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Therefore the purpose of this paper is to provide an extensive review of useful guidelines concerning modelling, simulation and result validation for the accurate performance of those analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 Such guidelines are obtained from international steel design codes like Eurocode 3 and DNV, publications from experienced CAE engineers and renowned FE software companies like Ansys and Altair. Topics like mesh independence, the effect of the load sequence on the load bearing capacity and steel fracture criteria are underlined.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 Since the use of advanced FEA in the design of steel structures is becoming more and more traditional due to the increase of its competitiveness when compared to the use of (very) conservative design rules, a solid know-how in CAD and CAE codes is necessary.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 This work will be quite useful for structural steel stress engineers, contributing for a safer use of FEA in research and design.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 This work will be quite useful for structural steel stress engineers, contributing for a safer use of FEA in research and design.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/ijsi-07-2015-0020","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,6,29]],"date-time":"2016-06-29T15:15:08Z","timestamp":1467213308000},"page":"490-515","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Finite element analysis of steel structures \u2013 a review of useful guidelines"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Miguel","family":"Abambres","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"M\u00e1rio Rui","family":"Arruda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2020110215493176600_b1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Abambres, M. , Camotim, D. , Silvestre, N. and Rasmussen, K.J.R. 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