Technical
Strengthening existing steelwork
Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of SCI describes the general principles of strengthening existing steel sections. Strengthening implies the addition of structural …
AD 384: Welding in cold-formed zones
This AD note provides guidance/clarification related to the issue of welding in the cold-formed zones of structural hollow sections. For historical reasons, …
Codes & Standards: From BSI Update October 2014
CORRIGENDA TO BRITISH STANDARDS BS EN 1994-1-2:2005+A1:2014 Eurocode 4. Design of composite steel and concrete structures. General rules. Structural fire …
Codes and Standards: From BSI Update September 2014
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 4017:2014 Fasteners. Hexagon head screws. Product grades A and B Supersedes BS EN ISO 4017:2011 [br-strip] UPDATED BRITISH …
Thermal bridging in steel framed buildings
Mark Lawson and Guillaume Vannier of SCI report on the results of an EU project. In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations and tables in this …
AD 383 – Use of alkali-zinc silicate paint in slip-resistant bolted connections
The Advisory Desk has been made aware of some concerns about the use of alkali-zinc silicate paint in slip resistant connections, such that the structural …
Matters of principle – Part two
In Part One Alastair Hughes outlined the distinction between Principles and Application Rules in Eurocode design philosophy. Part Two picks out some examples …
New and revised codes & standards – From BSI Update August 2014
BS IMPLEMENTATIONS BS ISO 4998:2014 Continuous hop-dip zinc-coated and zinc-iron alloy-coated carbon steel sheet of structural quality Supersedes BS ISO …
CE Marking now mandatory
As from 1 July the Construction Products Regulation required the CE Marking of all fabricated structural steelwork. It is now a legal requirement to use CE …
