Technical
Design of Cruciform Sections using BS 5950-1:2000
Many engineers will be relatively unfamiliar with torsional modes of buckling, but they are explicitly covered in the Eurocodes. Steel Construction Institute …
Fire safe design: A new approach to multi-storey steel-framed buildings (Second Edition)
‘Fire performance of composite steel framed buildings is much better than is indicated by fire resistance tests on isolated elements’. The first edition of …
Insulated render systems used with light steel framing
This publication was prepared in response to an industry demand for guidance on insulated rendered cladding systems as applied to light steel framing. It …
Single Storey Buildings – Best practice guidance for developers, owners, designers and constructors
‘Successful ‘shed’ construction relies on the interdependence of various parties in the supply chain – this publication aims to assist this process’ …
AD 298: Guidance on the use of Quicon slotted hole connections
This AD presents guidance on the use of the Quicon slotted hole connection system based on experience gained during a recent application of the system. This …
AD 297: Disproportionate collapse regulations
This AD is to advise engineers how they might account for the differences between the disproportionate collapse regulations in England and Wales, Scotland and …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: January 2006
BRITISH STANDARDS BS 5400:- Steel, concrete and composite bridges BS 5400-5:2005 Code of practice for design of composite bridges Supersedes BS 5400-5:1979 BS …
‘But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.’
Drafts of the UK National Annexes to the Eurocode suggest a convergence with the current British Standard. There will however be significant changes concerning …
AD 295: Hollow Sections and Steel Grades
In the last few years steel grade S355 has become the normal production grade for both cold formed (BS EN 10219) and hot finished (BS EN 10210) hollow sections …
