%5,7,6+ 67$1'$5' %6 (1  Incorporating Corrigenda Nos and (XURFRGH  'HVLJQ RI VWHHO VWUXFWXUHV Ư 3DUW  0DWHULDO WRXJKQHVV DQG WKURXJKWKLFNQHVV SURSHUWLHV ```,,`,`````,,`,,``,`,,,,,`,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,` - 7KLV (XURSHDQ 6WDQGDUG (1  KDV WKH VWDWXV RI D %ULWLVK 6WDQGDUG ,&6  %6 (1  National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1993-1-10:2005, including Corrigendum December 2005 It supersedes DD ENV 1993-1-1:1992, which is withdrawn NOTE Corrigendum No implements CEN Corrigendum December 2005, which adds P after the clause number and replaces should with shall in 2.1(3) The structural Eurocodes are divided into packages by grouping Eurocodes for each of the main materials, concrete, steel, composite concrete and steel, timber, masonry and aluminium, this is to enable a common date of withdrawal (DOW) for all the relevant parts that are needed for a particular design The conflicting national standards will be withdrawn at the end of the coexistence period, after all the EN Eurocodes of a package are available Following publication of the EN, there is a period allowed for national calibration during which the national annex is issued, followed by a coexistence period of a maximum years During the coexistence period Member States are encouraged to adapt their national provisions Conflicting national standards will be withdrawn by March 2010 at the latest BS EN 1993-1-10 will partially supersede BS 449-2, BS 5400-3 and BS 5950-1, which will be withdrawn by March 2010 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/525, Building and civil engineering structures, to Subcommittee B/525/31, Structural use of steel, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; 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