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Useful Publications, Articles and Codes of Practice

Publications
Design of composite slabs and beams with steel decking
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P055
1989

Fire resistance of composite floors with steel decking (2nd edition)
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P056
1991

Design guide on the vibration of floors
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P076
1989

Design guide on the Vibration of Floors in Hospitals
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P331
2004

Commentary on BS 5950: Part 3 Section 3 ‘Composite Beams’
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P078
1990

Comparative structure cost of modern commercial buildings (2nd Edition)
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P137
2004

Building design using cold formed steel sections: Durability of light steel framing in residential building
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P262
2000

Better value in steel: Composite Flooring
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P285
2002

Composite slabs and beams using steel decking: Best practice for design and construction
MCRMA/SCI, MCRMA Technical Paper No.13/SCI P300
June 2000

Code of Practice for Metal Decking and Stud Welding
BCSA, Publication 37/04
2000

Acoustic performance of Slimdek
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P321
2003

Acoustic performance of composite floors
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P322
2003

Acoustic Detailing for Multi-Storey Residential Buildings
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P336
2004

Robust Details Handbook
Robust Details Ltd
2004

New applications: Composite construction
MCRMA/SCI, MCRMA Technical Paper No.15/SCI P327
August 2003

Case studies on residential buildings using steel
The Steel Construction Institute, SCI P328
2003

National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building Construction 4th Edition
BCSA/SCI, Publication 203/02
May 2002

Commentary on the National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building Construction 4th Edition
BCSA/SCI, Publication 209/03
April 2003

Slimdek Manual
Corus Construction & Industrial
2001

Slimdek residential pattern book
Corus Construction & Industrial
2004

Protected with strength : Solutions in Galvatite hot-dip galvanised steel
Corus publication CSPUK06:3000
Feb 2004

Powder Actuated Fastening Technical Guide
Hilti
June 2003

Articles
Composite floors – wheel loads from forklift trucks
New Steel Construction, AD 150
December 1993

Shear connection along composite edge beams
New Steel Construction, AD 174
June 1995

Design considerations for the vibration of floors
New Steel Construction, AD 253
November/December 2001

Design considerations for the vibration of floors – Part 2
New Steel Construction, AD254
January/February 2002

Design considerations for the vibration of floors – Part 3
New Steel Construction, AD 256
March/April 2002

Relevant British Standards Codes of Practice
BS5950: Structural Use of Steelwork in Building

Part 3: Design in composite construction, Section 3.1: 1990 Code of practice for design of simple and continuous composite beams

Part 4: 1994 Code of practice for design of composite slabs with profiled sheeting

Part 6: 1995 Code of practice for design of light gauge profiled steel sheeting

Part 8: 1990 Code of practice for fire resistant design

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