design-in-steel

Go to http://www.planningportal.gov.uk and click on “useful tools” then “householders guide” or click the image below.

Interactive guide to planning and BRA

Obtaining the correct size for a steel beam lintel is tricky. That’s why it’s always left to a Structural Engineer. But if you’re comfortable working out the approximate load acting on your beam, then there are simple methods you can use in order to estimate the size you need. Read the rest of this entry »

TEDDS have released a product bulletin to make customers aware of an “un-conservative” feature in their column baseplate design module. All engineers in the UK who have used this feature may need to re-check their baseplate designs using another method, or using the updated version of TEDDS. Whilst not wishing to give TEDDS bad press, we felt it prudent to make this information available to our readers, given the wide usage of TEDDS in the UK. The distributors of TEDDS (CSC) have taken the responsible step in notifying customers of this flaw, and we congratulate them for doing so. See this link for product info.