Preparation for Eurocode 3: Steel Design

Preparation for Eurocode 3: Steel Design

Introduction

The focus is on orthodox construction, covering the primary design issues for practicing engineers. The course should deliver a sense of reassurance that design to Eurocode 3 will become straightforward in time, and indeed has advantages in some areas.

Numerical worked examples are an important feature of the course, and are used to demonstrate each major element of the course content.

Course Content:

• Update of Eurocodes
• Basis of design and loading
• Fracture toughness
  • Frame stability
• Theory
• Frame stability and example
• Classification and example
• Cross-sectional resistance
• Member buckling and examples
• Axial compression
• Lateral-torsion buckling
• Combine axial and bending
• Connections.

Speakers:

David Brown

David Brown, BEng, MICE, graduated from the University of Bradford in 1982, and worked for several years for British Rail, Eastern Region, mainly involved with bridge design and installation in Braintree, Leeds and London. Latterly as technical director, his responsibilities included all tender and contract designs, all connection design and the drawing office activities.

After a brief period with J N Rowen, Mr Brown joined the Steel Construction Institute in 1992, with an interest in construction issues. This included the "Green Book" on moment connections, and various CIMsteel publications on manufacture and construction. He has also been responsible for a guide to the CDM regulations, advice on computer analysis, and the design of curved steel. He is a member of BSI and European technical committees. He manages the Standards activity at the SCI, including the development of a suite fo guides on Eurocode 3.

Mr Brown is now a deputy director at the Institute, but spends much of his time delivering technical courses, notably on Eurocode 3 , connections, frame design, BS 5950, and BS 6399-2.