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About CIDECT
Technical Activities - Research

CIDECT is an international association of leading manufacturers of hollow sections and pipes whose objective is to expand knowledge, by means of research and studies, of steel hollow sections and their application in steel construction and engineering.

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To establish and maintain contacts and exchanges between the producers of the Structural Hollow Sections and the ever increasing number of architects and engineers using hollow sections throughout the world. To promote hollow steel usage wherever this makes for good engineering practice and suitable architecture, in general by disseminating information, organizing congresses etc. To co-operate with organizations concerned with practical design recommendations, regulations or standards at national and international level. . Technical Activities:

The technical activities of CIDECT have centred on the following research aspects of hollow steel section design:

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Buckling behaviour of empty and concrete filled columns. Effective buckling lengths of members in trusses. Fire resistance of concrete-filled columns. Static strength of welded and bolted joints. Fatigue resistance of joints. Aerodynamic properties. Bending Strength. Corrosion resistance. Workshop fabrication. The results of CIDECT research form the basis of many national and international design requirements for hollow steel sections. .

Research:

Much current CIDECT research activity is targeted at completing the body of knowledge which surrounds the structural behaviour of steel Structural Hollow Sections, and at interpreting and implementing this fundamental research. A new phase of research has now opened which is directly concerned with providing practical, economical and labour saving design solutions. All the work which is sponsored by CIDECT is made available to engineers, architects and students, world wide, through a range of:

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Research Papers Software Design and Architectural Publication

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Background and objectives

In 1975, the Commission of the European Community decided on an action programme in the field of construction, whose objective was the harmonisation of technical specifications. The Commission took the initiative to establish a set of harmonised technical rules for the design of construction works which, in a first stage, would serve as an alternative to the national rules in force in the Member States and, ultimately, would replace them. As a first step, the Commission, with the help of a Steering Comm ittee with Representatives of Member States, conducted the development of the Eurocodes programme. This first generation of the Eurocodes was published in the beginning of the 1990s as the so-called ENV version of the Eurocodes. At this time, the Commission and the Member States of the EU and EFTA decided to transfer the preparation and the publication of the Eurocodes to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) in order to provide them with a future status of European Standard (EN). The transi tion of the ENV Eurocodes to EN standards, the so-called conversion of the Eurocodes, is nearly completed. Nearly all documents have been finalised by the relevant CEN project teams; most have been published in the meantime. At present, the majority of the documents is available in three languages (English, French and German) and the National Annexes, which provide some national adaptations, are under preparation by the National Standardisation Bodies. It is expected that the EN Eurocodes will formally be introduced by the Member States in 2010. In other words, the Eurocodes will be soon the unique design standards for construction industry in Europe. Furthermore, the Eurocodes will be exported worldwide. However, few material is available to support the application and the teaching of the Eurocodes. With respect to the design of steel structures and especially as far as steel structures made with hollow sections are concerned, complementary material to available books such as the CIDECT book for stud ents (Hollow Sections in Structural Applications by J. Wardenier) should be made available. Teachers (in universities) and technical marketing responsibles (in industry) have not enough available time to prepare updated material for training and educ ation, or sometimes do not have the required background as they have not been involved in the development of the Eurocodes. To support teaching the use of the ENV version of the Eurocode 3 (and Eurocode 4), a full set of lectures (presentations in PowerPoint format and lectures in Word format) has been produced few year ago in the frame of a large project funded by the European Commission. The project was called SSEDTA and has been completed in 2000. This material is freely available without any copyright. However, it is no more in line with the forthcoming EN versions of the Eurocodes. Few projects are running to prepare such material (e.g. STEEL project), but these lectures are general lectures for the design of steel structures. No special attention i s given to hollow sections. Quite a number of worked examples are given, but typically focussing on structures made of open sections. Therefore, CIDECT has decided to launch a project in order to prepare updated material to support training and educati on for the implementation of the new EN version of Eurocode 3. The objective is to support the promotion and the application of the forthcoming EN standards for the construction industry (Eurocodes). As these standards do not contain sufficient background information (and certainly no worked examples) to ensure a safe and economic use of the design standards,

additional and complementary information is required. With financial support from CIDECT, this project has been carried out by the ArGEnCo Department of the University of Lige (Belgium) and by Feldmann + Weynand GmbH (Aachen, Germany) in cooperation with the University of Karlsruhe. The following authors contributed to the preparation of the CIDECT lectures: Nicolas Boissonnade, Feldmann + Weynand GmbH Aachen; Oliver Fleischer, University of Karlsruhe; Jean-Marc Franssen, University of Lige; Jean-Pierre Jaspart, University of Lige; Ren Maquoi, University of Lige; Klaus Weynand, Feldmann + Weynand GmbH Aachen. The present set of lectures is the outcome of this CIDECT project entitled Design of Tubular Steel Structures - Training and Education for the Implementation of EN version of Eurocode 3. The aim is to support education on the design of steel structures. However, special attention is brought to the application of tubular steel structures. The whole material consists of a preface and 21 lectures, in total more than 630 PowerPoint slides and nearly 400 pages of accompanying text. The material hereafter called CIDECT lectures is intended to be made available to teachers but it can also be used by industry to prepare information or technical seminars on tubular construction.

