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New and Revised Codes and Standards: May 2005
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
Portals Suite – Essential reading for portal frame designers
Single-span steel portal frames are the most common form of construction for single storey buildings in the UK. In response to the questions raised by …
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 …
