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AD 400: The degree of shear connection in composite beams and SCI P405
The stud resistances presented in both BS 5950-3.1 (as amended in 2010) and BS EN 1994-1-1 are lower than those given in the previous British Standard. This …
Design of composite beams with a reduced level of shear connection
Dr Graham Couchman considers SCI’s new publication P405 Minimum degree of shear connection rules for UK construction to Eurocode 4. Background Developments …
Shear connection rules to Eurocode 4 published by SCI
Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has published ‘Minimum degree of shear connection rules for UK construction to Eurocode 4’, guidance that was produced …
Strengthening existing steelwork
Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of SCI describes the general principles of strengthening existing steel sections. Strengthening implies the addition of structural …
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 …
AD 377: Placement of headed stud shear connectors in troughs of profiled steel sheets with a central stiffener
Some types of profiled steel sheets (PSS) have a central stiffener in the trough, which makes it impossible to place the headed stud(s) centrally in the …