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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 …
Steel Designers’ Manual
“It is hard to imagine that there is any steel topic that doesn’t receive at least a mention in this book. Even if you can’t find the complete answer, …
AD 285: Floor Systems for Simple Construction using Discontinuous Columns and Continuous Beams
This AD provides advice on the floor-plate systems to be used with discontinuous (storey-high) columns and continuous beams in simple construction. AD 281 …
High grade steel: the new standard for cost effectiveness
High grade steel is becoming much more popular. Richard Barrett, Chairman of BCSA’s Process and Technical Committee, explains why modern designers …
Steel design can be simple using EC3
Many steel designers still hanker for the simpler days of BS 499. But could a simple BS 449-like approach emerge from the apparent complexity of Eurocode 3, …
AD 284: BS 449 and Approved Document A – Structure (2004 Edition)
Approved Document A – Structure – of the England and Wales Building Regulations has been revised. The “2004” Edition came into effect on the …
AD 283: The Use of Discontinuous Columns in Simple Construction
This AD provides advice on the design of discontinuous (storey-high) columns in simple construction. This is the second in a series of ADs dealing with …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: January 2005
BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI …
Steel Framed Car Parks
The multi-storey car park is a unique style of building, one in which all elements of the structure are normally exposed to the public. This publication gives …
