Technical
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BRITISH STANDARDS WITHDRAWN BS EN 1403:1998 Corrosion protection of metals.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 Method of specifying general requirements Superseded by …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 …
Wind Actions to BS EN 1991-1-4
For most buildings in the UK, wind action is an important influence on structural design. BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010 (the UK implementation of Eurocode 1 Part …
AD 379: Tying resistances of full depth end plates
An SCI member has pointed out some inconsistencies in the tying resistances for full depth end plates given in P358 Joints in steel construction; Simple joints …
New and revised codes & standards from BSI Updates November & December 2013, and January 2014
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 9017:2013 Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Fracture test Supersedes BS EN 1320:1997 BS EN ISO 9606-1:2013 …
Calculating the C1 factor for lateral torsional buckling
David Brown of the SCI proposes expressions for C1 for use with linear and non-linear bending moment diagrams. In order to retain the accurate formatting of …
New and revised codes & standards – October/November 2013
CORRIGENDA TO BRITISH STANDARDS BS EN 1998-3:2005 Eurocode 8. Design of structures for earthquake resistance. Assessment and retrofitting of buildings …
AD 378: Web resistance to transverse loads according to BS EN 1993-1-5
Web resistance (which used to be described as web bearing and web buckling) is covered by Section 6 of BS EN 1993-1-5[1]. Although this Eurocode covers plated …
