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Better can sometimes be worse – the dangers of over-strength
As engineers we are always concerned with strength – do we have enough resistance to cope with ultimate (ULS) levels of load? We then consider stiffness – …
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. …
On the water
A steel-framed structure, that sits above an east London dock, has benefitted from using a weathering steel base as its all-important lowest level. Sat on …
Steelwork takes a bow at Irish venue
A steel-framed extension to the Belfast Waterfront conference and entertainment venue is the biggest single project in the city’s £150M investment …
Strengthening existing steelwork
Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of SCI describes the general principles of strengthening existing steel sections. Strengthening implies the addition of structural …
Better Practice in Steel Design
David Brown offers encouragement with common design issues deserving attention. SCI courses offer an opportunity for design engineers to get to grips with the …
