Designers' Guide to Eurocode

Eurocode 4 describes the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of composite steel and concrete structures. This guide provides the user with guidance on the interpretation and use of Part 1.1: General rules and rules for buildings of EN 1994, with flow charts and worked examples. The new edition reflects the publication of the National Annexes and supporting material for the many Parts of ENs 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 to which EC4 refers, since the 1st edition of the Guide was written. There is also new material from research and the work of BSI Committee B/525/4 and CENs Maintenance Group for Eurocode 4 (Professor Johnson is a member of both).

Professor Haig Gulvanessian recently retired as Director of the Construction Division of the Building Research Establishment (BRE). He continues as a Visiting Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Imperial College, London. Before joining BRE he worked at the Building Regulations Division of the DoE (now DTLR) and with bridge divisions at the DoT and consulting civil engineers. He is Chairman for CEN/TC250/SC1: Actions on Structures, past Chairman of the ISO Committee for Loading and represents the UK on CEN/TC250. He holds the Gold Medal First Class from the Czech Technical University, and in 2007, was awarded a CBE for services to the construction industry.