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New Steel Construction Technical Digest now available online
New Steel Construction’s (NSC) sixth Technical Digest, which brings together a year’s worth of technical guidance, is now available for download at: …
AD 475: Buckling of cruciform columns
In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this technical paper, this article is available as a pdf download only. Click here to download …
Proposed revisions to lateral torsional buckling
Several of the revised Eurocode Parts are close to their final version – they are in a mature state and significant changes now would be a surprise. David …
U-Frame action design according to Eurocodes
Ricardo Pimentel of the SCI discusses the consideration of U-Frame action to restrain members susceptible to flexural and lateral torsional buckling according …
Restraints around portal frames
In this second technical article on portal frames, David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute reviews the all-important correct positioning and …
AD 437: Curtailment of transverse bar reinforcement in composite beams with steel decking designed using Eurocodes
The purpose of this Advisory Desk Note is to provide guidance on the curtailment of transverse bar reinforcement in slabs on composite beams with steel …
News in Brief: October 2019
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) has announced that Dr David Moore, currently Director of Engineering has accepted the position of Chief …
The design of crane girders
Recent correspondence in Verulam suggested that there were no decent examples of crane girder design to the Eurocodes. David Brown of the SCI rises to the …
President’s Column: January 2019
I’ve written before about the benefits that accrue to clients, main contractors and specifiers from using a BCSA member for their structural steelwork. This …
Stainless steel in construction
Stainless steels may appear to be more suitable for teaspoons and kitchen sinks than for structural elements, but they can be used for support and other …
