Technical
New and revised codes & standards: from BSI Updates October 2018
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 15626:2018 Non-destructive testing of welds. Time-of-flight diffraction technique (TOFD). Acceptance levels Supersedes BS EN ISO …
AD 424: Shear stud length
SCI has been advised that shear studs which are shorter than usual have been placed on the market in the UK, and this AD warns against using them unless the …
Temperature profiles through composite slabs at elevated temperatures
Callum Heavens of the SCI discusses different methods for determining temperature profiles through composite slabs at elevated temperatures. Introduction The …
AD 423: Reduction in bending resistance due to high shear
When considering the resistance of cross sections under combined bending and high shear, (where the shear is equal to or exceeds half the plastic shear …
New and revised codes & standards: from BSI Updates September 2018
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 1563:2018 Founding. Spheroidal graphite cast irons. Supersedes BS EN 1563:2011 BS EN 14399-7:2018 High-strength structural bolting …
Introduction to fatigue design to BS EN 1993-1-9
The assessment of fatigue performance is routine in bridge design but is only relevant to specific elements in buildings which may suffer from fatigue damage. …
AD 422: Punching shear check for fin plates in P358
This AD note relates to Check 10 for fin plates in P358 Simple Joints to Eurocode 3 (the Eurocode “Green Book” on simple connections). Check 10 includes …
AD 421: Design responsibility for welds in fabricated plate girders
In recent months the SCI has received a number of questions about responsibility for the design of the welds between the web and flanges of a plate girder. …
New and revised codes & standards: From BSI Updates July & August 2018
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 683-1:2018 Heat-treatable steels, alloy steels and free-cutting steels. Non-alloy steels for quenching and tempering Supersedes BS …
Buckling resistance of uniform members in bending
Richard Henderson of the Steel Construction Institute discusses the phenomenon of lateral-torsional buckling. In order to retain the accurate formatting of the …
