26 November 2009
UK steel industry launches Eurocode design guidance
 The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) along with Corus and the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) launched the first UK steel construction industry Eurocode design guides in London this week.
Titles of the new Steel Building Design series of guides include Introduction to Eurocodes, Design Data (the Blue Book), Concise Eurocodes, Worked Examples - Open Sections, Worked Examples - Hollow Sections, Worked Examples for Students and Medium Rise Braced Frames. The publications give practical advice on designing to the Eurocodes and feature realistic design situations and templates.
According to Chris Dolling of Corus, ‘The introduction of the Eurocodes will be the biggest change seen in structural steel design practice in living memory. The initial set of six guides covers much that designers need.’
Further steel industry guidance will be published over the coming months covering fire engineering, composite bridges, composite members, combined bending and torsion and simple conections (the Green Book).
Dolling said Corus, BCSA and SCI are fully committed to supporting designers during the changeover to Eurocodes, ‘ensuring that their world-renowned ability to produce efficient steel designs extends seamlessly into the new Eurocodes era’.
All guides can be purchased from the SCI Steel Biz bookshop (web link below). Prices range from £20 to £80.
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