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Matters of principle – Part two
In Part One Alastair Hughes outlined the distinction between Principles and Application Rules in Eurocode design philosophy. Part Two picks out some examples …
Matters of principle – Part one
In this two part article Alastair Hughes examines the distinction between Principles and Application Rules, which is dear to the heart of the Eurocodes …
Eurocodes beam tool added to website
An easy to use software tool that carries out the design of simply supported composite beams to the Eurocodes is now available at www.steelconstruction.info To …
Red book for steel industry
A Eurocode edition of the Handbook of Structural Steelwork is now available. Published jointly by the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA), Tata …
Wind Actions to BS EN 1991-1-4
For most buildings in the UK, wind action is an important influence on structural design. BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010 (the UK implementation of Eurocode 1 Part …
Joints in steel construction: Moment-Resisting joints to Eurocode 3 (P398)
This publication covers the design of moment-resisting joints in accordance with Eurocode 3. Moment-resisting joints are typically found in portal frames and …
Test on composite beam to improve Eurocode 4
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) along with a number of universities, including the University of Bradford, has won an EU project aimed at developing …
Resistance factors of Eurocode 3
Load factors and their combinations were reviewed in NSC November 2012 and January 2013. In this article Alastair Hughes switches attention to γM. In order to …
News in Brief: September/October 2013
Three steel construction webinars are to be held: 26 September on the subject of pricing; 17 October on fire protection and 14 November on cost comparison. For …
Interim Report. Design of Portal Frames to Eurocode 3: An overview for UK designers
In the UK, designers of portal frame buildings have commonly used bespoke software specifically written for the analysis and member design in accordance with …
