Kristall-Eurocode 3 enables to perform checks of members and joints of steel structures for compliance with requirements of Eurocode 3. It can be useful for experts who develop design documentation ordered by European companies. EN 1993-1-1. Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures. — Part 1.1: General rules and rules for buildings and EN 1993-1-5. Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures. — Part 1.5: Plated structural elements define checks of members of steel structures, and EN 1993-1-8. Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures. — Part 1.8: Design of joints is used for the checks of joints of steel structures.
Eurocode 3 is supplemented by the national application documents (NAD) which at some points clarify the general provisions of EN 1993-1-1, EN 1993-1-5 and EN 1993-1-8. All the design national peculiarities defined by the national bodies in charge of safety are taken into account in the application.