Technical
AD 252: Axially Loaded Columns – Base Plate Design Effective Area Method BS 5950-1:2000
The empirical method for determining the size of base plates in BS 5950-1: 1990 has been replaced by the effective area method in BS 5950-1: 2000. Doubt has …
AD 251: Equivalent Uniform Moment Factor, m (italic)
BS 5950-1: 2000 sees the demise of the n factor method when calculating buckling resistance Mb. In Section 4, the m factor method is the only approach …
AD 250: Choice of Steel Sub-Grade
During a recent seminar on the Amendments to BS 5950-1, a straw poll of the (large) audience indicated that only 5% of the structural engineers present …
