Technical
AD 323: Brittle fracture requirements for baseplates
When BS 5950-1 was first published in 1985, the limits on thickness in 2.4.4 Brittle fracture were not applied to grade 43 (S275) base plates. When BS 5950-1 …
The new blue book
The new ‘Blue Book’ of member resistances to EC3 is nearing completion. David Brown, Deputy Director of SCI introduces some of the significant …
The case for steel – Steel makes the strong structural solution
Minimum floor construction depths and large column free floor areas are among the benefits of using steel structural solutions that are routinely captured by …
Web Bearing and Buckling to BS EN 1993-1 + Buckling modes of angles and channels in compression
The development of the new Blue Book on member resistances highlighted some new methods. Edurne Nunez Moreno of the SCI explains the background to two of the …
Codes and Standards: April 2008
BRITISH STANDARDS UNDER REVIEW BS EN 10056:- – Specification for structural steel equal and unequal angles BS EN 10056-1:1999 Dimensions BS EN …
Avoidance of Thermal Bridging in Steel Construction
Practical guidance for avoiding thermal bridge heat losses in steel framed buildings; supported by thermal modelling data. Energy efficiency is becoming an …
AD 322: Anchorage of precast floor units for robustness
The purpose of this AD is to clarify the situation regarding the requirements for anchorage of precast floor units for robustness. Clause 2.4.5.3 e) of BS …
Stockholders – the strategic resource
One of the best-organised distribution networks of any industrial product is at the service of the UK’s structural design community, in the shape of the …
Sustainability drives steel market share
Constructional steelwork is still the framing material of choice for the overwhelming majority of the market. This is proven by the latest annual Construction …
Countdown to Eurocode Implementation
New European Fabrication Standard EN 1090-2 is the European standard for the fabrication and erection of structural steelwork – or “execution” as it is …
