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SCI - At Your Service

The SCI offers a range assessment services which cover all aspects of steel construction. Some of these services involve the SCI working in partnership to build confidence and raise standards within the industry.

Read More about this story from 03/12/2008

New Guidance for Robustness of Slimdek floors

The SCI has published a new SCI Report RT1215 entitled ‘Robustness Rules for Slimdek’. The report explains how the robustness rules of Approved Document A and BS 5950-1 should be applied to the Slimdek floor system.

Read More about this story from 01/12/2008

SCI Software Supports CMF Metal Decks

Compsite Metal Flooring Ltd (CMF) recently launched the MetFloor® 55, MetFloor® 60 and MetFloor® 80 range of deck profiles. SCI is delighted to have been commissioned by CMF to produce software for the analysis and design of these profiles.

Read More about this story from 01/12/2008

Improving Site Safety with Trojan Horse Messages

Trojan Horse messages are cartoons which communicate health and safety information to construction site operatives at point of use, i.e. on the material or equipment being used.

Read More about this story from 01/12/2008

New Suite of Software for Westok

SCI have recently completed the development of an integrated suite of design software on behalf of Westok. The suite comprises three software packages: Cellbeam 7.0, USFB 1.0 and Cell-Vibe 1.0.

Read More about this story from 28/11/2008

Fire Protection of Beams with Web Openings

Following the recent publication of RT1187 covering the engineering model used for the generation of limiting temperatures for beams with circular web openings, SCI have embarked on a project to investigate the performance of beams with rectangular...

Read More about this story from 28/11/2008

SCI gives U-Roof the Green Light

The U-Roof design process has been assessed by the SCI to ensure it follows appropriate British Standards and that, where applicable, the requirements of the NHBC Standards Chapter 6.10 are satisfied.

Read More about this story from 27/11/2008

Careers in Steel Construction

Whilst subject to fluctuations in the demand for construction, I am sure that over the long term there will continue to be a real skills shortage in our industry. This is a major concern.

Read More about this story from 20/11/2008

European Codes of Practice - The Way Forward

A number of European institutions have collaborated to develop useful resources which will help structural engineers to design steel buildings to the new European Codes of Practice (Structural Eurocodes, EC1, EC3 and EC4).

Read More about this story from 04/11/2008

SCI Members day

Over eighty people signed up for the SCI Members Day on 3rd July, and came to Ascot to hear about current developments and network around a BBQ in the evening. The event provided a good opportunity to get together with members and ensure that...

Read More about this story from 21/07/2008

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