Updated Red and Blue handbooks

A new Red Book will be available this month (May) giving practical design advice, worked examples, section properties and member capacities all in accordance with recommendations given in BS 5950-1: 2000.

This latest addition will include the additional 21 new Corus Advance sections and the section property and member capacity tables have been dual titled to reflect the relationship between BS 4 sections and the Advance range of sections. The tables for hot formed tubes have also been dual titled.

In June a new Blue Book will also be published giving a comprehensive range of member property and capacity tables in accordance with BS 5950-1: 2000.

This handbook also includes the new Advance sections and all tables are dual titled. The tables for hot finished hollow sections have also been dual titled to show the relationship between BS EN 10210-2 sections and the Celsius range of sections.

The Red Book will be priced at £40 and the Blue Book £80. Contact the BCSA on 020 7839 8566 or SCI on 01344 636525 to place orders.