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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 …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: March 2008
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
AD 321: Long joints – reduction factor
BS 5950 -1: 2000 (clause 6.3.2.5) reduces the shear capacity of a joint when the length of the joint exceeds 500 mm. BS EN 1993-1-8:2005 (clause 3.8 (1)) makes …
AD 320: Correction to Amendment 1 to BS 5950-1:2000
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this advisory desk, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
Successful fire test on light steel floor
The Steel Construction Institute carried out the first industry sponsored fire test on a light steel floor that achieved 90 minutes fire resistance to the BS …
The case for steel – Sustainable steel aims at Olympic gold
Our Case for Steel series continues with an overview of the strong sustainability benefits that flow from selecting steel. Demountability is one of the key …
Loads and ULS Load combinations to the Eurocodes
In the language of the Eurocodes, ‘dead loads’ become ‘permanent actions’, imposed loads, snow loads and wind loads are collectively called ‘variable …
Codes and Standards: From BSI updates February 2008
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
AD 319: Update on the fire protection of beams with web openings.
In the last five years there have been many developments in the fire protection of beams with web open- ings. For most cellular beams, that is beams with …
