Eurocode verification of a runway beam subject to wheel loads – Part 1

Dorota Koschmidder-Hatch of the SCI describes the design of runway beams carrying an underslung hoist or crane to BS EN 1993-6 – in particular the verification of the bottom flange at ULS and SLS. Part 1 describes the requirements of the Standard. Part 2 will include a worked example.

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