PrefaceContents1Introduction 1.1 General1.2Design methods

2Design method according to Eurocode 4 2.1General design method 2.2Material properties

3 Simplified design method 3.1General and scope3.2Local buckling 3.3Resistance of a section to axial loads3.4Resistance of a member to axial loads3.5Resistance of a section to bending3.6Resistance of a section to bending and compression 3.7Influence of shear forces 3.8Resistance of a member to bending and compression 3.8.1Uniaxial bending and compression3.8.2Biaxial bending and compression

3.9Determination of bending moments3.9.1 General 3.9.2Exact determination of bending moments 3.9.3 Simplified method for the determination of bending moments

4Shear and load introduction 4.1General and limit values4.2Distribution of the internal forces and moments4.3Regions of load introduction

5 Special problems5.1Mono-symmetrical sections5.2Preloaded steel columns5.3Partially filled columns5.4Special concrete

6 Design for seismic conditions7References 8Design examples 8.1Concrete filled circular hollow section with reinforcement8.2Concrete filled rectangular hollow section with eccentric loading

9NotationsCIDECT International Committee for the Development and Study of Tubular Structures