Already a subscriber? 

MADCAD.com Free Trial
Sign up for a 3 day free trial to explore the MADCAD.com interface, PLUS access the
2009 International Building Code to see how it all works.
If you like to setup a quick demo, let us know at support@madcad.com
or +1 800.798.9296 and we will be happy to schedule a webinar for you.
Security check
Please login to your personal account to use this feature.
Please login to your authorized staff account to use this feature.
Are you sure you want to empty the cart?

BS EN 1993-5:2025 - TC Tracked Changes. Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures - Piling, 2025
- A-30443606.pdf [Go to Page]
- undefined
- European foreword
- 0 Introduction
- 1 Scope [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope of EN 1993-5
- 1.2 Assumptions
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms, definitions, symbols [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Terms and definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1.1 Terms and definitions for piles
- 3.1.2 Terms and definitions relating to anchors, tension piles and waling
- Figure 3.1 — Examples of typical pile sections
- Figure 3.2 — Schematic examples of retaining walls
- Figure 3.3 — Examples of pile configurations for retaining walls
- Figure 3.4 — Cellular structure
- Figure 3.5 — Example junction piles
- Figure 3.6 — Examples of anchorage head connections [Go to Page]
- 3.2 Symbols [Go to Page]
- 3.2.1 General
- 3.2.2 Latin upper-case symbols
- 3.2.3 Latin lower-case symbols
- 3.2.4 Greek symbols
- 3.3 Convention for sheet pile axes
- Figure 3.7 — Convention for sheet pile and tubular pile axes
- 4 Basis of design [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General rules [Go to Page]
- 4.1.1 Basic requirements
- 4.1.2 Structural reliability and consequences of failure
- 4.1.3 Robustness
- 4.1.4 Design service life
- 4.1.5 Durability
- 4.1.6 Sustainability
- 4.2 Principles of limit state design [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1 Design situations
- 4.2.2 Ultimate limit state criteria
- 4.2.3 Serviceability limit state criteria
- 4.3 Basic variables [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1 Actions and environmental influences
- 4.3.2 Material and product properties and geometrical data
- 4.4 Verification by the partial factor method [Go to Page]
- 4.4.1 Design values of actions
- 4.4.2 Design values of material properties
- 4.4.3 Design values of geometrical properties
- 4.4.4 Construction tolerances
- 4.4.5 Imperfections
- 4.5 Driveability
- 4.6 Design assisted by finite element analysis [Go to Page]
- 4.6.1 General
- 4.6.2 Secondary elements
- 4.7 Design assisted by testing
- 4.8 Verification by observational method
- 4.9 Fatigue
- 5 Materials [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Material properties for steel piles [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 Strength of bearing piles
- 5.2.2 Strength of hot rolled sheet piles
- Table 5.1 — Nominal values of yield strength fy and ultimate tensile strength fu for hot rolled steel sheet piles according to EN 10248-1 [Go to Page]
- 5.2.3 Strength of cold formed sheet piles
- Table 5.2 — Nominal values of basic yield strength fyb and ultimate tensile strength fu for cold formed steel sheet piles according to EN 10249-1 [Go to Page]
- 5.2.4 Strength of steel members used for combined walls
- 5.2.5 Ductility of steel piles
- 5.2.6 Fracture toughness of steel piles
- Table 5.3 — Test temperature T27J for fracture toughness of hot rolled steel piles according to EN 10248-1 [Go to Page]
- 5.3 Interlocks and connecting devices
- 5.4 Material properties for steel elements used for anchors and tension piles [Go to Page]
- 5.4.1 General
- 5.4.2 Anchor tension elements
- 5.4.3 Ductility of anchors and tension piles
- 5.5 Material properties for steel members used for bracing
- 6 Durability [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- Figure 6.1 — Example of corrosion rate distribution [Go to Page]
- 6.2 Durability requirements for piling
- Figure 6.2 — Corrosion of primary piles exposed to environments with different corrosion rates [Go to Page]
- 6.3 Durability requirements for anchors and tension piles
- 6.4 Corrosion rates for design [Go to Page]
- 6.4.1 Corrosion rates for design in soil and water
- Table 6.1 (NDP) — Value for the loss of thickness [mm] due to corrosion for steel elements in piling in soils, with or without groundwater
