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AD 465: Amendment to clauses on negative tolerances on cambers in the National Structural Steelwork Specification
Engineers generally specify cambers on steel beams to reduce deflection under self-weight. However, when specifying cambers, they should carefully consider the …
AD 460: Amendment A2 to EN 1993-1-4
In February 2021, the second amendment to the 2006 version of the stainless steel Eurocode was published, EN 1993-1-4:2006+A2:2020. The amendment consists of …
AD 428A: Lateral and torsional vibration of half-through truss footbridges
Revision NoteThis AD note was first issued to provide interim guidance on the design of half-through footbridges. It has now been revised following publication …
AD 458: panel shear resistance
This AD relates to a bolted moment-resisting connection and the determination of the shear force in the column web panel, and in particular the selection of a …
New Steel Construction Technical Digest now available online
New Steel Construction’s (NSC) fifth Technical Digest, which brings together a year’s worth of technical guidance, is now available for download at: …
AD 455: Design resistances for bespoke components in P358 (Green Book)
A reader has questioned the design resistances tabulated for bespoke components in P358 – the Green Book for nominally pinned joints to Eurocode 3. The …
AD 448: Support to profiled steel decking
It is now over ten years since the revised edition of P300 was published by SCI. This work, in collaboration with the Metal Cladding and Roofing …
AD 443: The use of fully threaded bolts
SCI has been surprised to hear of the use of fully threaded bolts being questioned, as these have been in common use – and have been the standard bolt used …
AD 440: Fire design of external steelwork
SCI publication P375 Fire resistance design of steel framed buildings gives guidance on (amongst other things) the design of external steelwork when heated by …
AD 439: Transverse reinforcement in composite beams
This Advisory Desk note has been produced to reflect the publication in 2015 of P405 Minimum degree of shear connection rules for UK construction to Eurocode …
