Design of Steel Structures: Eurocode 3: Designof Steel Structures, Part 1–1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings

This book introduces the fundamental design concepts of Eurocode 3 for steel structures in building construction, and their practical application. Following a discussion of the basis of design, above all the principles of the limit state approach, the material standards and their use are detailed. The fundamentals of structural analysis and modeling are presented, followed by the design criteria and approaches for various types of structural members. The following chapters expand on the principles and applications of elastic and plastic design, each exemplified by the step–by–step design calculation of a braced steel–framed building and an industrial building, respectively. Besides providing the necessary theoretical concepts for a good understanding, this manual intends to be a supporting tool for practicing engineers. To that end, numerous worked examples are provided throughout the book, concerning the analysis of steel structures and the design of elements under several types of actions. These examples facilitate the application of Eurocode regulations in practice. The second edition contains more worked examples and extended explications on issues like torsion.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION General Observations Codes of Practice and Normalization Basis of Design Ultimate limit states Serviceability limit states Durability Sustainability Materials Material specification Mechanical properties Toughness and through thickness properties Fatigue properties Corrosion resistance Geometric Characteristics and Tolerances STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Structural Modelling, Worked Examples Global Analysis of Steel Structures, Worked Examples Classification of Cross Sections DESIGN OF MEMBERS Tension, Worked Examples Laterally Restrained Beams, Worked Examples Torsion, Worked Examples Compression, Worked Examples Laterally Unrestrained Beams, Worked Examples Beam–Columns, Worked Examples ELASTIC DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES Simplified Methods of Analysis Amplified sway–moment method Sway–mode buckling length method Worked Example Member Stability of Non–prismatic Members and Components Non–prismatic members Members with intermediate restraints General method Worked Example Design Example 1: Elastic Design of Braced Steel–Framed Building PLASTIC DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES 345 General Rules for Plastic Design Plastic limit analysis: method of mechanisms Code requirements for plastic analysis Methods of Analysis Approximate methods for pre–design Computational analysis 2nd order effects Worked Example Member Stability and Buckling Resistance General criteria for the verification of the stability of members with plastic hinges Bracings Verification of the stability of members with plastic hinges Worked Examples Design Example 2: Plastic Design of Industrial Building REFERENCES

About the Author :
Luis Sim?es da Silva ist Professor fur Stahlbau im Fachbereich Bauwesen der Universitat Coimbra, Portugal, und Leiter des Forschungszentrum fur Stahl– und Mischbautechnologie. Er ist Prasident des portugiesischen Stahlbauverbandes (CMM), Vorstandsmitglied und Vorsitzender des Technical Management Board der EKS und Autor von uber 300 wissenschaftlichen Abhandlungen in seinem Fachgebiet. Rui A. D. Sim?es ist Professor im Fachbereich Bauwesen der Universitat Coimbra, Portugal. Im Jahr 1990 machte er dort seinen Abschluss als Bachelor of Science. Der Master–Grad wurde ihm 1995 verliehen und er promovierte im Jahr 2000. Professor Sim?es ist vornehmlich in der experimentellen Forschung tatig. Als Dozent unterrichtet er Studenten in Bachelor– und Master–Studiengangen und betreut Doktoranden. Weiterhin ist er fur die Weiterentwicklung von Ausbildungsprogrammen zustandig. Helena Gervasio ist Gastprofessorin im Fachbereich Bauwesen der Universitat Coimbra, Portugal, technische Direktorin von GIPAC Lda, ein Ingenieurburo mit Spezialisierung auf Beratungsleistungen im Bereich Stahlbautechnik. Sie ist Mitglied des technischen Ausschusses TC14 "Sustainability and Eco–Efficiency of Steel Construction" der EKS.