Eurocode 9 Design of aluminium structures

Eurocode 9 Design of aluminium structures This series of Designers'' Guides to the Eurocodes provides comprehensive guidance in the form of design aids, indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked examples. The books also include background information to aid the designer in understanding the reasoning behind and the objectives of the codes. All of the individual guides work in conjunction with the Designers'' Guide to Eurocode: Basis of Structural Design. EN 1990. Aluminium is not as widely used for structural applications as it could be, partly as a result of misconceptions about material strength and durability but largely because engineers and designers have not been taught how to use it - additional specific design checks are needed. A material with unique properties that need to be exploited and worked with, aluminium has many benefits and, when used correctly, the results are light, durable, cost effective structures. EN 1999, Eurocode 9: Design of aluminium structures, details the requirements for resistance, serviceability, durability and fire resistance in the design of buildings and other civil engineering and structural works in aluminium. This guide provides the user with guidance on the interpretation and use of Part 1-1: General structural rules and Part 1-4: Cold-formed structural sheeting of EN 1999, covering material selection and all main structural elements and joints. Designers'' Guide to Eurocode 9: Design of Aluminium Structures

Part 1-1: General rules Ð General rules

and rules for buildings

This Draft for Development,

having been prepared under the

direction of the Sector

Committee for Building and Civil

Engineering, was published under

the authority of the Standards

Committee and comes into effect

on 15 December 2000

 BSI 12-2000

ISBN 0 580 36782 7

DD ENV 1999-1-1:2000

Amendments issued since publication

National foreword

This Draft for Development is the official English version of ENV 1999-1-1:1998.

This publication is not to be regarded as a British Standard.

It is being issued in the Draft for Development series of publications and is of a provisional nature It should be applied on this provisional basis, so that information and experience of its practical application may be obtained.

Comments arising from the use of this Draft for Development are requested so that

UK experience can be reported to the European organization responsible for its conversion into a European Standard A review of this publication will be initiated 2 years after its publication by the European organization so that a decision can be taken on its status at the end of its three-year life The commencement of the review

period will be notified by an announcement in Update Standards.

According to the replies received by the end of the review period, the responsible BSI Committee will decide whether to support the conversion into a European standard, to extend the life of the prestandard or to withdraw it Comments should

be sent in writing to the Secretary of BSI Subcommittee B/525/9, Structural use of aluminium, at 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL, giving the document reference and clause number and proposing, where possible, an appropriate revision of the text.

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Cross-references

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Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the National Application Document (14 pages), the ENV title page, pages 2 to 212, an inside back cover and a back cover.

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