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Eurocode revision
British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a revised Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures as well as a revised National Annex. BS EN 1090-2 Execution …
News in Brief – July 2015
A new off-the-shelf Adjustable Lifting Point (ALP) from Lindapter is said to be suitable for rigging and lifting up to three metric tonnes at an angle +/- …
Design of steel portal frame buildings to Eurocode 3
Dr Richard Henderson examines SCI’s publication P399 on portal frame design. In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations in this technical …
Best practice for light steel framing
Andrew Way of the Steel Construction Institute discusses some of the best practice issues to be considered for the design and construction of light steel frame …
Steel supplies DIY merchant
One of the country’s leading DIY and building trade suppliers is expanding one of its distribution centres with steel construction. Building work is under …
Upgraded end plate design tool now available
Eurocode tying rules for robustness mean that designers need connections that can carry larger tension forces than equivalent designs to the former British …
Call for industry Eurocode revisionists
Industry experts are being sought to help with the Eurocodes revision which will result in a more user-friendly set of codes for the construction industry. The …
Eurocode compliant ComFlor 9 now available
The new Tata Steel composite floor design software ComFlor 9, developed for Tata Steel by the Steel Construction Institute, is now Eurocode compliant and …
SCI launches new recorded technical webinars
The Steel Construction Institute has made available for purchase the full original live recordings of its technical webinars. Once purchased the recorded …
