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Sources and method

How the guides use their sources.

Every factual statement in these guides cites the page of the document it is drawn from. This page lists those documents and explains how the guides were checked, what they are, and what they are not.

Source checks: 23 September 2026 (4 guides); 25 September 2026 (9 guides); 26 September 2026 (13 guides)

How a guide is written

  1. Start from a practical question

    Each guide is framed around a question that an engineer, contractor or client might ask about steelwork. The questions were written for this library; they are not taken from real enquiries. The guide answers its question first, briefly.

  2. Cite and check the source page

    Each factual statement carries a note giving the document, edition, section and physical PDF page. The cited pages were read in the acquired document, not in a summary, and pages with numbers, tables or drawings were read as rendered pages, not only as extracted text. These are AI-assisted and editorial checks: separate AI passes compared the wording with the cited pages, not every statement has yet had a check of its current wording, and no independent human engineering review has been made. Each guide states which checks it has had and when.

  3. Explain in our own words

    Statements are paraphrased rather than copied. Tables and figures are not reproduced; readers are sent to the page instead. Worked examples are our own hypothetical illustrations, labelled as such, using the method the cited source sets out; they are not projects, measurements or approved designs.

  4. Label our own reading

    Where we connect sources or add practical advice, the paragraph is marked as a practical consideration so it is not mistaken for a code rule. Where a source contradicts itself, the guide says so rather than choosing one value.

What the guides are not

  • They are not project calculations. Loads, design values and member sizes depend on the specific structure, site, use and adopted code editions.
  • They are not approvals or authority advice. Approval belongs to the relevant authority, and design review and any stamp belong to the project’s appointed consultant.
  • They do not state Finesse Infra Steel Constructions approvals or credentials. None of the cited documents refers to Finesse Infra Steel Constructions.
  • These guides have not yet had an independent human engineering or legal review; each guide states its own review status.

Finesse Infra Steel Constructions provides structural calculation reports for the agreed steelwork scope. Authority submission and obtaining approvals are outside that service.

Where a guide applies

Each guide names the place, code and edition its requirements come from, and search keeps them apart: a question about one emirate or country is not answered with another’s values. The library covers the United Arab Emirates; general engineering guidance is labelled as general. A Eurocode or UK guide is not evidence that its design basis is accepted for a Dubai project: Part F of the Dubai Building Code names AISC 360 for structural steel, and its wind clauses name ASCE/SEI 7-16 with Dubai provisions. Where the Code itself refers to a guide, as it does for SCI P354 on floor vibration, the note says so.

Editions and currency

We cite the edition we read, which is not always the newest edition in a publisher’s catalogue. A later edition does not automatically replace the one a code names or a project has adopted. Each guide shows its own source-check date; later amendments may change what applies, and we did not audit every amendment. If a cited document changes, the guide is rechecked before it is reissued.

Copyright and reuse

Links go to the publishers’ own copies. The library does not republish their PDFs, tables or figures. The diagrams in the guides are our own simplified drawings and carry no design values.

How search works

Search runs in your browser over the text of the guides on this site. It finds the guide and the passage that match your words and links to that passage. It does not generate answers, call an AI service or send your search anywhere.

Documents cited in these guides

  1. Local code

    Dubai Building Code

    Publisher
    Government of Dubai; official copy hosted by Dubai Development Authority
    Edition cited
    2021 Edition

    Adoption for DDA submissions and Trakhees permits is recorded in separate circulars. Later amendments were not exhaustively audited for these guides.

    Cited in

  2. Local code or legislation

    Circular 409: Dubai Building Code

    Publisher
    Dubai Development Authority (DDA)
    Edition cited
    9 March 2022

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  3. Authority circular

    Circular No. (2) of 2025 regarding minor modification and decoration works after completion certificate

    Publisher
    Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Trakhees
    Edition cited
    15 January 2025

    Applies within Trakhees jurisdiction. It expressly supersedes circular CEDGR-133 of 2021.

