BS 5950 : Part 1: 1990
uve 609.914 669.14.019.20
British Standard
Structural use of steelwork
in building
Part 1. Code of practice for design in simple and
continuous construction: hot rolled sections
Aciers de construction
Partie 1. Code de bonne pratique pour la conception des ouvrages de construction
simple continue : profilés laminés 4 chaud
Stahlkonstruktion im Bauwesen
Teil 1. Leitfaden fiir die Verwendung warmgewalzter Profilstahle in
einfacher und Endlosbauweise
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‘Amp 6972
February 1992
AMD 6972
Amendment No. 1
published and effective from 28 February 1992
to BS 5950 : Part 1: 1990
Structural use of steelwork in building
Part 1. Code of practice for design in simple and
continuous construction: hot rolled sections
Revised text
Contents
In Ue ist of tables:
(a) delete the title of table 4 and substitute ‘Maximum thickness for adequate notch
thickness of parts subject to applied tensile stress’
(6) delete the title of table 6 and substitute ‘Desian strenaths, 2,’
(c) in itorns (a) to (4) of tables 21 to 23, delete all references to ‘Grade 43 steel” and
‘Grade 5O steel’ and delete the brackets around the text quantifying Dy.
Clause 1.2 Definitions
[At the end of the definitions clause, insert the following new definitions.
"1.2.46. design grade. Designation used to define specific
performance requirements of the material for design
purposes, in particular strength and toughness.
1.2.47 product grade. Designation used to define
mechanical and chemical properties and manufacturing
requirements of Ue material as specified in BS 5950
Part 2.”
Clause 2.4.4.2 Maximum thicknoss
Delete the second sentence,
Table 4. Maximum thickness of parts subject to applied tensile stress
Delete the entire table and substitute the following new table.