD 391: Lateral Torsional Buckling of rectangular plates in accordance with BS EN 1993-1-1
BS EN 1993-1-1 does not explicitly cover LTB of rectangular plates. This AD note provides guidance for calculating the design buckling resistance moment that …
AD 390: Lateral Torsional Buckling of channels in accordance with EN 1993-1-1
Questions have been asked about how the lateral torsional buckling resistance of a channel should be calculated and how the effect of the load position can be …
AD 389: Acceptable design codes for CE Marking of fabricated steelwork
CE Marking for all construction products (e.g steel sections, bolts etc), covered by a harmonised European standard (see definition below) or conforming to a …
AD 388: Partial factors for material properties for design in the UK
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AD 387: Elastic critical moment and correction factor g for bi-symmetric I sections
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AD 386: Clarification of notch dimensions and shear resistances in SCI P358 (Green Book on Simple Joints)
On page T-4 of SCI P358[1], Table G.1 Note 4 states that for double notched beams, the remaining depth of web is taken as the end plate length. This is …
AD 385: Questions and Answers on SCI P391
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AD 384: Welding in cold-formed zones
This AD note provides guidance/clarification related to the issue of welding in the cold-formed zones of structural hollow sections. For historical reasons, …
AD 383 – Use of alkali-zinc silicate paint in slip-resistant bolted connections
The Advisory Desk has been made aware of some concerns about the use of alkali-zinc silicate paint in slip resistant connections, such that the structural …
AD 382: Bending resistance and moment-shear interaction limits for longitudinally stiffened beams designed to EN 1993-1-5
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