Steel Construction Institute (SCI)

The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) is the leading, independent provider of technical expertise and disseminator of technical data to the steel construction sector.

The SCI/IHS partnerships provides The Construction Information Service with links directly to SCI services, including:

• Steelbiz: a technical library for steel construction with more than 3,600 additional publications or to BS 5950-1:2000 a full interpretation of the current standard with worked examples, design paths & interactive flowcharts and other tools. 
• Access Steel: covers all aspects of designing to Eurocode 3 for steel and Eurocode 4 for composite construction.

The most downloaded SCI documents from The Construction Information Service:

• Steel Designers' Manual. 6th Edition 
• Steel Building Design: Worked Examples for Students - In Accordance with Eurocodes and the UK National Annexes 
• Handbook of Structural Steelwork. 4th Edition 
• Steel Building Design: Worked Examples - Open Sections: In Accordance with Eurocodes and the UK National Annexes 
• Joints in Steel Construction: Simple Connections (includes corrigendum 1 October 2002 and corrigendum 2 July 2005), (reprinted September 2009)

The SCI works in partnership with clients, members and industry peers to help build businesses and provide competitive advantage through the commercial application of our knowledge. It is committed to offering and promoting sustainable and environmentally responsible solutions.

SCI develops and promotes the effective use of steel in construction. Its research and development activities cover all aspects of steel construction including multi-storey and industrial buildings, bridges, infrastructure applications and offshore structures. SCI's breadth of knowledge spans comprehensive guidance on structural design, fire engineering, sustainable construction, architectural design, building physics and information technology.

SCI's high quality publications continue to be used as the definitive guidance within the sector. SCI is focussed on providing the latest and best information to ensure best practice is maintained across every aspect of steel construction.

If you have multiple individuals and departments regularly accessing standards, then an online standards solution from IHS may be more cost effective for you.

IHS Online Standards Solution

The IHS online solution provides company-wide access to the standards you need from a collection of over 1.3 million standards documents. Whether you require documents from a single standards developing organization (SDO), multiple SDOs, segments and packages assembled by IHS content experts, or any combination in between, you can build your own standards library. The online standards management platform - IHS Standards Expert™ - furnishes you with the most comprehensive worldwide collection of industry specifications and standards.  Information is updated daily with easy, intuitive searching, navigation, and monitoring from any desktop.

Custom Online Standards Collection

If you need a collection of individual standards/documents, then the IHS custom standards collection works best for you. This option allows the greatest flexibility allowing you to pick and choose specific documents, whether they come from one or more SDOs. IHS does not require that you purchase a minimum number of documents to use this option. Your custom collection allows for multiple users at multiple locations to access the documents you have chosen.

Individual Purchase

All standards are also available for purchase as individual documents through the IHS Standards Store in PDF or hard copy formats. 

Deposit Accounts

Deposit accounts are a great way for a customer with online access to obtain the individual standards they need. Using a deposit account, an online customer can obtain PDF and hard copy documents outside of their online subscription. For the hard copy customer, this is perfect way to control purchasing and reduce paperwork. Most documents and publications purchased through a deposit account received a 10% discount from the regular price. To create your deposit account, simply download this pdf, fill it out and return it to the address noted on the form. A minimum $500 (US) is required to set up your deposit account.

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