Advisory Desk
AD 424: Shear stud length
SCI has been advised that shear studs which are shorter than usual have been placed on the market in the UK, and this AD warns against using them unless the …
AD 423: Reduction in bending resistance due to high shear
When considering the resistance of cross sections under combined bending and high shear, (where the shear is equal to or exceeds half the plastic shear …
AD 422: Punching shear check for fin plates in P358
This AD note relates to Check 10 for fin plates in P358 Simple Joints to Eurocode 3 (the Eurocode “Green Book” on simple connections). Check 10 includes …
AD 421: Design responsibility for welds in fabricated plate girders
In recent months the SCI has received a number of questions about responsibility for the design of the welds between the web and flanges of a plate girder. …
AD 420: Minimum values of shear and bending moment in beams with web openings
Table 3.1 of SCI publication P355 gives minimum values of co-existent shear and bending moment to be used at beam openings. This AD provides clarity on how …
AD 419: Composite beams with different positions of web openings
SCI publication P355 is widely used to design beams with large web openings. It is adopted in the development of software to design hot rolled and fabricated …
AD 418: Web-post buckling in composite beams with rectangular and elongated web openings
The design of composite beams with large web openings is presented in SCI P355, which has been adopted in the development of software for the design of both …
AD 417: Resistance of sections to combined shear and bending
This Advisory Desk note reminds designers that the form of the section has a significant impact on the reduction of bending resistance under high shear. Clause …
AD 416: Artificially reducing the effective width of slab to satisfy shear connection requirements
In composite construction, the effective width of slab to be used in composite beam design, as calculated from BS EN 1994-1-1 (clause 5.4.1.2) and the former …
AD 415: Vertical tying of columns and column splices
For compliance with the tying method of providing robustness, vertical and horizontal ties are required for buildings in Consequence Class 2B. In the …
