Technical
Design of composite beams with a reduced level of shear connection
Dr Graham Couchman considers SCI’s new publication P405 Minimum degree of shear connection rules for UK construction to Eurocode 4. Background Developments …
The local effects of beam cranks and long notches
Richard Henderson of the SCI considers the effects of accommodating building services on the shear in beam webs. In order to retain the accurate formatting of …
AD 391: Lateral Torsional Buckling of rectangular plates in accordance with BS EN 1993-1-1
BS EN 1993-1-1 does not explicitly cover LTB of rectangular plates. This AD note provides guidance for calculating the design buckling resistance moment that …
Codes & Standards – September 2015
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 10338:2015 Hot rolled and cold rolled non-coated products of multiphase steels for cold forming. Technical delivery conditions No …
High Strength Steel
Nancy Baddoo and David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute discuss the design of high strength steel in accordance with BS EN 1993. In order to retain …
Light Steel Framing In Residential Construction (P402)
Light steel framing systems use galvanized cold formed steel sections as the primary structural components, which can be assembled as prefabricated panels. …
Codes and Standards – August 2015
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 13381-9:2015 Test methods for determining the contribution to the fire resistance of structural members. Applied fire protection …
AD 390: Lateral Torsional Buckling of channels in accordance with EN 1993-1-1
Questions have been asked about how the lateral torsional buckling resistance of a channel should be calculated and how the effect of the load position can be …
Codes & Standards – July 2015
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 6892-3:2015 Metallic materials. Tensile testing. Method of test at low temperature No current standard is superseded BS EN …
AD 389: Acceptable design codes for CE Marking of fabricated steelwork
CE Marking for all construction products (e.g steel sections, bolts etc), covered by a harmonised European standard (see definition below) or conforming to a …
