Strut Slenderness Massive Feedback

Following a recent enquiry to Structural Engineers, on the question of
whether previous limits on the slenderness of elements should be reinstated
in BS5950, the response has been overwhelming.



I have listed the responses received up to 27th Oct on :-
http://home.btconnect.com/cadoss


Responses are still being received and will be uploaded periodically to
enable you to keep up to date with the debate.



Also all contributions from this newsgroup are most welcome.



Eventually we hope to get back a bit of sanity to the BS codes for steelwork
design.







Regards

Martin Double
CADOSS

Email:
Web Site: http://home.btconnect.com/cadoss

 

That will be the Euro Codes then Martin ;0)

Alan (Cadalot)

 

Hi Alan

Yes I don't doubt that the Euro Codes have something to do with this.

The Euro Codes are my next 'Band Wagon'. Do you realise the cost that's
going to be involved in buying the codes and retraining? The worst aspect of
the Euro codes is that they do not cover as much ground as our existing
codes, some different ground yes but not the same ground. This suggests to
me that you will also have to purchase additional supplementary BS's and/or
Approved Technical Publications to have sufficient information to carryout a
design to the British Euro Code.

How can one justify replacing a BS with an EN of lesser content and
coverage? I would suggest that the EN's are first brought up to the full
standard of the BS's before they are introduced, which probably means that
they may never be released of course!


Regards

Martin Double
CADOSS

Email:
Web Site: http://home.btconnect.com/cadoss

 

The closer you try to get to "up to full standard" the more likely you are to
run into conflict with DIN codes. The only choice is either to publish
something "lesser", and let the member nations "fill in the gaps" or spend the
nex hundred years trying to fight it out between BS, DIN, AFNOR etc.

G Faris