Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 4: Detailed Design 4 – vi SUMMARY This document is the fourth part of a publication covering all aspects of medium rise multi-storey building design. The guide focuses on the detailed design of buildings that use steel bracing or concrete cores to resist horizontal actions and provide horizontal stability. The objective of this document is to introduce the basic concepts of multi-storey form of construction, commonly referred to as ‘simple construction’ and to provide guidance on practical aspects of building design. It provides detailed guidance on how to design for stability, and goes on to give advice on the global analysis of multi-storey buildings. It also covers the serviceability and ultimate limit state requirements of EN 1993 and EN 1994 and provides guidance on design for robustness to meet the requirements of EN 1991-1-7. It includes six worked examples, covering common elements in the design of multi-storey buildings.