Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 8: Design Software – Section Capacity 8 - 2  Spain  United Kingdom The user has the option to overwrite the in-built National Annex values, allowing flexibility should the values be modified by the national standards body. If this option is selected, then the calculation procedure reverts to the recommended options for all engineering methods, such as design strength of steel, buckling curves or imperfection factors, rather than those in the National Annex. 1.2.2 Language The language for input and output may be set by the user. The following languages are supported:  French  German  Italian  Polish  Spanish  English 1.3 Design rules The design resistances of members are evaluated in accordance with EN 1993-1-1 and EN 1993-1-5 and the selected National Annexes.