Technical
AD 287: Acoustic detailing: Steel columns in masonry separating walls
General guidance on acoustic detailing of steel-framed multi-storey residential buildings is provided in SCI publication P336 but no details are given for the …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: March 2005
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
The real vibration performance of modern steel-framed floors
The use of steel-concrete composite floor systems for multi-storey construction has increased dramatically over recent years. Dr Stephen Hicks, Building …
AD 286: Preloaded Bolts: The Net Effect of Applied Tension and Preload
Although the fundamental issues relating to the effect of applied tension and preload on bolts were covered in AD 184, which deals with preload due to …
Payment provisions still disappoint
The long awaited consultation paper from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on reform of the Construction Act has now been published. BCSA Legal …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: March 2005
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
Designing portal frames
Portal Frames account for some 40% of structural steelwork used in the UK, but they are far from simple structures. David Brown and Martin Heywood of the Steel …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: February 2005
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
Essential guide for specifiers and buyers out now
This essential Directory for Specifiers and Buyers in the steel construction industry is now available. The directory lists details of every BCSA member for …
Structural Fire Design: Off-site Applied Thin Film Intumescent Coatings
This publication is presented in two parts. Part 1 covers the background to the use of off site applied intumescent coatings for structural steelwork and …