    Cited in

  4. Authority procedure or guidance

    PCFC-TRK-CED-MF-CP-01, Client Procedure for obtaining Modification Permits

    Publisher
    Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Department of Planning and Development - Trakhees
    Edition cited
    Rev. 02 / September 2024 (cover visually inspected)

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  5. Local code or legislation

    Circular 10-24 Mandatory Structural Site Inspections

    Publisher
    Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Department of Planning and Development - Trakhees
    Edition cited
    24 April 2024; Circular No. (10) of 2024

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  6. Authority procedure or guidance

    CEDGR-19: Works Requiring Approval of Modification Section

    Publisher
    Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Department of Planning and Development - Trakhees
    Edition cited
    17 November 2015 (visually inspected); index date February 2018

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  7. Local code or legislation

    CEDGR-135: Dubai Building Code Implementation

    Publisher
    Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Department of Planning and Development - Trakhees
    Edition cited
    20 December 2021; effective 30 December 2021

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  8. Authority checklist

    Checklists for Structural Inspections

    Publisher
    Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Trakhees
    Edition cited
    Collection listed February 2023; each checklist cited by page (for example steel structures framing TRK-CED-IC-CF01r, Rev. 01, and TRK-CED-IC-CF01ab, Rev. 00, both August 2019)

    Continuing effect of every 2019 checklist item was not independently confirmed.

    Cited in

  9. Local code

    UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice

    Publisher
    UAE Ministry of Interior, General Command of Civil Defence; distributed by Dubai Civil Defence
    Edition cited
    September 2018 (the edition offered on the publisher page when checked)

    The research did not establish whether later amendments or circulars modify the pages cited.

    Cited in

  10. Authority guide

    Safety Guide for Construction Works in the Emirate of Dubai

    Publisher
    Dubai Municipality
    Edition cited
    Publisher page dated 15 July 2026; no numbered edition on the cover

    Transition arrangements from earlier manuals were not established by the research.

    Cited in

  11. Authority procedure or guidance

    Dubai Guide for Built Environment Universal Design

    Publisher
    Dubai Municipality
    Edition cited
    Publisher document page date 09/12/2025; cover has no numbered edition/year

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  12. Authority procedure or guidance

    Regulation CS-4.0, Construction Safety Regulations

    Publisher
    PCFC / Trakhees Civil Engineering Department
    Edition cited
    PCFC-TRK-CED-CS-REG-04; Rev. 02 / November 2018, from official indexed PDF

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  13. Authority procedure or guidance

    Guidelines - Mobile Cranes

    Publisher
    PCFC / Trakhees Civil Engineering Department
    Edition cited
    PCFC-TRK-CED-CS-G19; Rev. 02 / January 2019 (cover indexed); index lists March 2019

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  14. Authority circular

    Circular 614: Lifting Equipment and Operations

    Publisher
    Dubai Development Authority
    Edition cited
    14 March 2025, PDF and index agree

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  15. Local code or legislation

    Decree No.45 of 2021 concerning Dubai Building Code

    Publisher
    Dubai Supreme Legislation Committee
    Edition cited
    18 November 2021

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  16. Authority circular

    External facade cladding: Circular 12-12-1

    Publisher
    Dubai Municipality
    Edition cited
    2025; page listing dated 7 October 2025

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  17. Authority procedure or guidance

    Industrial buildings: Building Permits Procedures

    Publisher
    Dubai Municipality
    Edition cited
    Publisher listing 26 October 2021; verify current portal

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  18. Technical guidance (third party)

    Eurocodes: Background & Applications - Design of Steel Buildings, Worked Examples

    Publisher
    European Commission Joint Research Centre / Publications Office of the European Union
    Edition cited
    2015, EUR 27346 EN / JRC96658

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  19. Technical guidance (UK, Eurocode)

    Joints in Steel Construction: Simple Joints to Eurocode 3 (SCI P358)

    Publisher
    Steel Construction Institute and British Constructional Steelwork Association
    Edition cited
    2014 reprint

    Written for BS EN 1993-1-8 and the UK National Annex. It is not the Dubai design basis for structural steel.

