Manual On Stability of Steel Structures

ECCS Publication - Manual on Stability of Steel Structures
ECCS
EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR CONSTRUCTIONAL ST ELWORK
CECM CONVENTION EUROPEENNE DE LA CONSTRUCTION /II ETALLIOUE
E K S EUROPAISCHE KONVENTION FUR STAHLBAU
ECCS ~ Committee 8 - Stability 1976
Manual on Stability of
Steel Structures
SECOND EDITION
1976
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EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK
MANUAL,
oN
THE STABILITY OF STEEL STRUCTURES

CONTENTS
Page
European Convention for Constructional Steelwork:
MANUAL ON THE STABILITY OF STEEL STRUCTURES 1
Correlation of ECCS RECOMMENDATIONS and ECCS MANUAL 3
PART I CRITERIA FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

1 The Design Concept 5
1.1 General Principl~s of Structural Safety 5
1.2 Principles of Ultimate Strength Design IS
2 Geometrical and Cross-Sectional Properties

of Steel Structures· 19
2.1 Geometrical Imperfections 19
2.~ Mechanical Properties and Residual Stresses 31
2.3 lnelastic Properties of Cross-Sections 47
PART II DESIGN or COMPONENTS
3 Centrally Compressed Simple Members 55

3.1 Compression Member Design Based on Flexural
Buckling Failure Modes 55
3.1.1 The ECCS Column Curves 55
3.1.2 Compression Members of High Strength Steel 76
3.1.3 Thick~Walled Compression Members 86
3.1.~ Cold-Straightened Compression Members 91
3.1. 5 Ang;Ies 98
3.2 Flexural-Torsional Buckling 104
3.3 Interaction Between General Buckling and
Local Buckling 113
Centrally Compressed Built-Up Members 119
5 Laterally Supported and Unsupported Beams 12'7
6 Plate and Box Girders 1~5
6.1.Conventional Design Rules Based on the tinear

Buckling Theory 1~5
6.2 Design of Box Girder Compression Flanges 153
6.3 Design of Webs of Plate and Box Girders 178
7 Beam-Columns 209

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PART III DESIGN or SYSTEMS
8 ~tability of Frames 229

8.1 Introduction 229
8.2 Multi-Storey frames Designed Elastically 235
8.3 Multi-Storey frames Designed Plastically 238
8.4 New framing Systems 253
Triangulated Structures 259

9.1 Trusses 259
9.2 Angles in Lattice Transmission Towers 263
10 Shells 275
10.1 Buckling Behaviour of Shells 275
10.2 Draft of Design Specifications 279
10.2.1 Unstiffened Circular Cylinders SUbject
to Meridional Compression 279
10.2.2 Cyrcular Cylinders Under Uniform
External Pressure 281
10.2.3 Unstiffened Spherical Shells Under
Uniform External Pressure 287
10.3 Comments on the Proposed Design Specifications 287
11 Introductory Report on Computerized Methods 299
APPENDIX The D~sign of Composite Steel-Concrete Columns 309

FOR E W 0 R D
At the beginning of its activity, the ECCS Committee on Stability had

taken as its first objective the study of the basic problem of the stability
of hinged. axially loaded compression members. It has devoted more than a
decade to this task . .
This may seem, at first sight, too much for a relatively simple question
which, in addition, refers to a type of structural member which is practically
never met in actual constructional systems.
However this question represents in fact a foundation of the whole theory

of stability of s~eel structures, and its rreatmen~ includes the philosophy
of this theory.
The ECCS Committee on Stability, having recognized that it was high time
to update this field of structural engineering science, has succeeded to
demonstrate the appropriateness of introducing into the study of stability
problems modern probabilistic concepts of safety and thus to ensure an
effective link between theoretical and experimental approaches in this field,
in order to obtain a fair agreement between the theoretical models and the
experimentally observed behavior of actual members and systems, as well as
to ensure a consistent degre~ of safety for members subjected to various
types of s~ress.
The results of this work have been the background of the 1st International
Colloquium on Stability held in Paris in November 1972. Credit must be given
to the ECCS for having substantially contributed to the progress of a new
philosophy in matters of stability which is now largely adupt~d.
The second phase of this Committee's work was started just three years
ago on a much broader basis, embracing all types of stability problems normally
met in constructional practice.
In view of this new objective 9 Task Groups were farmed for the s~udy of
the various types of problems to be dealt with. This Manual represents a major
part of the results of their work.
Inversely to the first phase, one may wonder about the relatively short
time used for this achievement. This quick action was possible partly due to
the fact that the basic concepts were already established. However it must
be stated that this is a first version still needing some reviewing and co-
ordination between the single chapters.