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Dissemination, copyright and disclaimer

The CIDECT lectures have been prepared with the financial support of CIDECT. However, they are made available without any copyright. The full set of lectures is available at the CIDECT web site (www.cidect.com), and can be downloaded for free. Since the files are not protected, it is explicitly allowed that the user modifies the content of the PowerPoint presentations and of the lectures according to his personal needs. The user may even customise the material by using his own name and the name and logo of his school, university or company. However CIDECT would appreciate if a reference to the CIDECT organisation and to the origin of the material is kept. Care has been taken to ensure that all data and information in the CIDECT lectures is factual and that numerical values are accurate. To the best of our knowledge, all information in the CIDECT lectures is accurate at the time of publication. CIDECT, its members and the authors assume no responsibility for errors or misinterpretation of the information contained in these lectures or in its use. The CIDECT lectures are provides as they are and the authors will not be able to accept further assistance or help with respect to the content or background of the lectures.

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Acerca de CIDECT Actividades Tcnicas - Investigacin

CIDECT es una asociacin internacional integrada por los principales fabricantes de perfiles huecos de acero para construccin y tubos de acero para conduccin. Su objetivo es expandir, mediante la investigacin, el conocimiento sobre los perfiles huecos de acero y su aplicacin al diseo, clculo y ejecucin de estructuras metlicas. Esto significa:

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Incrementar el conocimiento del comportamiento de los perfiles tubulares estructurales y de sus potenciales aplicaciones, iniciando y participando en estudios e investigaciones. Establecer y mantener el contacto entre los productores de perfiles tubulares de acero y el nmero cada vez mayor de arquitectos e ingenieros que utilizan perfiles tubulares estructurales en todo e l mundo.

Promocionar la utilizacin de los perfiles tubulares de acero, siempre que ello contribuya a la buena prctica de la ingeniera y de la arquitectura difundiendo informacin tcnica, organizando congresos, etc.

Colaborar con otras organizaciones responsables de la redaccin de recomendaciones tcnicas, regulaciones y normativas de diseo, clculo y ejecucin de estructuras metlicas, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.

Actividades Tcnicas:

Las actividades tcnicas del CIDECT se han centrado en los siguientes aspectos claves del diseo de estructuras con perfiles tubulares de acero:

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Comportamiento a pandeo de columnas sin y con relleno de hormign Longitudes eficaces de pandeo de elementos en celosa Resistencia al fuego de columnas rellenas de hormign Resistencia esttica de uniones soldadas y atornilladas Resistencia a la fatiga de uniones Propiedades aerodinmicas Resistencia a la flexin Resistencia a la corrosin Fabricacin en taller

Los resultados de las investigaciones del CIDECT constituyen la base de muchos reglamentos nacionales e internacionales para el diseo y clculo con perfiles tubulares de acero.

. Investigacin: Gran parte de la actividad actual de investigacin del CIDECT se orienta a completar el conjunto de conocimientos en torno al comportamiento estructural de los perfiles tubulares de acero y a interpretar e implementar esta investigacin fundamental. Se ha iniciado una nueva fase de investigacin que se ocupa directamente de brindar soluciones de diseo prcticas, econmicas y que reduzcan la mano de obra. Todo el trabajo de Investigacin patrocinado por el CIDECT se pone a disposicin de ingenieros, arquitectos y estudiantes de todo el mundo a travs de una serie de:

Documentos de Investigacin.

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Software Publicaciones arquitectnicas y de diseo y clculo.

