Advisory Desk
AD 342: Stainless steel fasteners
The purpose of this Advisory Desk Note is to provide guidance on the specification and selection of stainless steel fasteners for use in non-preloaded …
AD 341: Corrigenda for P362
In the pdf copy of publication P362 Concise Eurocodes that was included on the USB stick at the Eurocode launch event on 25th November 2009, there are three …
AD 340: Elastic Moduli of Angle sections
It has been drawn to our attention that the values given in AD 261 for the elastic section moduli about the v-v axis for unequal angles were in error. The …
AD 339: Stainless steel in contact with other metals
Advisory Desk Note AD338 gave a summary of sources for guidance on the use of stainless steel. One of the publications referred to, Stainless Steel in Contact …
AD 338: Guidance on the use of stainless steel
The Advisory Desk is often asked questions related to the use of stainless steel in construction. Questions typically concern design, fabrication, erection, …
AD 337: Wind pressures for buildings with dominant openings
This AD offers clarification on the determination of wind loads on buildings with dominant openings in the event of a severe storm. Dominant openings (defined …
AD 336: Execution class for bridge steelwork
This Advisory Desk Note provides background to the choice of ‘default’ execution class in the Model Project Specification (MPS) for the execution of …
AD 335: Eurocode design and National Annexes
As design to the Eurocodes commences, this Advisory Desk note reminds designers how important it is to refer to the appropriate National Annexes. The …
AD 334: Tension capacity of bolts in tapped holes or when nuts are not fully engaged
The Advisory Desk is often asked for guidance on the calculation of tension capacity of bolts in tapped holes or when the end of the bolt is not protruding …
AD 333: Equivalent Horizontal Forces in BS EN 1993-1-1
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this advisory desk, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
