Design of Structural Steel Angles
The design of structural steel angles differs from other sections due to the peculiarity of angle sections – their cross-section axes (x-x and y-y axes) differ from their...
Category: Structural Steel Design
Design of Steel Angles under Axial Tension and Compression – Worked Example
This article provides a detailed worked example of designing angle steel sections subjected to pure tension and compression in accordance with Eurocode 3. These steel sections serve as...
Design of Trusses
Trusses are structures that comprises of members that are joined together such that they resist external loads in axial tension and compression. They generally consist of top...
Design of Un-restrained Steel Beam (I-Section) – Worked Example
This article presents a practical worked example on the design of unrestrained steel beam (I-section) to Eurocode 3 The beam to be designed has been analysed using Etabs...
Design of Steel Column (H-Section) to Eurocode 3 – Worked Example
This article presents a worked example on the design of steel column (H-section) subjected to combined Biaxial Bending and axial compression to Eurocode 3 The column to be...
Second-order Effects in Steel Building Frames (Eurocode 3)
Structural engineers analyze all types of structures to determine their displacements and internal forces under various load conditions. They choose between linear and non-linear analysis based on the...
Analysis of Steel Frames allowing for Imperfections (Eurocode 3)
This article presents guidance on how to allow for imperfections in analysis of steel frame according to EN 1993-1-1 (Eurocode 3). At the end of this article, a...
Design of Steel Columns to Eurocode 3 – an overview
This article presents an overview on the design of column to EN 1993-1-1:2005. However, since there are not much details in Eurocode 3 for columns in simple frames,...
Design of Axially Loaded Steel Members to Eurocode 3 – an overview
Axially loaded steel members are subjected to external loads along the longitudinal axis of the member. These loads either induces pure tension or compression in these members, as...
Lateral Torsional Buckling of Steel Beams
This article presents an overview on the design of structural steel beams for lateral torsional buckling to EN 1993-1-1-2005, and the UK National Annex to EN 1993-1-1-2005. For...
Design of Steel Beam to Eurocode 3 – an overview
This article presents an overview on the design of Structural Steel sections in bending to EN 1993 -1-1:2005 (Eurocode 3) and the UK National Annex to EN 1993...
Classification of Structural Steel Cross-Sections (Eurocode 3)
This article presents an overview on classification of steel cross-sections according to EN 1993-1-1:2005. At the end of the article there is a worked example on classification of...
Structural Design Philosophies
Amuletola Rasheed Prestressed Concrete Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Steel DesignPost read time 4 min read Designs are generally carried out under the guide of one philosophy or hybrid of philosophies; structural engineering field is no exception to this premise. In structural engineering over...