Technical
AD 363: Geotechnical actions on structures – choice of partial factors
BS EN 1990:2002, Eurocode – Basis of structural design, sets out rules for the determination of design values of the effects of actions on structures. The …
Supporting the sector’s change to Eurocodes
The BCSA and SCI have added five new publications to their range of Eurocode design guides covering structural steelwork for buildings. The British …
New and revised codes & standards: September 2011
DRAFTS FOR DEVELOPMENT DD ISO/TS 24679:2011 Fire safety engineering. Performance of structures in fire No current standard is superseded NEW WORK STARTED EN …
AD 362: Headed shear studs – Resistance and minimum degree of shear connection in composite beams with decking
This Advisory Desk note highlights the key changes to BS 5950-3.1:1990 as a result of Amendment no 1, issued in January 2010. Amendment 1 reflects the findings …
Guidance on Long Span Composite Floors
Mark Lawson of SCI reviews new guidance on the serviceability performance of long span propped composite floors prepared with NHBC. Introduction Composite …
Health and safety first
The BCSA’s successful work in promoting good practice in health and safety has recently been rewarded with a national award. NSC explains how the Association …
Structural Robustness of Steel Framed Buildings
Structural robustness is an important consideration for the design of buildings so that the likelihood of disproportionate collapse, as a result of accidental …
New and revised codes & standards: July/August 2011
BS IMPLEMENTATIONS BS ISO 20805:2011 Hot-rolled steel sheet in coils of higher yield strength with improved formability and heavy thickness for cold forming. …
AD 361: Mono pitched portal frames in fire boundary conditions
In SCI publication P313, Single Storey Steel Framed Buildings in Fire Boundary Conditions, Section 2.5.4 gives guidance on the calculation of overturning …
Member imperfections
David Brown of the SCI offers some observations on the ways member imperfections can be allowed for in member design – by using buckling curves, which allow …
