Advisory Desk
AD 274: Post-slip capacity of connections using preloaded bolts to BS 5950-1: 2000
The SCI continues to receive questions about preloaded bolts (HSFG bolts), particularly concerning the “capacity after slipping” addressed in clause 6.4.4 …
AD 271: Strongbox® 235 Hollow Sections and Structural Applications
Although the issues relating to specifying Hot Finished (BS EN 10210) and Cold Formed (BS EN 10219) structural hollow sections have been addressed in AD 259 we …
AD 272: Guidance on fire protection available
The report entitled Interim Guidance on the use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with web openings is now available on Steelbiz. This …
AD 270: Strut Slenderness and BS 5950-1: 2000
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AD 269: The use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with circular web openings
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AD 268 Bolt Lengths – Table 3, BS 5950-2: 2001
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AD 267: Notional Horizontal Forces and Industrial Platform Floors
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AD 266: Shear Connection in composite beams
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AD 265: Matching bolts, nuts and washers
From time to time questions arise concerning the appropriate combinations of bolts, nuts and washers to specify when used in structural steelwork. The SCI has …
AD 264: Longitudinal Stability of single storey frames in fire boundary conditions
The guidance given on the requirements for longitudinal restraint to columns supporting boundary walls in P313 Single Storey Steel Framed Buildings in Fire …
