Technical
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 …
New and revised codes & standards: June 2011
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO 4017:2011 Hexagon head screws. Product grades A and B Supersedes BS EN ISO 4017:2001 BS EN ISO 4018:2011 Hexagon head screws. …
AD 360: Movement joints in steel-framed buildings
The Advisory Desk is asked, from time to time, for guidance on movement joints in steel framed buildings. Most of the queries seek guidance on the detailing of …
Member buckling with tension flange restraint
David Brown of the SCI explains the structural mechanics and design provisions for tension flange restraint for both flexural and lateral torsional buckling. …
New and revised codes & standards: May 2011
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS 7371-8:2011 Coatings on metal fasteners. Specification for sherardized coatings. Supersedes BS 7371-8:1998 BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS EN ISO …
AD 359: Weathering steel bolts
European bolt standards do not specifically cover weathering steel bolts – i.e. bolts of material similar to that of ‘structural steels with improved …
Enhanced design of ultra shallow floor beams
Shallow floors are playing an increasingly important role in the steel construction sector. Mark Lawson of SCI and Professor of Construction Systems, …
