ABSTRACT
The results from a survey of the state-of-the-practice in the use of steel in seismic design in Europe are presented. This survey, which took the form of a questionnaire circulated throughout Europe, investigated a wide variety of subjects including design and construction projects, research activities, experimental facilities, published material and computer software. Response to the questionnaire was received from academic and technical institutions as well as industrial and government bodies. The results thereby obtained are used to identify those areas in which additional research and support are required if the use of steel in the seismic areas of Europe is to be advanced and to give recommendations on how this may be best achieved. These focus largely on potential areas of co-operation between industry and research institutions in the further development and dissemination of design guidance, manuals and computer software.
