Table of Contents

Preface Introduction General Basis of design Materials Durability Structural analysis Ultimate limit states Serviceability limit states Composite joints in frames for buildings Composite slabs with profiled steel sheeting for buildings Annex A (informative). Stiffness of joint components in building Annex B (informative). Standard tests Appendix A. Lateral-tension buckling of composite beams for buildings Appendix B. The effect of slab thickness on resistance of composite slabs to longitudinal shear Appendix C. Simplified calculation method for the interaction curve for resistance of composite column cross sections to compression and uniaxial bending References Index

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Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick, UK