Advisory Desk
AD 438: Non-slip connections to BS 5950
This AD deals with the BS 5950 provisions for connections designed to be non-slip in service, as described in clause 6.4.1(b). Designers now using the …
AD 437: Curtailment of transverse bar reinforcement in composite beams with steel decking designed using Eurocodes
The purpose of this Advisory Desk Note is to provide guidance on the curtailment of transverse bar reinforcement in slabs on composite beams with steel …
AD 436: Section classification of a flat plate
SCI is sometimes asked how to determine the section class of a flat plate as BS EN 1993-1-1 does not include this section in table 5.2. The purpose of this …
AD 435: Beams supporting precast planks: checks in the temporary condition
The purpose of this note is to remind designers of their responsibility for basing their design on a safe method of erection. This is particularly necessary if …
AD 434: Validity rules for hollow section joints
This AD note concerns a significant typographical error in Table 7.8 of BS EN 1993-1-8. The table presents validity limits for welded joints between hollow …
AD 433: Dynamic modulus of concrete for floor vibration analysis
The purpose of this AD note is to provide advice on the choice of elastic modulus of concrete when undertaking the vibration analysis of a composite floor. In …
AD 432: Wind loads on building canopies
The purpose of this AD note is to direct designers’ attention to PD 6688-1-4 as a source of design loads on building canopies and useful data and guidance …
AD 431: Column web panel strengthening
The purpose of this Advisory Desk note is to draw attention to the contribution that full-depth stiffeners make to the shear resistance of column web panels. …
AD 430: Wind load on unclad frames
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this technical paper, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
AD 429: Slip factors for alkali-zinc silicate paint
This AD note draws attention to the slip factors for alkali-zinc silicate painted faying surfaces considered in AD 383 which have been updated in the 2018 …
