Technical
Stiffened moment connections
Alan J Rathbone, Chief Engineer for CSC, explains the practicality of applying welds to stiffeners while maintaining adequate strength. Introduction In the …
Update for steelwork specification
National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building Construction – 5th Edition was published last month. Dr David Moore, BCSA Director of Engineering …
Fire protection of beams with web openings
Dr Ian Simms, Manager of Fire Engineering at SCI, reports on recent developments affecting the design of fire protection for cellular beams. Introduction Beams …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: November 2006
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 5400:- Steel, concrete and composite bridges BS 5400-2:2006 Specification for loads Supersedes BS 5400-2:1978 BS EN PUBLICATIONS The …
Best practice for the specification and installation of metal cladding and secondary steelwork
This publication will promote a greater understanding of the issues faced by the construction team and lead to better co-operation on site and in the design …
AD 306: Additional Moments in Braced Bays: 1
This is the first in a series of ADs that comment on the forces and moments to be designed for in beam-column-bracing connections in braced frames. AD 304 …
AD 305: Stiffness and Rotation of Moment Connections
The issue of connection stiffness and rotation for bolted end-plate moment connections arose recently at a connection workshop and concerned the stiffness of a …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: September 2006
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
Steel Construction and Thermal Bridging
Thermal bridging has become more of an issue following the introduction of the latest revision of Part L of the Building Regulations for England and Wales in …
Lateral torsional buckling and slenderness
The expression for slenderness used in the lateral torsional buckling checks given in BSEN1993-1-1:2005 is different to that given in BS5950-1:2000. Mary …
