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SCI Annual Dinner sparkles again
November 20th saw the SCI host its 2008 Annual Dinner. Members, clients and industry peers joined together to entertain friends and contacts over excellent cuisine and wines at London’s prestigious Landmark Hotel.
Read More about this story from 16/12/2008
Steel Buildings in Europe
The SCI web development team have recently completed an Extranet for the Steel Buildings in Europe project. The Extranet benefits from the SCI's newly upgraded Microsoft SharePoint® system, which provides:
Read More about this story from 15/12/2008
The Steel Construction Yearbook
The SCI has recently published the 15th Edition of the Steel Construction Yearbook. The only publication of its kind from the steel sector. It is distributed to over 5,000 recipients both in the UK and Overseas.
Read More about this story from 12/12/2008
The Steel University Challenge 2008
The SCI ICT Team delivered web based high fidelity steel rolling simulations, at the heart of this years challenge.
Read More about this story from 12/12/2008
Next Generation of Steel Building Design
SCI launched three new publications at a London Seminar on 8 December. The publications are best practice design guides on the use of steel in:
Read More about this story from 12/12/2008
Constructalia - Reaching your target audience
At SCI we know we broadcast information to the right people. We do it by ensuring the information is valued by its intended recipients and that third party sites are pleased to re-broadcast our content.
Read More about this story from 05/12/2008
Posco and SCI sign technology transfer and membership agreement
We are very pleased to welcome Posco as a new member of SCI. Based in Pohang, South Korea, Posco is one of the largest steel and stainless steel producers in the world and is seen as the bedrock of Korea’s industrial development over the past 40 y...
Read More about this story from 05/12/2008
SCI and IHS Launch Eurocode Design Blue Book
IHS have just released the first Eurocode blue book product as an electronic tool to assist designers in steel design to the Structural Eurocodes.
Read More about this story from 04/12/2008
Consultancy for BSI
The British Standards Institute will shortly announce plans for a new generation of structural design standards. SCI was appointed as consultant earlier in the year to guide a project which examined how designers use standards.
Read More about this story from 04/12/2008
SCI - At Your Service
The SCI offers a range of 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 report 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
For the steel construction sector to achieve its full potential it is essential to attract new talent, people who will be able to use what SCI produces to help them design and build first class structures.
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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