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AD 527: Hybrid connections with bolts and welds
SCI’s Advisory service occasionally receives questions about connections where load is to be shared between bolts and welds. This AD explains the code …
AD 431: Column web panel strengthening
The purpose of this Advisory Desk note is to draw attention to the contribution that full-depth stiffeners make to the shear resistance of column web panels. …
Commendation: Watermark Westquay Footbridge, Southampton
Spanning a busy road, this landmark footbridge connects the new Watermark retail centre with an existing car park. Having rejected earlier design options, Sir …
‘Blue Book’ tables for bolts, welds and webs
For the last time in this series, David Brown of the SCI looks at the resistance tables in the ‘Blue Book’ – looking this time at the tables for bolts, …
