Technical
Building Design Using Modules
Modular Construction using off-site prefabricated units is increasingly being used on live projects. SCI’s Mark Lawson examines the benefits. In order to …
AD 314: Columns Splices and Internal Moments
Today, with a higher emphasis of site safety than ever, the provision of temporary barriers around the perimeter of buildings and edge of floor openings is …
Codes and Standards: From BSI updates July & August 2007
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 8411:2007 Code of practice for safety nets on construction sites and other works No current standard is superseded BS EN PUBLICATIONS The …
Countdown to Eurocode Implementation
Which Eurocodes do you need for building design? The following Eurocodes together with their National Annexes are needed for the design of steel framed …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: May 2007
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
AD 313: Precast concrete floors in steel framed buildings: Achieving floor diaphragm action and acoustic performance
The purpose of this AD note is to highlight the existence of the new acoustic details for precast concrete separating floors in steel-framed buildings that are …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: May 2007
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
Design of Floors for Vibration: A New Approach
This publication provides guidance for vibration design of all steel-framed floor and building types. Vibration measurements taken over the last 10 years on …
AD 312 Vibration Dose Values
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 …
Design of Floors for Vibration: A New Approach
New design guidance from SCI, including a section dealing with hospitals, lays to rest worries about the vibration performance of floors of steel framed …