- Table 6.2 (NDP) — Value for the loss of thickness [mm] due to corrosion for steel elements in piling in fresh water or in sea water [Go to Page]
- 6.4.2 Corrosion rates for design due to mechanical wearing
- 6.4.3 Corrosion due to stray currents
- 6.4.4 Corrosion rates for design in atmospheric environment
- 7 Structural analysis [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Structural modelling [Go to Page]
- 7.1.1 Modelling of the structure
- 7.1.2 Modelling of anchors, tension piles, walings, bracing and connections
- 7.2 Global analysis for ultimate limit state design checks
- Figure 7.1 — Relative deflection of the sheet pile
- Figure 7.2 — Buckling modes with definition of the parameters HA, δA and Ls
- Figure 7.3 — Methods of structural analysis applicable to ultimate limit state design checks [Go to Page]
- 7.3 Imperfections
- Figure 7.4 — Sway imperfections [Go to Page]
- 7.4 Methods of analysis considering material nonlinearities
- Table 7.1 — Resistance in bending according to the type of analysis [Go to Page]
- 7.5 Classification of cross-sections [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1 Classification of U and Z
- Table 7.2 — Classification of cross-sections for U and Z [Go to Page]
- 7.5.2 Classification of tubular piles
- Table 7.3 — Classification of cross-sections of manufactured tubular piles [Go to Page]
- 7.5.3 Classification of other cross-sections
- 8 Ultimate limit state [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Partial factors
- 8.3 Sheet piling [Go to Page]
- 8.3.1 Bending resistance of sheet piling considering shear lag
- Table 8.1 (NDP) — Value for reduction factors βB and βD taking into account lack of shear force transmission in the interlocks of U-piles
- Figure 8.1 — Spacing of double crimped points [Go to Page]
- 8.3.2 Shear resistance of sheet piling
- Figure 8.2 — Definition of the shear area [Go to Page]
- 8.3.3 Resistance of sheet piling for combined bending, shear and axial force
- 8.3.4 Buckling of sheet piling in bending and axial compression
- Figure 8.3 — Suggested method for determination of buckling length Lcr, for free earth support
- Figure 8.4 — Suggested method for determination of buckling length Lcr, for (partially) fixed earth support [Go to Page]
- 8.3.5 Local effects of water pressure
- Table 8.3 — Reduction factors ρP for Z-piles due to differential water pressure [Go to Page]
- 8.3.6 Concentrated load introduction
- Figure 8.5 — Examples of anchoring with pile web placed in tension
- Figure 8.6 — Examples of anchoring with pile web placed in compression [Go to Page]
- 8.4 Bearing piles [Go to Page]
- 8.4.1 General
- 8.4.2 Design methods and design considerations
- 8.4.3 Buckling of bearing piles
- Figure 8.7 — Simplified estimation of buckling length for bearing piles with lateral support [Go to Page]
- 8.4.4 Verification of steel piles filled with concrete
- 8.5 High modulus walls
- 8.6 Jagged walls
- 8.7 Combined walls [Go to Page]
- 8.7.1 General
- 8.7.2 Secondary elements
- Figure 8.8 — Simplified models for secondary elements [Go to Page]
- 8.7.3 Connectors
- 8.7.4 Primary elements
- 8.8 H-piles used as primary elements [Go to Page]
- 8.8.1 General
- 8.8.2 H-piles in axial compression and bending
- Figure 8.9 — Definition scheme of welding of double H-piles [Go to Page]
- 8.8.3 Lateral torsional buckling of H-piles
- Figure 8.10 — Definition of the soil reaction resisting LTB
- Figure 8.11 — Definition of free lengths of partially embedded H-pile susceptible to LTB
- Figure 8.12 — Compression flange to be considered for the verification according to 8.8.3(5) [Go to Page]
- 8.8.4 Shear buckling of H-piles
- 8.8.5 The combined effect of member forces and flange bending
- Figure 8.13 — H-piles with longitudinal and transverse bending [Go to Page]
- 8.9 Tubular sections used as primary elements [Go to Page]
- 8.9.1 General
- 8.9.2 Tubular piles in bending and shear
- 8.9.3 Tubular piles in axial compression and bending
- 8.9.4 Buckling of tubular piles
- 8.9.5 Effects of transverse loads
- Table 8.3 — Formulae for transverse bending moments and deformations [Go to Page]
- 8.9.6 The combined effect of member forces and circumferential bending
- 8.9.7 The effect of circumferential deformation on member resistance
- Figure 8.14 — Definition of the circumferential deformation a [Go to Page]
- 8.9.8 Flexibility and ductility of the tubular piles
- Figure 8.15 — Definition of the deformation capacity of tubular members in bending [Go to Page]
- 8.10 Straight web steel sheet piles [Go to Page]
- 8.10.1 General
- 8.10.2 Verification of junction piles
