ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the contents of Part 1.1 of Eurocode 3, the new European standard for the design of buildings in steel, which is expected to replace BS 5950 by about 2008. The chapter highlights the differences between ENV Eurocode 3: Part 1.1 and BS 5950 and illustrates the new design procedures by means of a number of worked examples on beams, columns and connections. To help comparison but primarily to ease understanding of the Eurocode, the material has here been presented in a similar order to that in Chapter 4 of this book on BS 5950, rather than strictly adhering to the sequence of chapters and clauses adopted in the Eurocode.
