Technical
AD 367: Construction loading for composite slabs – update to P364
This Advisory Desk Note provides clarification about the different design approaches adopted in worked examples in SCI publications P359 and P364. Although the …
Columns in simple design according to the Eurocodes
Dorota Koschmidder of SCI explains the simplified method of designing continuous columns in simple construction according to the Eurocodes. In order to retain …
Codes & Standards: From BSI Updates April 2012
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 14174:2012 Welding consumables. Fluxes for submerged arc welding and electroslag welding. Classification Supersedes BS EN ISO …
Codes & Standards: from BSI updates March 2012
CORRIGENDA TO BRITISH STANDARDS BS EN 10029:2010 Hot-rolled steel plates 3 mm thick or above. Tolerances on dimensions and shape. CORRIGENDUM 1 BS EN ISO …
AD 366: Bolts and Pins – Background information ASM 22.3.12
This advisory desk note provides background information on the design issues for bolts and pins, and why there are different design rules for each component. …
A View of Torsion, Part Three
Parts One and Two introduced the two torsion resistance mechanisms available to a steel I-section and described them separately. In this final Part of the …
Big Bim is where the magic is
Business Information Modelling has become an often misunderstood industry buzzword. Nick Barrett reports from BCSA’s National Meeting which heard that BIM is …
A view of torsion, Part 2
In Part One, the two mechanisms by which a member can resist torsion were introduced. One of them, so-called ‘warping’, can be simply understood – not as …
A forum for professionals
The Steel in Fire Forum is a discussion group for those interested in the behaviour of steel framed structures under the influence of fire. BCSA Sustainability …
Technical Report: Design of Light Steel Sections to Eurocode 3 (ED005)
Light steel members are especially prone to local buckling, within this new report the design consequences of this behaviour are dealt with in depth, notably …
