Technical
New and revised codes & standards from BSI updates July and August 2019
NEW WORK STARTED EN 1993-1-2 Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. General rules. Structural fire design Will supersede BS EN 1993-1-2:2005 EN 1993-1-3 …
The design of tee sections in bending
David Brown of the SCI looks at the lateral torsional buckling resistance of tee sections, considering the rules in BS 5950 and BS EN 1993-1-1 In order to …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates June 2019
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 2553:2019 Welding and allied processes. Symbolic representation on drawings. Welded joints Supersedes BS EN ISO 2553:2013 BS EN …
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 …
Fatigue of bracing in buildings
BS5950 states that buildings subject to fluctuating wind loads do not need to be checked for fatigue but EC3 contains no such statement. Richard Henderson of …
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. …
New and revised codes & standards: May 2019
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 7974 and PD 7974 Series Kit Fire Safety engineering. Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. No …
The design of crane girders
Recent correspondence in Verulam suggested that there were no decent examples of crane girder design to the Eurocodes. David Brown of the SCI rises to the …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates April 2019
NEW WORK STARTED EN 1990 Eurocode. Basis of structural and geotechnical design Will supersede BS EN 1990:2002+A1:2005 ISO PUBLICATIONS ISO 17607-1 Steel …
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 …