It has be~n decided to have it published now for the following reasons :
- this Manual is complementary to the "ECCS Recommendations for the Design,

the fabrication, and the Erection of Steel Structures", which are just
being printed at this time and will be available soon ;
- this Manual has been adopted as "Introductory Report" to the "2nd
International Colloquium on the Stability of Steel Structures", tQ be
held in three sessions
g. September 1976 in Tokyo, Japan

13, 14. 15 April 1977 in Liege. aelgium
17, 18, 19 May IS77 in Washington, USA
- it was felt that a confron~ation with ~he similar work done in other
par·ts of the world (SSRC-USA and CRe Japan) was needed at this stage.
The Hdr.u~l has to be regarded as authored by the whole membership of the

ECCS Committee on Stability and of its 9 Task Groups. They must be credited
for their voluntary work.
D. SFINTESCO
Chairman, ECCS Committee on Stabilily

CORRELATION OF ECCS RECOMMENDATIONS AND ECCS MANUAL
The "ECCS Manual on the Stability of. Steel Stru'ctures" was pre-
pared by Conunittee 8 "Stability" in order to give the theoreti-
cal and experimental bases for the relevant clauses in the
"ECCS Recommendations for the Design and Construction of Steel
Structures".
The following table shows those parts of the Recommendatio~s

that are concerned with the stability of structures and their
components and correlates them to the corresponding chapters of
the Manual.
ECCS RECOMMENDATIOI~S ECCS MANUAL
Section No. Chapter No.
R 6 DESIGN or STRUCTURES AND THEIR COMPONENTS
R 6.2.6 Centrally compressed simple members 3.1.1

R 6.2.7 High strength steel compression members 3.1. 2
R 6.2.9 Thick-walled compression members 3.1.3
R 6.2.10 Angles 3.1. 5
R 6.2.11 Centrally compressed built-up members 4
R 6.2.12 Beam-columns 7·
R 6.2.13 Lateral torsional buckling 5
R 6.2.14 Thin-walled compression members 3.1.1.8

R 6.2.15 Buckling of plates
Appendix 4: Conventional design rules based
on the linear buckling theory 5.1
R7 PLASTIC COLLAPSE DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
R 7.9.02 MUlti-storey braced frames 8.3.2

R 7.9.03 Multi-storey unbraced frames 8.3.3



























































































































































































































































































































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ECCS Publication - Manual on Stability of Steel Structures

ECCS ~ Committee 8 - Stability 1976

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EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK

THE STABILITY OF STEEL STRUCTURES

FREE Download Publications www.eccspublications.eu

European Convention for Constructional Steelwork:

MANUAL ON THE STABILITY OF STEEL STRUCTURES 1

Correlation of ECCS RECOMMENDATIONS and ECCS MANUAL 3

PART I CRITERIA FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

2 Geometrical and Cross-Sectional Properties

PART II DESIGN or COMPONENTS

3 Centrally Compressed Simple Members 55

Centrally Compressed Built-Up Members 119

5 Laterally Supported and Unsupported Beams 12'7

6 Plate and Box Girders 1~5

6.1.Conventional Design Rules Based on the tinear

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PART III DESIGN or SYSTEMS

8 ~tability of Frames 229

Triangulated Structures 259

11 Introductory Report on Computerized Methods 299

APPENDIX The D~sign of Composite Steel-Concrete Columns 309

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At the beginning of its activity, the ECCS Committee on Stability had

However this question represents in fact a foundation of the whole theory

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- this Manual is complementary to the "ECCS Recommendations for the Design,

g. September 1976 in Tokyo, Japan

The Hdr.u~l has to be regarded as authored by the whole membership of the

FREE Download Publications www.eccspublications.eu

CORRELATION OF ECCS RECOMMENDATIONS AND ECCS MANUAL

The following table shows those parts of the Recommendatio~s

ECCS RECOMMENDATIOI~S ECCS MANUAL

Section No. Chapter No.

R 6 DESIGN or STRUCTURES AND THEIR COMPONENTS

R 6.2.6 Centrally compressed simple members 3.1.1

R 6.2.14 Thin-walled compression members 3.1.1.8

R7 PLASTIC COLLAPSE DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES

R 7.9.02 MUlti-storey braced frames 8.3.2

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