Section Properties and Member Resistances to Eurocode 3 (UB, UC and Hollow Sections) Tz Olann Prepared & Published by WV oro R Oa erm LOL ciescc sto) es tere PIetO Som Ny Pr The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limitedwv The Steel Construction Institute ‘The Stee! Construction Institute develops and promotes the effective use of steel in construction. It is an independent, membership based organisation, ‘Membership is open to all organisations and individuals that are concerned with the use of steel in construction. ‘Members include designers, contractors, suppliers, fabricators, academics and government departments in the United Kingdom, elsewhere in Europe and in countries around the world. The SCI is financed by subscriptions from its members, revenue from research contracts and consultancy services, publication sales and course fees. ‘The Institute's work is initiated and guided through the involvement of its members on advisory groups and technical committees. 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Associate Members are those principal Companies involved in the purchase, design or supply of components, materials, services, etc. related to the industry. ‘The principal objectives of the Association are to promote the use of structural stcelwork; 0 assist specifiers and clients; to ensure thatthe capabilites and activities ofthe industry are widely understood and to Provide members with professional services in technical, commercial, contractual and quality assurance matters. ‘The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited, 4 Whitehall Court, Westminster, London SW1A 2ES. ‘Telephone: (0171) 839 8566, Fax: (0171) 976 1634,SCI PUBLICATION 158 Section Properties and Member Resistances to Eurocode 3 (UB, UC and Hollow Sections) Based on DD ENV 1993-1-1: 1992 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures: Part 1.1: General rules and rules for buildings together with UK National Application Document Prepared & Published by The Steel Construction Institute Silwood Park Ascot Berkshire SLS 7QN Telephone: 01344 23345 Fax: 01344 22944 in association with: British Steel ple and The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited© 1997 The Steel Construction Institute ‘Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may not be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing ofthe publishes, or inthe case of reprographic reproduction only in accordance with the terms of the licences issued by the UK Copyright Licensing Agency, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the appropriate Reproduction Rights Organisation outside the UK. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to the publishers, The Steel Construction Institute, at the address given on the tile page. Although care has been taken to ensure, to the best of our knowledge, that all data and information contained herein are accurate to the extent that they relate to either matters of fact or accepted practice or matters of opinion ‘al the time of publication, The Steel Construction Institut, the authors and the reviewers assume no responsibility for any errors in ot misinterpretations of such data and/or information or any loss or damage aising from or related to their use. Publications supplied 10 the Members of the Institute at a discount are not for resale by them, Publication Number: SCL-P-158 ISBN 1 85942 037 0 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.FOREWORD DD ENV 1993-1-1: Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures: Part 1.1 General rules and rules for buildings was published by BSI in 1992. It is the UK implementation of European Prestandard ENV 1993-1-1 (issued by CEN in 1992), together with the United Kingdom National Application Document. It is desirable that designers become familiar with all structural Eurocodes during their ENV (‘draft for development’) period, prior to achieving EN (‘European Standard’) status. ‘The Steel Construction Institute and other organisations are in the process of preparing design guides to assist users of the Eurocodes during the ENV period. This design guide is the first to be published ‘on section properties and member resistances calculated according to Eurocode 3 and the additional requirements given in the UK National Application Document. The design principles presented in this publication are applicable for construction throughout the European Economic Area (EU and EFTA), provided that the relevant National Application Document of the country of use is complied with instead of the UK NAD. This design guide was prepared by Mr A S Malik, Mr J C Taylor, Mr C M King, Mr E Jamar and Mr K Balzer of The Steel Construction Institute. The tabulated data was prepared by Dr E W Solomon. ‘Comments on the draft publication were made by: Dr D Anderson Mr AN Beal ‘Thomason Partnership Mr P Gannon Watson Steel Lid MrRC Hairsine Graham Garner & Partners Ltd Mr EF Hole British Steel - Tubes & Pipes Mr A Hughes Ove Arup Partnership Dr RM Lawson The Steel Construction Institute Dr D B Moore Building Research Establishment MrAJRathbone CSC (UK) Ltd Mr Stainsby Neil R Stainsby Lid Mr PJ Williams British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd Mr PJ Wright British Steel - Sections, Plates & Commercial Steels ‘The work was partially funded by the Construction, Innovation & Research Management Si Division of the Department of the Environment under the Partners in Technology initiative.