04-23-2012, 06:16 PM
Hello aziz,
From my own experience the adequate standard for testing cold-formed (steel, I presume) members is Part 1.3 of EN 1993, in the first annex there( I think it is located on page 97) "Annex A [normative] – Testing procedures". There you will find guidelines rules and testing arrangements according to Eurocodes. Also there is an older notebook(which is very similar to Annex A) named "ECCS No 20 - The testing of profiled metal sheets". In many ways these two items are similar, and if I'm not mistaken the EN 1993 Annex A is based on the ECCS recommendations. Both provide guidelines regarding the testing of members, if you would like to test cold-formed member specific connection then you will have to look into "ECCS No 124 - The Testing of Connections with Mechanical Fasteners in Steel Sheeting and Sections" - this notebook is provided free of charge on the ECCS.
I hope I provided you the info you requested, safe testing and have a nice day!
From my own experience the adequate standard for testing cold-formed (steel, I presume) members is Part 1.3 of EN 1993, in the first annex there( I think it is located on page 97) "Annex A [normative] – Testing procedures". There you will find guidelines rules and testing arrangements according to Eurocodes. Also there is an older notebook(which is very similar to Annex A) named "ECCS No 20 - The testing of profiled metal sheets". In many ways these two items are similar, and if I'm not mistaken the EN 1993 Annex A is based on the ECCS recommendations. Both provide guidelines regarding the testing of members, if you would like to test cold-formed member specific connection then you will have to look into "ECCS No 124 - The Testing of Connections with Mechanical Fasteners in Steel Sheeting and Sections" - this notebook is provided free of charge on the ECCS.
I hope I provided you the info you requested, safe testing and have a nice day!