Q: Where can I find general information for designing structures using steel?
A: OneSteel has made available a series of useful design guides. Copies of these publications can be accessed here: https://www.onesteel.com/resources/tools-and-software/design-guides/
Q: I’m designing a carpark. Where can I find a guide for designing a carpark using steel?
A: Economical Carparks – A Design Guide has been prepared to assist engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, builders and developers to produce and cost preliminary steel carpark designs. A copy can be downloaded here: https://www.onesteel.com/media/1863/carpark_guide.pdf
Economical Carparks – A Guide to Fire Safety offers guidance on how to design steel-frame carparks for fire. A copy can be downloaded here: https://www.onesteel.com/media/1918/design-for-fire-1.pdf
Q: I’m building a house. Where can I find information on the correct steel beam size to use?
A: OneSteel has published a design guide entitled Structural Steel in Housing that has been compiled to assist builders, draftspeople and designers specify and use OneSteel's range of structural steel beams and sections. A copy can be downloaded here: https://www.onesteel.com/media/1857/structural-steel-in-housing.pdf
Q: Where can I find general information on designing steel members to counteract a fire situation?
A: OneSteel has published numerous guides and design notes on the design of steel members in buildings subjected to fire. Copies of these publications can be accessed here: https://www.onesteel.com/resources/tools-and-software/design-guides/
Q: I’m designing a steel-framed low-rise office building. Where can I find information on how to design it for fire?
A: OneSteel has published a design guide entitled Low-Rise Office Construction – A Guide to Fire Safety that summarises the current Building Code of Australia (BCA) deemed-to-satisfy provisions and alternative solutions for low-rise office construction with a rise of up to four storeys. Basement carparks are considered, as well as ground floor retail. A copy can be downloaded here: https://www.onesteel.com/media/1919/fireguide_office0601.pdf
Q: I’m designing a steel-framed shopping centre. Where can I find information on how to design it for fire?
A: OneSteel has published a design guide entitled Design of Sprinklered Shopping Centre Buildings for Fire Safety that offers guidance on designing for fire, including recommendations for protection of structural steel members in shopping centres. A copy can be downloaded here: https://www.onesteel.com/media/1920/fireguide_shopping0601.pdf
Q: I’m designing a steel-framed sports stadium. Where can I find information on how to design it for fire?
A: OneSteel has published a design guide entitled Design of Sports Stand Buildings for Fire Safety that identifies and studies factors that need to be considered in relation to fire safety. The guide presents a methodology that can be used by a fire-safety engineer when developing an alternative solution for a sports stadium. A copy can be downloaded here: https://www.onesteel.com/media/1921/fireguide_sports1001.pdf
