Session 1: Introduction and setting of course objectives Evolution of Eurocodes and summary of current suite
Session 2: Overview of basis of design (EN 1990) and actions (EN 1991)
Session 3: Overview of Eurocode 3
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Summary of parts
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Notation and conventions
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National annex
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Partial safety factors
Session 4: Structural analysis
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Treatment of frame imperfections
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Second order effects
Session 5: Tension members
Session 6: Local buckling and cross-section classification
Session 7: Design of columns
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Perfect columns
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Perry-Robertson
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Non-dimensional slenderness
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Buckling curves
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Effective (critical) buckling lengths
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Examples
Session 8: Design of beams
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In-plane bending
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Non-dimensional slenderness
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Calculation of Mcr
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Shear
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Deflections
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Examples
Session 9: Design of beam-columns
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Summary of alternative approaches
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Interaction formulae
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Interaction coefficients (Annex A)
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Interaction coefficients (Annex B)
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Examples
Session 10: Design of Joints
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Bolted joints
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Welded joints
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Examples