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Guidance on meeting the Robustness Requirements in Approved Document A (2004 Edition)
“Disproportionate collapse” The 2004 Amendments to the Building Regulations (for England and Wales) include important changes to Part A (Structure). The …
Fire safe design: A new approach to multi-storey steel-framed buildings (Second Edition)
‘Fire performance of composite steel framed buildings is much better than is indicated by fire resistance tests on isolated elements’. The first edition of …
Insulated render systems used with light steel framing
This publication was prepared in response to an industry demand for guidance on insulated rendered cladding systems as applied to light steel framing. It …
H-pile design guide
“This design guide will provide the confidence for practising engineers to use steel H-piling more extensively.” This publication gives guidance on the …
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 …
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 …
