Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 General 1 1.2 Definitions 12 1.3 Material Choice 26 1.4 Fabrication and erection 28 1.5 Costs 29 1.6 Design approaches 29 1.7 Design tools 39 1.8 Worked examples 44 Chapter 2 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 47 2.1 Introduction 47 2.2 Joint modelling 51 2.3 Joint idealisation 60 2.4 Joint classification 63 2.5 Ductility classes 66 Chapter 3 CONNECTIONS WITH MECHANICAL FASTENERS 71 3.1 Mechanical fasteners 71 3.2 Categories of connections 73 3.3 Positioning of bolt holes 76 3.4 Design of the basic components 78 3.5 Design of connections 100 Chapter 4 WELDED CONNECTIONS 123 4.1 Type ofwelds 123 4.2 Constructive constraints 127 4.3 Design of welds 135 4.4 Distribution of forces in a welded joint 145 Chapter 5 SIMPLE JOINTS 153 5.1 In. This book details the basic concepts and the design rules included in Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures: Part 1-8 Design of joints Joints in composite construction are also addressed through references to Eurocode 4 Design of composite steel and concrete structures Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings. Attention has to be duly paid to the joints when designing a steel or composite structure, in terms of the global safety of the construction, and also in terms of the overall cost, including fabrication, transportation and erection. Therefore, in this book, the design of the joints themselves is widely detailed, and aspects of selection of joint configuration and integration of the joints into the analysis and the design process of the whole construction are also fully covered. Connections using mechanical fasteners.

Jean-Pierre Jaspart Klaus Weynand

Design of joints in steel and composite structures: Eurocode 3, Design of steel structures. Part 1-8, Design of joints ; Eurocode 4, Design of composite steel and concrete structures. Part 1-1, General rules and rules for building