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SCI seeks designers feedback
SCI’s publications have been a key part of its offerings for more than twenty years. In more recent times it has complimented this hard copy information with …
News in Brief – November/December 2010
The last two Steel Essentials seminars – a series of events aimed at keeping construction professionals aware of the latest developments in steel …
SCI assessed awarded to deck properties
Structural properties of the TR60+ and TR80+ profiled steel sheeting products from Structural Metal Decks (SMD) are the latest addition to the list of products …
Steel industry leads nuclear feasibility study
The Technology Strategy Board has awarded funding for a feasibility study into the design of modular construction for nuclear facilities, with Caunton …
Design of Floors for Vibration: A New Approach
Without proper understanding of floor vibration, structures can become “bouncy” leading to unstable floors and buildings. SCI’s guidance document Design …
Blowing – our way
The second part of a review of the impact of Eurocode wind action on the UK, in comparison with BS6399-2, by Alastair Hughes of the SCI. Part One appeared in …
Guide to refurbishment solutions
Tata Steel, formerly Corus, has published a technical paper – ‘Refurbishment solutions for non-domestic dwellings’ – taking an in-depth look at the …
Blowing – our way
Alastair Hughes of the SCI pieces together the impact of Eurocode wind actions on the UK, in comparison with BS 6399-2. Part One: Assessing wind pressure for …
Transpired solar collectors now in SBEM
Richard Hall, SCI’s renewable energy research engineer, explains the introduction of Transpired Solar Collectors (TSCs) to the UK renewable heat market, and …
‘Blue Book’ tables for bolts, welds and webs
For the last time in this series, David Brown of the SCI looks at the resistance tables in the ‘Blue Book’ – looking this time at the tables for bolts, …
