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Design of Composite Beams with Large Web Openings
Composite floor beams are a preferred solution for multi-storey construction this type of construction can achieve long spans and openings in the web of the …
AD 357: Flexural buckling of Tees to EC3
Clause BB.1 in BS EN 1993-1-1:2005 covers “Flexural buckling of members in triangulated and lattice structures”. Specific guidance is given for Angles as …
AD 356: Design of compression stiffeners to BS EN 1993
This Advisory Desk note presents a summary of the procedure for the design of compression stiffeners in accordance with BS EN 1993. In BS 5950-1:2000, the need …
Design of beams with large web openings
Dr. Siamak Bake of the SCI addresses some of the issues associated with the design of these beams, explains the new Eurocode-based approach proposed by the SCI …
SCI on the case for stainless steel
SCI, with sponsorship from Team Stainless, has produced a series of case studies showing a range of structural applications of stainless steel. The projects …
News in Brief – February 2011
In order to share best practice the BCSA is developing a model purchase specification for steel sections and plate. This specification will include the CE …
AD 354: Resistance of bolted connections in tension, for design to BS EN 1993-1-8
This Advisory Desk Note provides a simple method of determining the design tension resistance of bolted connections in accordance with BS EN 1993-1-5:2005 that …
Steel Building Design: Concise Eurocodes
This guide cuts through the apparent complexity of the Eurocodes for steel design, and provides the designer with a digestible approach to common tasks. …
Steel Building Design: Worked Examples for Students (UK Version)
This publication offers a general overview of design to the Eurocodes and introduces the contents of BS EN 1993 (Eurocode 3) and BS EN 1994 (Eurocode 4) that …
Essential reading for your Steel Design to the Eurocodes
As part of your essential support of Steel Design to the Eurocodes, your library of information wouldn’t be complete without the following three …