Eurocode EC0, EC1, EC3 and EC5 related books

Useful books

The authoritative source for Eurocode-related information is, of course, the Eurocodes themselves. BSI Eurocode page, also Access Steel NCCI (non-contradictory complementary information) papers.

The following books may help you improve your knowledge of structural design using the Eurocodes. Prices, where given, are for guidance only and have been taken from the Amazon UK web site in most cases.

General

	Structural Elements Design Manual: Working with Eurocodes Trevor Draycott & Peter Bullman, second ed. 2009, ISBN 0-7506-8668-6, 256pp £21.48 Concrete, steel, masonry and timber design using Eurocodes. A good accessible introduction to the Eurocodes - the authors deliberately decided to omit all the BS material on which the first edition is based. Note that the technical content is more limited than Design of Structural Elements (below) - for example there is no coverage of steel connections - but this book may well be preferred by those who are not primarily engineers.
	Design of Structural Elements Chanayka Arya, Taylor & Francis, 2009, ISBN 0-415-46720-9, 494pp £24.49 Concrete, steel, masonry and timber design to British Standards and Eurocodes. Only the last 180 pages are Eurocode specific but the content is more up to date than many of the books listed here and goes into greater depth than Structural Elements Design Manual
	Steel Building Design: Introduction to the Eurocodes M.E.Brettle, Steel Construction Institute 2009, ISBN 1-85942-180-2, 29pp Obviously, given the publisher, this only discusses steel design but the content on EC0 and EC1 is clear and easy to follow Order info Also available as a free download [PDF] from Corus
	Designers' Guide to EN1990 Eurocode: Basis of Structural Design Gulvanessian et al, Thomas Telford 2002, ISBN 0-7277-3011-8, £47.50

Steel-related

	Gardner & Nethercot, Thomas Telford 2005, ISBN 0-7277-3163-7, £42.96 Excellent book, though with the slight disadvantage that it was written and published before the definitive EC3 and UK National Annex.
	The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to EC3 Trahair, Bradford, Nethercot & Gardner, Taylor & Francis 2008, ISBN 0-415-41866-6, 485pp £28.59 A very comprehensive book with a strong bias towards the theory.
	Steel Building Design: Concise Eurocodes M.E.Brettle & D.G.Brown, Steel Construction Institute 2009, ISBN 1-85942-194-9, 107pp As with all SCI publications, excellently presented, and covers most aspects of steelwork design that EuroBeam users will encounter Order info Also available as a free download [PDF] from Corus
	Steel Building Design: Worked Examples - Open Sections M.E.Brettle, Steel Construction Institute 2009, ISBN 1-85942-183-3 The title is self-explanatory. 'Open sections' = non-hollow sections, UBs and UCs. Order info Also available as a free download [PDF] from Corus
	Design of Steel Structures Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings da Silva et al, ECCS Portugal 2010, 429pp, ISBN 92-9147-098-3 70E Solid background to Eurocode 3, well presented and readable. As an ECCS (European Convention for Constructional Steelwork) publication, it makes no reference to UK-specific requirements. Order info
	Rules for Member Stability in EN1993-1-1: Background documentation and design guidelines Boissonnade et al, ECCS Portugal 2006, 257pp, ISBN 92-9147-000-84 A very scary book that attempts to explain everything you need to know about lateral torsional buckling. Not for the timid! Order info