Advisory Desk
AD 278: Changes to the Building Regulations and Approved Document A3 Disproportionate Collapse – Interim Guidance on the use of BS 5950-1: 2000
This AD provides interim guidance in dealing with the changes to Section A3 of Approved Document A – Structure (2004 Edition) in connection with the …
AD 277: Load Combinations for the Design of Low-Rise Buildings
Since the release of BS 5950-1: 2000, our advisory service has received numerous queries in relation to the interpretation of the phrase realistic combination …
AD 276: The Use of ‘Toggle Bolts’
It has come to our attention that increasing use is being made of ‘toggle bolts’ for blind fixing to hollow sections. A ‘toggle bolt’ (fig. 1) has a …
AD 275: Columns in Simple Structures BS 5950-1: 2000 Special Design Cases
Following a number of questions about special design cases concerning columns in simple structures this AD Note provides guidance on the design procedure for …
AD 274: Post-slip capacity of connections using preloaded bolts to BS 5950-1: 2000
The SCI continues to receive questions about preloaded bolts (HSFG bolts), particularly concerning the “capacity after slipping” addressed in clause 6.4.4 …
AD 271: Strongbox® 235 Hollow Sections and Structural Applications
Although the issues relating to specifying Hot Finished (BS EN 10210) and Cold Formed (BS EN 10219) structural hollow sections have been addressed in AD 259 we …
AD 272: Guidance on fire protection available
The report entitled Interim Guidance on the use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with web openings is now available on Steelbiz. This …
AD 270: Strut Slenderness and BS 5950-1: 2000
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AD 269: The use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with circular web openings
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AD 268 Bolt Lengths – Table 3, BS 5950-2: 2001
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