I.S. EN 1993-2:2006
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EUROCODE 3 - DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES - PART 2: STEEL BRIDGES (INCLUDING IRISH NATIONAL ANNEX)
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01-01-2006
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1 General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Normative references
1.3 Assumptions
1.4 Distinction between principles and application
rules
1.5 Terms and definitions
1.6 Symbols
1.7 Conventions for member axes
2 Basis of design
2.1 Requirements
2.2 Principles of limit state design
2.3 Basic variables
2.4 Verification by the partial factor method
2.5 Design assisted by testing
3 Materials
3.1 General
3.2 Structural steel
3.3 Connecting devices
3.4 Cables and other tension elements
3.5 Bearings
3.6 Other bridge components
4 Durability
5 Structural analysis
5.1 Structural modelling for analysis
5.2 Global analysis
5.3 Imperfections
5.4 Methods of analysis considering material
non-linearities
5.5 Classification of cross sections
6 Ultimate limit states
6.1 General
6.2 Resistance of cross sections
6.3 Buckling resistance of members
6.4 Built-up compression members
6.5 Buckling of plates
7 Serviceability limit states
7.1 General
7.2 Calculation models
7.3 Limitations for stress
7.4 Limitation of web breathing
7.5 Limits for clearance gauges
7.6 Limits for visual impression
7.7 Performance criteria for railway bridges
7.8 Performance criteria for road bridges
7.9 Performance criteria for pedestrian bridges
7.10 Performance criteria for the effect of wind
7.11 Accessibility of joint details and surfaces
7.12 Drainage
8 Fasteners, welds, connections and joints
8.1 Connections made of bolts, rivets and pins
8.2 Welded connections
9 Fatigue assessment
9.1 General
9.2 Fatigue loading
9.3 Partial factors for fatigue verifications
9.4 Fatigue stress range
9.5 Fatigue assessment procedures
9.6 Fatigue strength
9.7 Post weld treatment
10 Design assisted by testing
10.1 General
10.2 Types of tests
10.3 Verification of aerodynamic effects on bridges
by testing
Annex A [informative] - Technical specifications for bearings
A.1 Scope
A.2 Symbols
A.3 General
A.4 Preparation of the bearing schedule
A.5 Supplementary rules for particular types of bearings
Annex B [informative] - Technical specifications for
expansion joints for road bridges
B.1 Scope
B.2 Technical specifications
B.3 Imposed loads, displacements and rotations from
bridge movements
Annex C [informative] - Recommendations for the structural
detailing of steel bridge decks
C.1 Highway bridges
C.2 Railway bridges
C.3 Tolerances for semi-finished products and fabrication
Annex D [informative] - Buckling lengths of members in
bridges and assumptions for geometrical
imperfections
D.1 General
D.2 Trusses
D.3 Arched Bridges
Annex E [informative] - Combination of effects from local
wheel and tyre loads and from global traffic loads
on road bridges
E.1 Combination rule for global and local load effects
E.2 Combination factor
Annex NA (informative) Irish National Annex to Eurocode 3 -
Design of steel structures - Part 2: Steel bridges
NA.1 Scope
NA.2 Nationally Determined Parameters
NA.3 Irish decisions on the application of informative
annexes A to E
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