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The local effects of beam cranks and long notches
Richard Henderson of the SCI considers the effects of accommodating building services on the shear in beam webs. In order to retain the accurate formatting of …
High Strength Steel
Nancy Baddoo and David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute discuss the design of high strength steel in accordance with BS EN 1993. In order to retain …
Agricultural Buildings designed to BS 5502-22
David Brown of the Steel Construction Institute highlights some of the important changes in the 2013 Amendment to this Standard. Agricultural Buildings The …
Eurocode verification of a runway beam subject to wheel loads – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of the SCI described the checks covering the design of a runway beam in accordance with BS EN 1993-6. In …
Eurocode verification of a runway beam subject to wheel loads – Part 1
Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of the SCI describes the design of runway beams carrying an underslung hoist or crane to BS EN 1993-6 – in particular the …
Thermal bridging in steel framed buildings
Mark Lawson and Guillaume Vannier of SCI report on the results of an EU project. In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations and tables in this …
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 …
Test on 15m Span Composite Cellular Beam
Mark Lawson and Eleftherios Aggelopoulos of the SCI and Dennis Lam of the University of Bradford present the results from a recent test carried out at the …
Partitions: Dead or Alive?
Alastair Hughes explores the relationship between partitions and partial factors. Introduction Partition allowances make a significant contribution to the …
Calculating the C1 factor for lateral torsional buckling
David Brown of the SCI proposes expressions for C1 for use with linear and non-linear bending moment diagrams. In order to retain the accurate formatting of …
