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Lecture 2.5 : Selection of Steel Quality

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE PHENOMENON OF BRITTLE FAILURE

3. FRACTURE MECHANICS CONCEPTS AND TESTING PROCEDURES

4. METHODOLOGIES FOR STEEL SELECTION

4.1 The French Approach

4.2 The British Approach

4.3 The Belgian Approach

5. METHODOLOGY ADOPTED IN EUROCODE 3

6. PRESENT STATUS OF THE EUROCODE 3 RULES

7. COMPARISON OF SPECIFICATIONS DERIVED FROM VARIOUS APPROACHES

8. DISCUSSION

9. COMMENT ON THE PRESENT EUROCODE 3 RULES

10. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

11. REFERENCES