Th supplementary information from SCI Publications: Joints in steel construction- Simple

and moment connections, CIDECT design guide 9 – for structural hollow section column
connections and GB 50936:2014. The Guide is produced by the SSSS work group with
sponsorship from the Singapore Structural Steel Society. The work group was established
in 2017 to bring together academics, consultants and steelwork contractors to work on the
development of design guides for buildable connections, which are commonly used in
practice. The ideas gathered in the Guide come from the sharing of knowledge of
individuals from the steel construction industry. As the Guide is not a static document, there
is little doubt that future amendments and improvement to it will depend on the feedback
from the professionals and increasing collaboration between SSSS, the Building and
Construction Authority (BCA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Much of
this collaboration has been on a voluntary basis with professional pooling their knowledge
to produce examples and design rules that best reflect the modern practice in steelwork
construction. The author gratefully acknowledges the helps he has received from the
consultants, BCA, and SSSSS, who publish this Guide. It is hoped that the readers of this
Guide will find it not only a valuable source of reference but also a book that they will use
regularly to design and build new structures. The back ground information to this guide
also help supplementary information from SCI Publications: Joints in steel construction-
Simple and moment connections, CIDECT design guide 9 – for structural hollow section
column connections and GB 50936:2014. The Guide is produced by the SSSS work group
with sponsorship from the Singapore Structural Steel Society. The work group was
established in 2017 to bring together academics, consultants and steelwork contractors to
work on the development of design guides for buildable connections, which are commonly
used in practice. The ideas gathered in the Guide come from the sharing of knowledge of
individuals from the steel construction industry. As the Guide is not a static document, there
is little doubt that future amendments and improvement to it will depend on the feedback
from the professionals and increasing collaboration between SSSS, the Building and
Construction Authority (BCA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Much of
this collaboration has been on a voluntary basis with professional pooling their knowledge
to produce examples and design rules that best reflect the modern practice in steelwork
construction. The author gratefully acknowledges the helps he has received from the
consultants, BCA, and SSSSS, who publish this Guide. It is hoped that the readers of this
Guide will find it not only a valuable source of reference but also a book that they will use
regularly to design and build new structures. The back ground information to this guide
also help is publication covers the range of structural steelwork connections that are seen as
buildable from the fabricators’ point of view. It provides a guide to the design of simple
connections, moment connections and special connections in steelwork including detailed
examples how to design them. Included in this Guide are bolted and welded connections
suitable for use in simple, semicontinuous and continuous frame design. The design is
based on SS EN1993-1-8 and Singapore national annex, with to provide insights into the
behaviour of steel connections. It is also hoped that this collaborative venture will help
draw the professional community interested in steel structures closer together to advance
the application of structural in construction. J Y Richard Liew (Lead Author) Professor,
National University of Singapore Honorary Fellow, Singapore Structural Steel Society
DESIGN GUIDE FOR BUILDABLE STEEL CONNECTIONS Page | x Foreword by the
President of SSSS The Structural Steel Society of Singapore (SSSS) strives to pursue the
Society’s vision for the industry to adopt the use of structural steel in the built environment
sector. One of the ways to boost the adoption of structural steel is to improve the current
industry practices on the design and detailing of steel connections. Through consultation
with the industry, it was found that there is a need to bridge the gap between consultants
and steel fabricators that hinders the use of more buildable steel connections in order to
facilitate ease of fabrication and site installation of steel structures. With the assistance of
the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in driving productivity through the use of
structural steel construction, SSSS prepared this guide book in order to raise the capability
of the industry through the use of standardised buildable connections. It is envisaged that
the use of this guide book by design consultants will align with connection details
commonly adopted by steel fabricators in their fabrication and erection procedures. Thus,
this will also reduce disruption arising from abortive work due to design changes and the
time taken to further develop the steel connection details can be minimised. It is hoped that
the guide book will serve a de facto standard for designers to adopt buildable connections
in their works as detailed calculations of the various connections are provided for reference.
Moving forward, the Society will continue to engage with the SSSS members, consultants,
builders, academia and other stakeholders to encourage the use of structural steel
construction in our industry. I would like to thank the workgroup members, authors of the
guidebook, officers of the BCA and friends from the building industry for their
contributions and support in making this publication a success for the benefit of the
industry. Melvin Soh President, Singapore Structural Steel Society