EN1994 Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures

Abstract

This paper provides an outline of the history since 1971 of EN1994 Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures followed by an account of current work on it.This should lead to publication of its three parts in 2004–2005 and withdrawal of competing national codes five years later. Summaries are given of the code's wide scope and the principal changes in provisions for buildings and bridges (but excluding structural fire design) since the pre-standard ENV versions were completed between 1992 and 1997. Reference is made to implications for practice in the UK and to some pitfalls of calibration work.