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New and revised codes & standards: from BSI updates November 2017
BRITISH STANDARDS WITHDRAWN BS 6779-1:1998 Highway parapets for bridges and other structures. Specification for vehicle containment parapets of metal …
Design of buildings to resist external accidental explosions
Bassam Burgan of the SCI discusses the design of low to medium rise buildings against external explosions and SCI’s forthcoming design guide. Blast caused by …
AD 412: Issues related to coatings and availability of structural fasteners
Recently, SCI has received some queries related to the coatings and availability of structural fasteners. This advisory desk note addresses some of these …
New and revised codes & standards: From BSI Updates October 2017
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 377:2017 Steel and steel products. Location and preparation of samples and test pieces for mechanical testing Supersedes BS EN ISO …
Cast-in plates
Richard Henderson of the SCI discusses the design of plates cast into concrete to connect to steel beams and the forthcoming SCI design guide. Introduction It …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI updates September 2017
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 14555:2017 Welding. Arc stud welding of metallic materials Supersedes BS EN ISO 14555:2014 BRITISH STANDARDS WITHDRAWN BS EN ISO …
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. …
