Structural engineering, Sustainability, Building physics

Although the nature and size of projects undertaken by SCI varies widely, they all build on our core competencies:

• Engineering excellence
• World class knowledge
• Real world experience
• International recognition

SCI applies these competencies to anything from highly focused single issues through to much broader and complex problem solving, from concept development through to certification of the final product. Increasingly the projects we carry out are client confidential.

Whatever we do, SCI's aim is to help clients achieve success.

The studies on this page cover a diverse range of projects.

Vibrations Arcadis

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As part of the design of a multi-storey office building, Arcadis found that they needed to perform an analysis of the tenth floor to determine the dynamic response of the floor to excitation from running on treadmills within the gym area, and from group aerobics in a studio area. Arcadis approached the SCI to undertake the dynamic analysis.

Duggans

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SCI develops new range of purlin and rail sections for Duggan Profiles & Steel Service Centre Ltd

Fusion

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The SCI assessed and verified thermal modelling work carried out by Fusion Building Systems for the various junction details of its light steel framing system.

Acoustics

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Non structural performance criteria, such as acoustic and thermal performance, are becoming increasingly important to many specifiers and product manufacturers, especially where light steel framing systems are concerned.

Knauf

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SCI and Knauf Facades have worked together to develop two new light steel infill wall systems.One system uses an innovative cold frame approach utilising a thermal stud and the other system is based on the more traditional warm frame solution.

Thermal Fusion

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The SCI assessed and verified thermal modelling work carried out by Fusion Building Systems for the various junction details of its light steel framing system.

Fire Fracof

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The Steel Construction Institute has developed ‘FRACOF’, a specialist piece of software which calculates the ultimate load carrying capacity of composite floor slabs taking in to account the enhancing effects of the membrane actions within the slab during a fire.

Analysis Balguard

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SCI was approached by Balguard Engineering Ltd. to provide specialist consultancy services on a scissor staircase they were designing and constructing for use in an office building, to ensure that the staircase would meet the acceptability criteria for vibration.

Cellvibe

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SCI has developed Cell-Vibe 1.0 design software on behalf of Westok, providing design engineers with an easy to use and rapid evaluation of the dynamic response of floors plates utilising Westok long span products, Cellbeams and USFBs.

CMF

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SCI was commissioned by CMF to produce software for the analysis and design of Compsite Metal Flooring Ltd (CMF) MetFloor® 55, MetFloor® 60 and MetFloor® 80 range of deck profiles.

Emissions Sustainable Homes

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The Steel Construction Institute has written a publication giving guidance on how to comply with Levels 3 and 4 of the Code for Sustainable homes using steel framed construction systems.

Sustainable SLG

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SCI was commissioned by the Steel Living Group to produce a publication demonstrating how Code Levels 3 and 4 can be readily achieved using steel construction.

BCSA carbon footprint tool

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SCI developed a methodology, and accompanying spreadsheet tool, to enable BCSA members to easily and consistently calculate their carbon footprint.