Hereisabriefintroductionto"DesignofCold-FormedSteelStructures-Eurocode3:DesignofSteelStructures,Part1-3:DesignofCold-FormedSteelStructures":Thisstandardprovidesthedesignrulesandrequirementsforcold-formedsteelstructuresaccordingtoEurocode3.Itcoversthestructuraldesignofcold-formedsteelmembersandsheeting,includingtheirconnections.Thestandardappliestocold-formedsteelproductsmadefromcoatedoruncoatedthingaugesteelsheetandstrip.Itincludesprovisionsfordeterminingtheload-carryingcapacityandserviceabilityofcold-formedsteelcomponentsundervariousloadingconditions.Thedocumentgivesspecificrulesforthedesignofstructuralmemberssubjecttobending,axialforces,shear,torsionandcombinedeffects.Italsoaddresseslocalanddistortionalbucklingeffectsthatareparticularlyrelevantforthin-walledcold-formedsections.ThestandardisintendedtobeusedwithotherrelevantpartsofEurocode3forcompletesteelstructuredesign.