Technical
AD 411: Design of web to flange welds in plate girders
The SCI Advisory Desk is frequently asked how to design the welds between the flange and web of a plate girder. The following note discusses the standard …
Brittle fracture: selection of sub-grade for ‘quasi-static’ structures
Selection of steel sub-grade is an important responsibility for all steel designers, to manage the risk of brittle fracture. David Brown of the SCI discusses a …
AD 410: Pouring concrete to a constant thickness or to a constant plane
Composite flooring systems comprising concrete and profiled steel decking supported by a grillage of primary and secondary steel members are a popular form of …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates July and August 2017
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 636:2017 Welding consumables. Rods, wires and deposits for tungsten inert gas welding of non-alloy and fine-grain steels. …
The design of hybrid fabricated girders – part 2
In Part Two of the article, David Brown of the SCI discusses the lateral torsional buckling resistance and shear resistance of hybrid
AD 409: Recent Blue and Orange Book developments
Recent restructuring within the UK steel industry has led to new developments in the provision of structural steel design information produced by SCI; …
New and revised codes & standards: from BSI Updates June 2017
NEW WORK STARTED ISO 11124-1 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning …
The design of hybrid fabricated girders
David Brown of the SCI discusses the design of hybrid fabricated girders. In the first part of the article, some background is presented, and a worked example …
AD 408: Effective length of cantilevers
SCI has recently been contacted regarding the effective length of cantilevers and the effective length factors applied for destabilizing loads which are …
New and revised codes & standards: from BSI Updates May 2017
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 8503-5:2017 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Surface roughness characteristics …
