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Structural modelling for analysis: Section 7 in BS EN 1993-1-1:2022
The updated version of EN 1993-1-1, BS EN 1993-1-1:2022, has been finalized and is being considered by the team draughting the UK National Annex. Adoption of …
President’s Column: Nov/Dec 2023
There is a simple question that relates to established UK steelwork design practice that is becoming increasing difficult to answer … when is a steelwork …
Factory of trusses
Providing a permanent home for the biennial Manchester International Festival (MIF), one of the largest purpose-built cultural buildings in the world is taking …
AD 443: The use of fully threaded bolts
SCI has been surprised to hear of the use of fully threaded bolts being questioned, as these have been in common use – and have been the standard bolt used …
Joint stiffness calculation
The UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-8 discourages the use of numerical methods to calculate joint stiffness, relying on previous satisfactory practice. …
Retail buys into city centre revamp
The regeneration of Sheffield city centre’s main shopping area is on going with steel construction playing a pivotal role. The Moor has been Sheffield city …
AD 386: Clarification of notch dimensions and shear resistances in SCI P358 (Green Book on Simple Joints)
On page T-4 of SCI P358[1], Table G.1 Note 4 states that for double notched beams, the remaining depth of web is taken as the end plate length. This is …
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 …
Joints in steel construction: Simple Connections (Reprinted Edition)
The Green book has become widely accepted as an industry standard for a range of simple connection design. Comprehensive step-by-step design procedures, worked …
