Resistance tables for standardized joints in accordance with EN 1993-1-8

Publications containing resistance tables for joints in steel structures have
been published in the last decades in various European countries. However, most of
those publications provide joint resistances according to the design rules of national
standards or according to the ENV version of Eurocode 3. The present paper refers
to two new publications containing resistance tables in accordance with the new Eurocode
3 Part 1.8 (EN 1993-1-8). One of these two publications is devoted to joints
with open sections including simple joints and moment resistant joints. One type of
connection, traditionally used in Germany, but more and more also used in other European
countries, is the end-plate connection with four bolts in a horizontal row. This
connection type is not directly covered by Eurocode 3. The paper describes briefly
the design model for this specific type of connection which is fully in accordance
with the design methods of Eurocode 3. The second publication is of particular interest
for practitioners because it is the first design tool dealing with hollow section
joints in lattice structures. The paper discusses the practical impact of such resistance
tables and it reports on some observations using the Eurocode 3 design
rules for hollow section joints.