Technical
Joints in steel construction: Moment-Resisting joints to Eurocode 3 (P398)
This publication covers the design of moment-resisting joints in accordance with Eurocode 3. Moment-resisting joints are typically found in portal frames and …
Resistance factors of Eurocode 3
Load factors and their combinations were reviewed in NSC November 2012 and January 2013. In this article Alastair Hughes switches attention to γM. In order to …
AD 377: Placement of headed stud shear connectors in troughs of profiled steel sheets with a central stiffener
Some types of profiled steel sheets (PSS) have a central stiffener in the trough, which makes it impossible to place the headed stud(s) centrally in the …
New and revised codes and standards – August/September 2013
BS IMPLEMENTATIONS BS ISO 404:2013 Steel and steel products. General technical delivery requirements. No current standard is superseded BS ISO 7539-11:2013 …
The future of live load reduction – part two
In Part One (in the previous issue – NSC Vol 21, No 3) Alastair Hughes examined how the new regime of EN 1991-1-1:2002, together with its National Annex, …
Interim Report. Design of Portal Frames to Eurocode 3: An overview for UK designers
In the UK, designers of portal frame buildings have commonly used bespoke software specifically written for the analysis and member design in accordance with …
AD 376: Fire design of concrete-filled hollow steel columns to Eurocode 4
Depending on the constructional details, Section 4 of BS EN 1994-1-2 ¹ presents three alternative design procedures for fire design: Tabulated data for …
New and revised codes & standards: June & July 2013
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN 13381-4:2013 Test methods for determining the contribution to the fire resistance of structural members. Applied passive protection …
The future of live load reduction – part one
Although EN 1991-1-1:2002’s recommendations for live load reduction are somewhat neutered by its UK National Annex, there remain subtle differences from BS …
AD 374: Design of gusset plate connections
Following a failure, in 2012, of a relatively long gusset plate connection, the SCI has looked into the performance of the behaviour of gusset plates subject …
