This European Standard EN 1993, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures, has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC250 « Structural Eurocodes », the Secretariat of which is held by BSI. CEN/TC250 is responsible for all Structural Eurocodes.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a National Standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2005, and conflicting National Standards shall be withdrawn at latest by March 2010.
This Eurocode supersedes ENV 1993-1-1.
EN 1993-1-10 contains design guidance for the selection of steel for fracture toughness and for through thickness properties of welded elements where there is a significant risk of lamellar tearing during fabrication.
Section 2 applies to steel grades S 235 to S 690. However section 3 applies to steel grades S 235 to S 460 only.
The rules and guidance given in section 2 and 3 assume that the construction will be executed in accordance with EN 1090.
