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Steel to access all areas
A new website offering a fast and easy route to Eurocode information for steel construction will be launched on 13 June 2006. The site, www.access-steel.com, …
National Meeting debates Eurocodes
BCSA’s annual National Meeting heard that the cost of adopting Eurocodes for a small design practice might be about £254,000. The estimate, based on …
Design of Cruciform Sections using BS 5950-1:2000
Many engineers will be relatively unfamiliar with torsional modes of buckling, but they are explicitly covered in the Eurocodes. Steel Construction Institute …
‘But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.’
Drafts of the UK National Annexes to the Eurocode suggest a convergence with the current British Standard. There will however be significant changes concerning …
National Annexes being written
Work has started on writing the National Annexes to the steel Eurocodes by a team from the BCSA, Steel Construction Institute and Corus . The National Annexes …
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 …
Letters: July/August 2005
NSC welcomes letters from readers on steel construction related issues. Please keep your letters brief — the Editor reserves the right to condense. Edge …
Eurocodes publication marks the start of a new era
A historic landmark was reached in May with the publication of the first five parts of the steel design Eurocode. The publication of BS EN 1993 or Eurocode 3 …
Sustainability takes centre stage at Steel Construction Conference
British Land head of construction Richard Elliott will deliver the keynote address on ‘The Client’s View of Sustainable Steel Construction’ to the Steel …
June 2006 – No need for Eurocode haste
There is a lot of myth and misinformation doing the rounds about the introduction of Eurocodes, but one thing that should be clear is that there is no need to …