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EN 1993-1-1

Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — General rules and rules for buildings

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Overview

What this standard covers

The core UK design code for steel buildings: cross-section classification, member resistance, buckling and global analysis, used with the UK National Annex.

Design of steel buildings and their members in bending, compression, tension, shear and combined actions, together with the analysis assumptions those checks rely on.

Who uses it

Structural engineers and checkers verifying member, connection and stability resistance.

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Details

Reference data

Standard number
BS EN 1993-1-1
Title
Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — General rules and rules for buildings
Organisation
BSI
Country
United Kingdom
Region
United Kingdom
Subject
Design codes
Subcategory
General design
Type
STANDARD
Application
Mandatory
Availability
Paid
Current edition
2022 (with UK National Annex)
Publication year
2022
Status
CURRENT
Roles
design standard
Last verified
2026-09-06

Official source: knowledge.bsigroup.com

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Status

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Calculations

Any figures produced on this page are indicative estimates for early sizing and comparison only — they are not engineered design outputs.

Final member selection, loading, connection design, fire design, fabrication and compliance must be verified for your specific project by a suitably qualified structural engineer. Standards are revised; check the edition in force where the work is built.

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