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Weathering steel checks in for airport bridge
The innate beauty of weathering steel meant it was the material of choice for a new pedestrian and cycle link to Airport City Manchester. A significant …
Connection design in trusses
A general article about steel trusses which touched on choice of members and their orientation but did not go into detail about designing connections was …
BCSA updates welding publication
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) has published a second edition of the Typical Welding Procedure Specifications for Structural …
Future-proof design for ticket halls
Over-site commercial developments will be constructed on top of Farringdon Station’s two new Crossrail ticket halls. Martin Cooper reports on how steel is …
AD 399: Design of partial penetration butt welds in accordance with BS EN 1993-1-8
Partial penetration butt welds are covered by Clause 4.7.2, which directs the designer to ‘use the method for a deep penetration fillet weld” given in …
Design of fillet welds and partial penetration butt welds
Richard Henderson of the SCI discusses the directional method for the design of fillet welds and partial penetration butt welds and shows how the combined …