- Figure 8.16 — Welded junction pile
- Figure 8.17 — Geometry of circular cell and the aligned connecting arc [Go to Page]
- 8.11 Anchors and tension piles [Go to Page]
- 8.11.1 General
- 8.11.2 Design resistance of tension elements for anchors
- Table 8.5 — Tensile stress areas and calibration factor for terminations [Go to Page]
- 8.11.3 Anchors and tension piles subject to proof testing
- 8.12 Walings and bracings
- 8.13 Connections
- Figure 8.18 — Tubular and box type piles, examples of connections with the pile cap
- Figure 8.19 — Examples of bearing pile connections with a concrete pile cap
- Figure 8.20 — Example of a bearing pile connection to a column of a steel structure above the foundation
- 9 Serviceability limit state [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Basis
- 9.2 Displacements of retaining walls
- 9.3 Displacements of bearing piles
- 9.4 Structural aspects of steel sheet piling
- 9.5 Anchors and tension piles
- Annex A (normative) Cold formed and Class 4 steel sheet piles
- A.1 Use of this annex
- A.2 Scope and field of application
- A.3 General
- A.3.1 Form of cold formed steel sheet piles
- A.3.2 Terminology
- Table A.1 — Examples of cold formed sheet pile sections
- A.4 Basis of design
- A.4.1 Ultimate limit states
- A.4.2 Serviceability limit states
- A.5 Properties of materials and cross-sections
- A.5.1 Material properties
- A.5.2 Section properties
- Figure A.1 — Example of an idealized cross-section
- Table A.2 — Maximum width-to-thickness ratios; modelling of statical behaviour
- A.6 Local buckling
- Figure A.2 — Interlock to be treated as an edge stiffener
- Figure A.3 — Determination of spring stiffness of the flange
- Figure A.4 — Determination of the spring stiffness of the web
- A.7 Resistance of cross-sections
- A.7.1 General
- Figure A.5 — Introduction of anchor forces
- A.7.2 Bending moment
- A.7.3 Shear force
- A.7.4 Local transverse forces
- A.7.4.1 General
- A.7.4.2 Webs subject to transverse compressive forces
- A.7.4.3 Webs subject to transverse tensile forces
- A.7.5 Combined shear force and bending moment
- A.7.6 Combined bending moment and local transverse forces
- A.7.7 Combined bending moment and axial force
- A.7.8 Local transverse bending
- Table A.3 — Reduction factors ρP for plate thickness due to differential water pressure
- A.8 Design by calculation
- Annex B (normative) Testing of Class 4 steel sheet piles
- B.1 Use of this annex
- B.2 Scope and field of application
- B.3 General
- B.4 Tests on material
- B.5 Cross-sectional data based on testing
- B.6 Single span beam test
- Figure B.1 — Test set-up for moment resistance determination
- B.7 Intermediate support test
- Figure B.2 — Load introduction for the determination of bending resistance and shear resistance at intermediate support (waling)
- B.8 Double span beam test
- Figure B.3 — Test set-up for double span tests
- B.9 Evaluation of test results
- B.9.1 General
- B.9.2 Adjustment of test results
- B.9.3 Characteristic values
- B.9.4 Design values
- Annex C (normative) Conditions for use of plastic analysis and elasto-plastic verification for sheet pile walls
- C.1 Use of this annex
- C.2 Scope and field of application
- C.3 Type of analysis
- C.3.1 General
- C.3.2 Use of nonlinear behaviour for verification of the bending moment
- Table C.1 — Reduction of bending moment resistance Mpl,Rd
- C.4 Flexural capacity of cross-sections
- C.4.1 General
- Figure C.1 — Rotation capacity angle ϕCd provided by the cross-section at different levels of reduction of Mpl,Rd
- Figure C.2 — Definition of the rotation capacity angle ϕCd
- C.4.2 Determination of required rotation capacity
- Figure C.3 — Definition of the total rotation angle ϕtot,Ed using rotation angles
- Figure C.4 — Definition of the rotation angle ϕw,Ed based on displacements
- Annex D (normative) Design of Class 3 and 4 tubular piles loaded in longitudinal bending
- D.1 Use of this annex
- D.2 Scope and field of application
- D.3 Section resistance
- D.4 Buckling strength verification
- D.5 Buckling parameters
- Table D.1 — Values for manufacturing tolerance Class parameter Q
- Annex E (normative) Properties of semi-compact sections
- E.1 Scope and field of application
- E.2 Section properties
- Annex F (informative) Typical grades of reinforcing and prestressing steels used for tension elements
- F.1 Use of this annex
- F.2 Scope and field of application
- Table F.1 — Typical grades of reinforcing and prestressing steels used for tension elements
- Bibliography [Go to Page]