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AD 504: Web to flange welds in box sections subject to bending and torsion
SCI has recently been asked about sizing welds between webs and flanges of a fabricated box section subject to applied torsion and bending. This AD note gives …
Steel on call for ambulance centre
A steel-framed solution is being utilised for the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s new multi-purpose ambulance, 999 and NHS 111 …
AD 435: Beams supporting precast planks: checks in the temporary condition
The purpose of this note is to remind designers of their responsibility for basing their design on a safe method of erection. This is particularly necessary if …
A View of Torsion, Part Three
Parts One and Two introduced the two torsion resistance mechanisms available to a steel I-section and described them separately. In this final Part of the …
A view of torsion, Part 2
In Part One, the two mechanisms by which a member can resist torsion were introduced. One of them, so-called ‘warping’, can be simply understood – not as …
A view of Torsion – Part One
SCI’s Alastair Hughes writes the first of three articles on torsion, concentrating on textbook material such as design guides. In order to retain the …
