Technical Guidance Note (Level 2, No. 3): Designing a concrete slab

This note describes how prestressed precast concrete planks are constructed, specified and installed.

This note focuses on the design of columns in simple construction to BS EN 1993-1-1 – Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures – Part 1-1: General Rules for Buildings . It covers rolled steel ‘I’ and ‘H’ sections acting as columns within a braced steel frame structure.

This note covers the inspection of structural elements typically present within buildings during their construction and/or alteration phases.