Contenido Designers' Guide to Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures

This series of Designers’ Guides to the Eurocodes provides comprehensive guidance in the form of design aids, indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked examples. The books also include background information to aid the designer in understanding the reasoning behind and the objectives of the codes. All of the individual guides work in conjunction with the Designers’ Guide to EN 1990: Basis of Structural Design.

EN 1994, or Eurocode 4, describes the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of composite steel and concrete structures. This guide provides the user with guidance on the interpretation and use of Part 1.1. of EN 1994, General rules and rules for buildings, with flow charts and worked examples designed to show how to deal with problems that can arise in applying the code. The relationships with other Eurocode parts are explained and the provision of background information and references enables users of Eurocode 4 to understand the origin and objectives of its provision.

This new edition has been fully revised for changes in materials and products, problems that have arisen with interpretation, and response to questions from industry on unfamiliar methods. The chapters covering joints and composite slabs have been significantly updated in line with new developments and design approaches in these areas.

This guide is essential reading for

    civil and structural engineers
    code-drafting committees
    clients
    structural-design students
    public authorities  in fact, everyone who will be affected by the Eurocodes.

Contents

    Introduction
    General
    Basis of design
    Materials
    Durability
    Structural analysis
    Ultimate limit states
    Serviceability limit states
    Composite joints in frames for buildings
    Composite slabs with profiled steel sheeting for buildings
    Annex A (informative). Stiffness of joint components in buildings
    Annex B (informative). Standard tests
    Appendix A: Lateral-torsional buckling of composite beams for buildings
    Appendix B: The effect of slab thickness on resistance of composite slabs to longitudinal shear
    Appendix C. Simplified calculation method for interaction curve for resistance of…
    Appendix D: Composite beams with precast concrete slabs