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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 …
Stability and second order effects on steel structures – Part 2: design according to Eurocode 3
Ricardo Pimentel of the SCI illustrates the different methods provided by EN 1993-1-1 to address the topics of member stability, global frame stability and …
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 …
New and revised codes & standards – from BSI Updates March 2019
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 5817:2014 – Tracked Changes Welding. Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding excluded). …
Stability and second order effects on steel structures: Part 1: fundamental behaviour
Ricardo Pimentel of the SCI introduces the topics of buckling phenomenon, second order effects and the approximate methods to allow for those effects. In part …
AD 428: Draft guidance: lateral and torsional vibration of half-through truss footbridges
Purpose of this guidance This note alerts designers to the potential susceptibility of narrow half-through footbridges to excitation by pedestrians in a …
New and revised codes & standards; from BSI updates February 2018
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 1011-6:2018 Welding. Recommendation for welding of metallic materials. Laser beam welding Supersedes BS EN 1011-6:2005 BS EN …
Properties of quality class steel
David Brown of the SCI discusses the specification of steel with improved through thickness properties. It should be noted that steel with through thickness …
AD 427: Typographical error in P419
A few eagle-eyed readers have noticed a typographical error in SCI publication P419 Brittle fracture: selection of steel sub-grade to BS EN 1993-1-10, within …