Em 1975, a Comisso das Comunidades Europeias decidiu, em um programa de aco no domnio da construo, cujo objectivo era a harmonizao das especificaes tcnicas. A Comisso tomou a iniciativa de estabelecer um conjunto de regras tcnicas harmonizadas para a concepo de obras de construo que, numa primeira fase, serviriam como uma alternativa para as regras nacionais em vigor nos Estados-Membros e, em ltima anlise, seriam substitu-los. Como um primeiro passo, a Comisso, com a ajuda de um Comit com representantes dos Estados-Membros, conduziu o desenvolvimento do programa Eurocdigos. Esta primeira gerao dos Eurocdigos foi publicada no incio da dcada de 1990 como a verso ENV chamada dos Eurocdigos. Neste momento, a Comisso e os Estados-Membros da UE e EFTA decidiram transferir a preparao e a publicao dos Eurocdigos ao Comit Europeu de normalizao (CEN) para lhes proporcionar um futuro estatuto da norma europeia (EN). A transio dos Eurocdigos de ENV as normas EN, a chamada converso dos Eurocdigos, est quase concluda . Quase todos os documentos foram finalizados por equipes de projeto CEN pertinentes; a maioria foram publicada, entretanto. Neste momento, a maioria dos documentos est disponvel em trs idiomas (ingls, francs e alemo) e os anexos nacionais, que fornecem algumas adaptaes nacionais, esto em fase de preparao pelos organismos nacionais de normalizao. Espera-se que o pt Eurocdigos sero introduzidos formalmente pelos Estados-Membros em 2010. Em outras palavras, os Eurocdigos estar em breve os padres de design nico para a indstria da construo na Europa. Alm disso, os Eurocdigos sero exportados em todo o mundo. No entanto, alguns materiais est disponvel para apoiar a aplicao e o ensino dos Eurocdigos. Ao projeto de estruturas de ao e especialmente na medida estruturas de ao feitas com sees ocas esto preocupados, material complementar para livros disponveis, como o livro CIDECT para estudantes ("oco sees em aplicaes estruturais" por j. Wardenier) deve ser disponibilizado. Professores (nas universidades) e tcnicos responsveis de marketing (na indstria) tem tempo no suficiente disponvel para preparar material atualizado para formao e educao, ou, por vezes, no tm o fundo necessrio como no foram envolvidos no desenvolvimento dos Eurocdigos. Para oferecer suporte a ensinar o uso da verso ENV do Eurocdigo 3 (e Eurocdigo 4), um conjunto completo de palestras (apresentaes em formato PowerPoint) e palestras em formato Word produziu alguns anos atrs, no quadro de um grande projecto financiado pela Comisso Europeia. O projeto foi chamado SSEDTA e foi concludo em 2000. Este material est disponvel gratuitamente, sem qualquer direito autoral. No entanto, no mais em consonncia com as prximas verses EN os Eurocdigos. Alguns projetos esto em execuo para preparar esse material (por exemplo, projeto de ao), mas estas palestras so palestras gerais para a concepo de estruturas de ao. Nenhuma ateno especial dada s sees ocas. Vrios exemplos trabalhados so dadas, mas normalmente centrando-se em

estruturas feitas de sees abertas. Portanto, CIDECT decidiu lanar um projeto para preparar material atualizado para oferecer suporte a formao e educao para a implementao da nova verso ptbr do Eurocdigo 3. O objectivo apoiar a promoo e a apli cao das normas EN prximas para a indstria da construo (Eurocdigos). Estas normas no contm suficientes informaes bsicas (e certamente no h exemplos trabalhados) para garantir uma utilizao segura e econmica de padres de design, so necessrias informaes adicionais e complementares. Com o apoio financeiro da CIDECT, este projeto tem foi realizado pelo departamento de ArGEnCo da Universidade de Lige (Blgica) e pela Feldmann + Weynand GmbH (Aachen, Alemanha) em cooperao com a Universidade de Karlsruhe. Os seguintes autores contriburam para a preparao das palestras CIDECT: Nicolas Boissonnade, Feldmann + Weynand GmbH Aachen; Oliver Fleischer, Universidade de Karlsruhe; Jean-Marc Franssen, Universidade de Lige; Jean-Pierre Jaspart, Universidade de Lige; Ren Maquoi, Universidade de Lige; Klaus Weynand, Feldmann + Weynand GmbH Aachen. O actual conjunto de palestras que o resultado deste projecto CIDECT intitulado "Design de estruturas tubulares de ao - formao e educao para a implementao da verso pt-br do Eurocdigo 3". O objectivo apoiar a educao sobre a concepo de estruturas de ao. No entanto, ateno especial trazida para a aplicao de estruturas tubulares de ao. Todo material consiste de um prefcio e 21 palestras, no total mais de 630 slides do PowerPoint e quase 400 pginas de texto. O material designado por palestras CIDECT destina-se a disponibilizar aos professores, mas tambm pode ser usado pela indstria para preparar informaes ou seminrios tcnicos em construo tubular.

2. Divulgao, copyright e disclaimer

As palestras CIDECT foram elaboradas com o apoio financeiro da CIDECT. No entanto, eles so disponibilizados sem quaisquer direitos de autor. O conjunto completo das palestras est disponvel no site CIDECT (www.cidect.com) e pode ser baixado gratuitamente. Uma vez que os arquivos no esto protegidos, explicitamente permitido que o usurio modifica o contedo de apresentaes do PowerPoint e das palestras de acordo com suas n ecessidades pessoais. O usurio pode ainda personalizar o material, usando seu prprio nome e o nome e o logotipo de sua escola, Universidade ou empresa. No entanto, CIDECT apreciaria se uma referncia para a organizao de CIDECT e a origem do material mantida. Cuidado foi tomado para assegurar que todos os dados e informaes em palestras CIDECT factual e que valores numricos precisos. Para o melhor do nosso conhecimento, todas as informaes em palestras CIDECT so precisas no momento da publicao. CIDECT, seus membros e os autores no assumem nenhuma responsabilidade por erros ou m interpretao das informaes contidas nestas palestras ou na sua utilizao. As palestras CIDECT so fornece "como

esto" e os autores no ser capazes de aceitar ainda mais assistncia ou ajuda com relao ao contedo ou fundo das palestras.