EUROCODE 8 PROVISIONS FOR STEEL AND STEEL-CONCRETE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES: COMMENTS, CRITIQUES, IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS AND RESEARCH NEEDS

This paper presents a summary of those aspects which are deemed to represent key issues for the correct maintenance of the current Eurocode 8 provisions for the design of steel and composite steel/concrete structures. The general design rules are first commented and, subsequently, aspects specific of each structural type are discussed. Based on the knowledge acquired in the last few years, weaknesses of the current code are then highlighted and improvement proposals presented. Topics requiring further research are eventually identified aiming at paving the way for the next generation of the European seismic code.

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