    Cited in

  20. Technical guidance (third party)

    Joints in Steel Construction: Moment-Resisting Joints to Eurocode 3 (SCI P398)

    Publisher
    Steel Construction Institute / British Constructional Steelwork Association
    Edition cited
    2013

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  21. Technical guidance (third party)

    Design of Steel Portal Frame Buildings to Eurocode 3 (SCI P399)

    Publisher
    Steel Construction Institute
    Edition cited
    2015; verified PDF front matter

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  22. Technical guidance (UK)

    Design of Floors for Vibration: A New Approach (SCI P354)

    Publisher
    Steel Construction Institute
    Edition cited
    Revised edition, February 2009

    The Dubai Building Code 2021 cites this 2009 publication as Ref. F.19.

    Cited in

  23. Industry guidance (US)

    Design of Products to Be Hot-Dip Galvanized After Fabrication

    Publisher
    American Galvanizers Association
    Edition cited
    Copyright 2023, as printed in the acquired PDF

    The publisher landing page describes an older revision; the citation follows the acquired PDF. The guide refers to ASTM practices.

    Cited in

  24. Technical guidance (third party)

    Inspection of Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel Products

    Publisher
    American Galvanizers Association
    Edition cited
    Copyright 2023; verified PDF p. 2 (landing-page revision text is stale)

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  25. Technical guidance (third party)

    Guide to Stainless Steel Finishes

    Publisher
    Euro Inox; hosted by worldstainless
    Edition cited
    Third edition 2005, Building Series Vol. 1; verified PDF p. 3

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  26. Technical guidance (third party)

    Pickling and Passivating Stainless Steel

    Publisher
    Euro Inox; hosted by worldstainless
    Edition cited
    Second edition 2007; verified PDF p. 3

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  27. Technical guidance (third party)

    The Mechanical Finishing of Decorative Stainless Steel Surfaces

    Publisher
    Euro Inox; hosted by worldstainless
    Edition cited
    First edition 2005, Materials and Applications Series Vol. 6; verified PDF p. 2

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  28. Technical guidance (third party)

    Practical Guidelines for the Fabrication of Duplex Stainless Steels

    Publisher
    International Molybdenum Association
    Edition cited
    Third edition 2014; verified PDF p. 2

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  29. Technical guidance (third party)

    Practical Guidelines for the Fabrication of Austenitic Stainless Steels

    Publisher
    International Molybdenum Association / International Chromium Development Association / Nickel Institute
    Edition cited
    Second edition 2020; verified PDF p. 2

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  30. Technical guidance (third party)

    Practical Guide to Planning the Safe Erection of Steel Structures

    Publisher
    Australian Steel Institute / Brookfield Multiplex
    Edition cited
    First edition October 2016; verified PDF p. 1-2

    Local copy downloaded from the publisher on 23 September 2026; the pages cited were read on 25 September 2026. Later amendments or replacements were not audited.

    Cited in

  31. Technical standard (US), named by the Dubai Building Code

    Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-16)

    Publisher
    American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
    Edition cited
    ANSI/AISC 360-16, July 7, 2016

    The Dubai Building Code names AISC 360 for structural steel without stating an edition; this library checked the 2016 edition. References give the section and the printed page (16.1-). Read the official AISC edition adopted for the project.

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  32. Technical standard (US), named by the Dubai Building Code

    Structural Welding Code - Steel (AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2020)

    Publisher
    American Welding Society (AWS)
    Edition cited
    AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2020, 24th edition

    The Dubai Building Code names AWS D1.1 for welding without stating an edition; this library checked the 2020 edition. References give the clause or table and the printed page.

    Cited in

  33. Technical guidance (Singapore, Eurocode basis)

    Design Guide for Buildable Steel Connections: Bolted and Welded Connections to SS EN 1993-1-8

    Publisher
    Singapore Structural Steel Society (SSSS)
    Edition cited
    2019

    Owner-supplied private copy. A Eurocode-based guide: cited only for detailing and buildability practice, never as a Dubai design basis.

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