Abstract

The series of International Colloquia on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures have been supported by the Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC) for quite a long time and are intended to summarize the progress in theoretical, numerical and experimental research in the field of stability and ductility of steel and composite steel-concrete structures. Special emphasis is always given to new concepts and procedures concerning the analysis and design of steel structures and to the background, development and application of rules and recommendations either appearing in recently published Codes or Specifications or about to be included in their upcoming versions. This International Colloquium series started in 1972, in Paris, and their subsequent editions traveled in several different cities and countries, the last four being held in: Timisoara, Romania (1999), Budapest, Hungary (2002), Lisbon, Portugal (2006) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2010).