Advisory Desk
AD 287: Acoustic detailing: Steel columns in masonry separating walls
General guidance on acoustic detailing of steel-framed multi-storey residential buildings is provided in SCI publication P336 but no details are given for the …
AD 286: Preloaded Bolts: The Net Effect of Applied Tension and Preload
Although the fundamental issues relating to the effect of applied tension and preload on bolts were covered in AD 184, which deals with preload due to …
AD 285: Floor Systems for Simple Construction using Discontinuous Columns and Continuous Beams
This AD provides advice on the floor-plate systems to be used with discontinuous (storey-high) columns and continuous beams in simple construction. AD 281 …
AD 284: BS 449 and Approved Document A – Structure (2004 Edition)
Approved Document A – Structure – of the England and Wales Building Regulations has been revised. The “2004” Edition came into effect on the …
AD 283: The Use of Discontinuous Columns in Simple Construction
This AD provides advice on the design of discontinuous (storey-high) columns in simple construction. This is the second in a series of ADs dealing with …
AD 282: Frame Stability and Load Combinations
This advisory desk note reminds designers that in-plane stability varies with each load combination considered. This is because the loads applied to a …
AD 281: The Use of Discontinuous Columns in Simple Construction
In recent years the use of discontinuous columns and continuous beams as a form of simple construction has emerged in the residential sector. This development …
Tension Control Bolts
Tension Control Bolts Grade S10T are readily available in the UK. However, the manufacture of the bolts and the method of tightening are not explicitly …
AD 279: Brittle Fracture
This AD gives the limiting thickness t1 (mm) for plates, flats and rolled sections for S275 JR and S355 JR material that are expected to be included in the …
