Technical
Steel Construction Yearbook 2005
There is no other yearbook in the steel construction sector that can rival the Steel Construction Yearbook published by The Steel Construction Institute. It is …
Better predictions for cellular beams
Designers using the old Yellow Book guidelines may have been led to be more conservative than needed. SCI’s Manager for Fire Engineering, Gerald Newman, …
Experimental behaviour of a steel structure under natural fire
A full scale European collaborative test has shown that the fire performance of a steel building was better than that predicted by calculations or design …
Quicon® design guide to BS 5950-1
Quicon® is a new type of simple connection for steel beams in buildings. It offers significant potential savings in the time taken to erect a steel framed …
Supporting Services from Structure
This guide, the fourth in a series called ‘Interface Engineering Publications’, aims to provide guidance on the best ways to engineer the interface between …
AD 282: Frame Stability and Load Combinations
This advisory desk note reminds designers that in-plane stability varies with each load combination considered. This is because the loads applied to a …
AD 281: The Use of Discontinuous Columns in Simple Construction
In recent years the use of discontinuous columns and continuous beams as a form of simple construction has emerged in the residential sector. This development …
New and Revised Codes and Standards: November & December 2004
BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED Confirmation indicates the continuing currency of a standard. BS 4395: Specification for high strength friction grip …
Payment practice needs to catch up
Specialist contractors need to take the bull by the horms and demand fair payment for work done before it is brought to site, says BCSA Legal Director Marion …
The Eurocodes are coming… but does the steel know?
Steel’s fundamental behaviour is unchanged by the advent of the Eurocodes, and under the surface of the new documents there is much that should be familiar, …
