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New Steel Construction Technical Digest now available online
New Steel Construction’s (NSC) second Technical Digest, which brings together a year’s worth of technical guidance, is now available for download at: …
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 …
SCI event highlights steel construction opportunities
Entitled ‘Steel Construction 2030 – Opportunities and Needs’ the Steel Construction Institute’s [SCI] annual event, held at the Royal College of …
BCSA offers IStructE exam help
The British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) and Steel for Life have commissioned the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) to help engineers taking …
Design of buildings to resist external accidental explosions
Bassam Burgan of the SCI discusses the design of low to medium rise buildings against external explosions and SCI’s forthcoming design guide. Blast caused by …
BCSA gives IStructE exam help
Help is at hand for engineers taking the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) exam, as the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) and …
The design of hybrid fabricated girders – part 2
In Part Two of the article, David Brown of the SCI discusses the lateral torsional buckling resistance and shear resistance of hybrid
AD 409: Recent Blue and Orange Book developments
Recent restructuring within the UK steel industry has led to new developments in the provision of structural steel design information produced by SCI; …
BCSA publishes NSSS 6th edition
The British Constructional Steelwork Association [BCSA] has published the 6th Edition of the National Structural Steelwork Specification [NSSS] for Building …
New chapters in steel’s success story
Recent surveys show that the construction market has paused for breath after a strong run lasting several years (see News). Brexit and the business cycle …