Monthly Archives: June 2017

National Structural Steelwork Specification

National Structural Steelwork Specification
The 6th Edition of the National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building Construction (NSSS) has now been released. The NSSS is the national standard for specifying structural steelwork for use in building. The 6th edition supersedes the 5th edition (CE Marking version) of the NSSS and tender documentation and construction contracts should be changed to reference the 6th edition...
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Codes and Standards for Agricultural Buildings

Codes and Standards for Agricultural Buildings
Agricultural buildings in the UK are designed to a British Standard and for the structural aspects of the design that standard is BS 5502-22:2013. This standard is only the tip of an iceberg concerning design documents - which a structural engineer has to use to determine the loading on the building, and to design a...
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