Section 2 BS 5950-1:2000 2.4.5 Structural integrity 24.5.1 General ‘The design of all structures should follow the principles given in 2.1.1.1. In addition, to reduce the risk of localized damage spreading, buildings should satisfy the further recommendations given in 2.4.5.2, 2.4.5.3 and 2.4.5.4, For the purposes of 2.4.5.2, 2.4.5.3 and 2.4.5.4 it may be assumed that substantial permanent deformation of members and their connections is acceptable. 2.4.5.2 Tying of buildings All buildings should be effectively tied together at each principal floor level. Each column should be effectively held in position by means of horizontal ties in two directions, approximately at right angles, at teach principal floor level supported by that column. Horizontal ties should similarly be provided at roof level, except where the steelwork only supports cladding that weighs not more than 0.7 kN/m? and that, carries only imposed roof loads and wind loads. Continuous lines of ties should be arranged as close as practicable to the edges of the floor or roof and to each column line, see Figure 1, At re-entrant corners the tie members nearest to the edge should be anchored into the steel framework as indicated in Figure 1 All horizontal ties and their end connections should be of a standard of robustness commensurate with the structure of which they form a part. The horizontal ties may be: — steel members, including those also used for other purposes; — steel bar reinforcement that is anchored to the steel frame and embedded in concrete; — steel mesh reinforcement in a composite slab with profiled steel sheeting, see BS 5950-4, designed to ‘act compositely with steel beams, see BS 5950-3.1, the profiled steel sheets being directly connected to the beams by the shear connectors. All horizontal ties, and all other horizontal members, should be capable of resisting a factored tensile load, ‘which should not be considered as additive to other loads, of not less than 75 KN. Bach portion of a building between expansion joints should be treated as a separate building. Column ties Edgeties Re-entrant comer FERMI Bene | Edge ties, Euaterns Edge ties Beams not used as ties, Figure 1 — Example of tying the columns of a building © ust 05.2001 2