Technical
Agricultural Buildings designed to BS 5502-22
David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute highlights some of the important changes in the 2013 Amendment to this Standard. Agricultural Buildings The …
AD 387: Elastic critical moment and correction factor g for bi-symmetric I sections
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this advisory desk, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates April 2015
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 14399-1:2015 High-strength structural bolting assemblies for preloading. General requirements Supersedes BS EN 14399-1:2005 BS EN …
Design of cold-formed portal frames
David Brown of the SCI discusses some of the issues to be considered when designing portal frames constructed from cold-formed steel. In order to retain the …
Codes & Standards from BSI Updates March 2015
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 10293:2015 Steel castings. Steel castings for general engineering uses Supersedes BS EN 10293:2005 BS IMPLEMENTATIONS BS ISO 4997:2015 …
Eurocode verification of a runway beam subject to wheel loads – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of the SCI described the checks covering the design of a runway beam in accordance with BS EN 1993-6. In …
Codes & Standards from BSI Updates February 2015
BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED BS 5493:1977 Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion BRITISH STANDARDS …
Eurocode verification of a runway beam subject to wheel loads – Part 1
Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of the SCI describes the design of runway beams carrying an underslung hoist or crane to BS EN 1993-6 – in particular the …
Specifying the right Execution Class
Dr David Moore explains the concept of Execution Class and provides guidance on selecting the right level of quality and assurance controls needed to ensure a …
Codes & Standards: From BSI Updates December 2014 & January 2015
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 3692:2014 ISO metric precision hexagon bolts, screws and nuts. Specification Supersedes BS 3692:2001 BS 4190:2014 ISO metric black hexagon …
