Technical
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Update June and July 2014
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 21670:2014 Fasteners. Hexagon weld nuts with flange No current standard is superseded BS IMPLEMENTATIONS BS ISO 15510:2014 …
Matters of principle – Part one
In this two part article Alastair Hughes examines the distinction between Principles and Application Rules, which is dear to the heart of the Eurocodes …
AD 382: Bending resistance and moment-shear interaction limits for longitudinally stiffened beams designed to EN 1993-1-5
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 …
AD 381: Fatigue assessment of non-standard bridge details
The Advisory Desk has been made aware of some instances of fatigue failure in cross beam to main girder connections, arising from the use of a …
New and revised codes & standards From BSI updates April and May 2014
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 7608:2014 Guide to fatigue design and assessment of steel products Supersedes BS 7608:1993 BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN IS0 16810:2014 …
Test on 15m Span Composite Cellular Beam
Mark Lawson and Eleftherios Aggelopoulos of the SCI and Dennis Lam of the University of Bradford present the results from a recent test carried out at the …
Design of lapped gusset plate connections
Rules governing the design of single lapped gusset plate connections have not been updated for a number of years. Phil Francis, Senior Engineer at the Steel …
AD 380: What height of shear stud should be used in Eurocode 4?
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 …
Codes and Standards – March 2014
BRITISH STANDARDS WITHDRAWN BS EN 1403:1998 Corrosion protection of metals. Electrodeposited coatings. Method of specifying general requirements Superseded by …
Partitions: Dead or Alive?
Alastair Hughes explores the relationship between partitions and partial factors. Introduction Partition allowances make a significant contribution to the …
