PrefaceContentsIntroduction1 General1 Limit states1.2 Limit state design1.3 Steel grades1.4 Increase in yield strength due to cold working

2 Cross section classification3 Members in axial compression3.1 General3.2 Design method3.3 Design aids

4 Members in bending4.1 Design for laterial-torsional buckling

5 Members in combined compression and bending5.1 General5.2 Design method5.2.1 Design for stability5.2.2 Design based on stress5.2.2.1 Stress design without considering shear load [1]5.2.2.2 Stress design considering shear load [1]

6 Thin-walled sections6.1 General6.2 Rectangular hollow sections6.2.1 Effective geometrical properties of class 4 cross sections6.2.2 Design procedure6.2.3 Design aids

6.3 Circular hollow sections

7 Buckling length of members in lattice girders7.1 General7.2 Effective buckling length of chordand bracing members with lateral support7.3 Chords of lattice girders, whose joints are not supported laterally

8 Design examples8.1 Design of a rectangular hollow section column in compression8.2 Design of a rectangular hollow section column in combined compression and uniaxialbending8.3 Design of a rectangular hollow section column in combined compression and bi-axial bending8.4 Design of a thin-walled rectangular hollow section column in compression8.5 Design of a thin-walled rectangular hollow section column in concentric com-pression and bi-axial bending

9 Symbols10 References