Technical
Mcr Calculation software
David Brown and Ibrahim Fahdah of the SCI introduce the new design tool on
AD 404: Columns in simple construction
SCI has received reports that some designers are disregarding the rules for the design of columns in braced frames (simple construction). In some cases the …
New and revised codes & standards: From BSI Updates December 2016 and January 2017
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 10027-1:2016 Designation systems for steels. Steel names Supersedes BS EN 10027-1:2005 BS EN ISO 17638:2016 Non-destructive testing of …
Restraint to chords
BS 5950 indicates that purlins can be assumed to provide out-of-plane restraint to trusses. David Brown of the SCI discusses the intended scope of the advice …
AD 403: Steel strengths for fabricated haunches
This AD is a simple reminder that the steel strength selected for haunches must match that assumed in the design calculations. As S355 is now the common steel …
New and revised codes & standards: from BSI updates November 2016
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 7668:2016 Weldable structural steels. Hot finished structural hollow sections in weather resistant steels. Specification Supersedes BS …
Use of EN 1993-1-5 section 4 and 10 for biaxial stress
Chris Hendy, head of Bridge Design and Technology at Atkins and Chairman of SCI’s Steel Bridge Group discusses the background to a proposed change to the …
Steel dominates the commercial buildings market
Accompanying this issue of New Steel Construction is a brochure providing an overview of the commercial buildings market and how structural steelwork continues …
AD 402: Design of end plate joints made with preloaded bolts subject to coincident shear and tension.
Advisory Desk note AD373 gave a summary of the checks required on connections subject to combined shear and tension. This AD note discusses the behaviour of …
New and revised codes & standards, from BSI Updates October 2016
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 16681:2016 Steel static storage systems. Adjustable pallet racking systems. Principles for seismic design No current standard is …
