Technical
New and revised codes & standards, from BSI Updates October 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS 8579:2020 Guide to the design of balconies and terraces no current standard is superseded BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 2560:2020 Welding …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates September 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 23387:2020 Building information modelling (BIM). Data templates for construction objects used in the life cycle of built assets. …
Design of beam-column splice connections according to Eurocode 3
Ricardo Pimentel of the SCI discusses the design of beam-column splice connections considering second-order effects due to combined flexural and lateral …
AD450: Resistance of composite slabs to concentrated loads
EN 1994-1-1 clause 9.4.3 is entitled effective width of composite slabs under concentrated point and line loads. It has been the cause of much confusion, as …
The development of design rules for restrained columns
Following on from the previous two articles, David Brown of the SCI looks back at the development of design rules for restrained columns. Looking at the work …
AD 448: Support to profiled steel decking
It is now over ten years since the revised edition of P300 was published by SCI. This work, in collaboration with the Metal Cladding and Roofing …
New and revised codes & standards – from BSI Updates August 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 1182:2020 Reaction to fire tests for products. Non-combustibility test supersedes BS EN ISO 1182:2010 BS EN ISO 10863:2020 …
Restraints around portal frames
In this second technical article on portal frames, David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute reviews the all-important correct positioning and …
AD 447: Openings in composite slabs
It is now over ten years since the revised edition of P300 was published by SCI. This work, in collaboration with the Metal Cladding and Roofing …
New and revised codes & standards – from BSI Updates July 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 7539-10:2020 Corrosion of metals and alloys. Stress corrosion testing. Reverse U-bend method supersedes BS EN ISO 7539-10:2014 BS …
