eEccs j EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK ceEcM ii CONVENTION EUROPEENNE DE LA CONSTRUCTION METALLIQUE eEKS EUROPAISCHE KONVENTION FOR STAHLBAU ECCS - Technical Committee 8 - Structural Stability Technical Working Group 8.4 - Stability of Shells Buckling of Steel Shells European Recommendations FOURTH EDITION 1988 Ne 56All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or ransmittedin any form or by any means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission ‘of the Copyright owner ECCS General Secretariat CECM Av. des Ombrages. 32-26, bte 20 EKS B- 1200 Brussels (Belgium) ECCS assumes no liability with respect to the use for any ape this publication ication of the material and information contained in.[EUROPEAN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STEEL CONSTRUCTION: Seotton 4.6 Buckling of Shetle INTRODUCTION To THE FIRST EDITION The ECCS Reconmendations K 4.6 én SUCKLING OF SHELLS" and the appurtenant coments C 4.6 vere dvafced by Technical Vorking Group THG 8.4, Shells", which has che following seabership: Corresponding Herbers Lia, Sapuelson DL Vandepitte (Chairman) F.Ws Bornscheuer D X, Buchere usa Mi. Esslinger (%s) D 8. Kobayashi J Gp. caltecly os AGM Haas nL Ve keupka cs 5 5 ‘The Recommendations.vere adopted on February 29, 1980 by Technical Connitcee 8 “Structural Stability" during its meeting in Berlin. The recomendations on shells do not stand by theaselves, but ate to be incorporated into and used together vith che European Recommendations for Steel Construction published by the ECCS in 1978, In several clauses of K 4.6, TWC 8.4 introduced a partial safety factor in order co cake ince account the high iaperfection seneieivity of shells under certain conditions. Technical Working Croup 8.4 vas not responsible for the determination of the general load factors tobe used in the load combinations ubich shell structures ‘and other structures should be able to withstand before failure. D. VANDEPITTE (Chairman) NoveMBER 1980 TECUNTCAL WORKING GROUP ON THE "STABILITY OF SHELLS” INTRODUCTION To THE secoND EDITION ‘This 2nd slightly revised edicion of the Reconpendatio#s on "BUCKLING OF SHELLS" and the consents vere prepared by TWO 8.4 "Stability of Shells” and ete approved on October 1, 1982 by ECCS Technical Committee 8 "Structural Stability" during its meeting in Paris. A few notations are changed into those adopted by Technical Committee & for general use. In Septesber 1982, TWG 8.4 had the folloving meabership: Henbers Corresponding Henbers FL, Bornecheuer D K. Buchere. usa. Pid. Dowling cs 8. Kobayashi 3 HM. Esslinger (Ms) D Vv. Keupa cs Li Finzi 1 Clb, Miller isa G.p. cattetly os F. Remerstorfer a Lia. Saauelson 3 D. Vandepitee (Chairman) 3 D. VANDEPITIE (Chairman) JANUARY. 1983 TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP ON THE "STABILITY OF SHELL! ECCS-CECM-EKS ‘Av. des Ombrage, 32/96 Bte 20, 1200 BRUXELLES (Belg)