Technical
AD 532: Integral bracing and diaphragm action of light steel framed walls
The purpose of this advisory desk note is to highlight that guidance provided in SCI P437 supersedes guidance previously provided in SCI ED002 in relation to …
New and revised codes and standards from BSI updates July & August 2024
From BSI Updates July 2024 DOCUMENTS NOT ISSUED AS DPCs EN ISO 7519Technical product documentation (TPD). Construction documentation. General principles of …
Minimum degree of shear connection in composite beams, according to Eurocode 4 and other guidance
In this article Graham Couchman of SCI and former chairman of CEN/TC250/SC4 (the Eurocode 4 committee), considers why we have rules for minimum degree of shear …
New and revised codes and standards: From BSI Updates June 2024
BRITISH STANDARDS WITHDRAWN BS EN ISO 10882-1:2011Health and safety in welding and allied processes. Sampling of airborne particles and gases in the …
AD 531: Heavy power floats on composite slabs during construction
It has come to SCI’s attention that composite slabs are being loaded with large power floats weighing up to 1 tonne, that have not been accounted for in the …
Design of End-Posts to BS EN 1993-1-13: Beams with Large Web Openings
In a first article last month, Mark Lawson of the Steel Construction Institute presented an outline of the new BS EN 1993-1-13. This second article presents …
AD 530: Countersunk head bolts
Countersunk head bolts may be manufactured with a slot (for a screwdriver), see Fig. 1, or a hexagonal socket (for an allen key driver), see Fig. 2. This AD is …
New and revised codes and standards: from BSI updates May 2024
BRITISH STANDARDS WITHDRAWN BS EN 813:2008Personal fall protection equipment. Sit harnesses. BS EN 12841:2006Personal fall protection equipment. Rope access …
Design of steel beams with large web openings
BS EN 1993-1-13: Beams with large web openings has been published by BSI. It deals with the design of steel beams with circular, hexagonal, rectangular, …
AD 528: Lateral restraint forces for beams
SCI’s Advisory Desk has received queries from designers as to what restraint forces should be used to restrain the compression flange of a beam. This AD Note …
