Comparison of calculation and selection results of through composite cross-section of a centrally compressed freestanding column according to Ukrainian and European standards

Abstract

EN: Problem statement. Design of metal structures in Ukraine until 01.07.2013 was done according to national normative documents only. However, after this date, it became legal to esign and calculate metal structures according to European norms − Eurocode 3 “Design of metal structures”. In the realities of today, due to the processes of active European integration of Ukraine, there is a necessity to correct the current construction normative documents and adapt them to the European standard. To do this, it is important to identify the differences and details in the calculation algorithms of both normative documents, and to analyse the differences in the results of calculations. This is what determines the relevance of this research topic. The subject of our study is a comparison of the results of calculation and selection of through composite cross-section of a centrally compressed freestanding column according to DBN B.2.6-198:2014 “Steel structures. Design standards” and EN 1993-1-1 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures − Part 1-1: General rules and regulations of buildings.