The Steel Construction Institute Institut dela Construction Métalique Institut fur Stahibau Istituto di Costruzioni in Acciaio Instituto de la Construccion MetalicaL5ZZ_ZD is We Steel Construction Institute. Its aim is to promote and .—<< develop the proper and effective use of steel in construction. Membership is open to all organisations and individuals that are concerned with the use of steel in construction, and members include designers, contractors, suppliers, fabricators, academics and government departments in the United Kingdom, elsewhere in Europe and in countries around the world. SCI is financed by subscriptions from its members, by revenue from research contracts and consultancy services and by the sales of publications. ‘SCI’s work is initiated and guided through the involvement of its members on advisory groups and technical committees. A specialist advisory and consultancy service is available free to members on the use of steel in construction. SCI’s research and development activities cover many aspects of steel construction including multi-storey construction, industrial buildings, use of steel in housing, development of design guidance on the use of stainless steel and cold formed steel, behaviour of steel in fire, fire engineering, use of steel in barrage and tunnel schemes, bridge engineering, offshore engineering, and development of structural analysis systems. Further information is given in the SCI prospectus available free on request from: ‘The Membership and Council Secretary, The Steel Construction Institute, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, SLS 7QN. Telephone: (0344) 23345, Fax: (0344) 22944. Although care has been taken to ensure, to the best of our knowledge, that all data and information contained herein are accurate to the extent that they relate to either matters of fact or accepted practice or matters of opinion at the time of publication, The Steel Construction Institute, the authors and the reviewers assume no responsibility for any errors in or misinterpretations of such data and/or information or any loss or damage arising from or related to their use. This publication has been reviewed by the BCSA Fabricators’ Technical Committee and is published with the support of The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited Publications supplied to the Members of the Institute at a discount are not for resale by them. © The Steel Construction Institute 1994 Instituut voor Staalbouwconstructie Institut de la Construction Métallique Institut fiir Stahlbau _ Institutet for Stalbyggnad oetimato a) Constaeae etate Istituto di Costruzioni in Acciaio Ivortrobro Liénpav xaTaoKevav Instituto de la Construccién Metélica Staalkonstruktion Institut‘SCI PUBLICATION 121 Composite Beam Design to Eurocode 4 Based on DD ENV 1994-1-1: 1994 Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures: Part 1.1: General rules and rules for buil ings with reference to the UK National Application Document RM Lawson BSc (Eng), PhD, ACGI, CEng, MICE, MiStructE F Chung BEng, PhD, DIC ISBN 1 870004 86 8 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library © The Steel Construction Institute 1994 The Steel Construction Institute Silwood Park, Ascot Berkshire SL5 70N Telephone: 0344 23345 Fax: 0344 22944