Technical
AD 469: P385 Design of Steel Beams in Torsion – Error in Example 3
An SCI member has identified further errors in SCI publication P385 Design of Steel Beams in torsion. In example 3 section 3.5.1 Total torque, the total torque …
New and revised codes and standards, from BSI Updates September 2021
BS IMPLEMENTATIONS BS ISO 10845-3:2021Construction procurement. Standard conditions of tenderno current standard is superseded BS ISO 10845-4:2021Construction …
The buckling resistance of laced columns
David Brown of the SCI uses the example of a laced column to demonstrate useful approaches to member
AD 466: Probability factors applied to characteristic wind and snow loads for non-standard return periods
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this AD Note, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download and view …
New and revised codes and standards – From BSI Updates August 2021
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 10373:2021Determination of the physical and mechanical properties of steels using modelsno current standard is superseded BS EN …
Column strengthening
Re-use and adaptation of existing buildings may make column strengthening more common in the future. In this article, Richard Henderson of the SCI considers …
AD 465: Amendment to clauses on negative tolerances on cambers in the National Structural Steelwork Specification
Engineers generally specify cambers on steel beams to reduce deflection under self-weight. However, when specifying cambers, they should carefully consider the …
New and revised codes and standards: from BSI Updates June 2021
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 3834-2:2021Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials. Comprehensive quality requirementssupersedes BS EN ISO …
New and revised codes and standards from BSI Updates May 2021
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 13001-2:2021Crane safety. General design. Load actionssupersedes BS EN 13001-2:2014 BS IMPLEMENTATIONS BS ISO 23322:2021Paints and …
Proposed revisions to lateral torsional buckling
Several of the revised Eurocode Parts are close to their final version – they are in a mature state and significant changes now would be a surprise. David …
