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Regulatory controls and building standards
Published in Derek Worthing, Nigel Dann, Roger Heath, of Houses, 2021
Derek Worthing, Nigel Dann, Roger Heath
Eurocodes are standardised design codes for building and civil engineering in CEN member states and are intended to become mandatory. For example, Eurocodes have been the main structural design standards for new structures in the UK since 2010, when the British Standards Institution (BSI), which is responsible for UK national standards, withdrew all national standards that conflicted with them. The BSI is now responsible for the implementation of all Eurocodes in the UK.
Design of masonry structures (General rules): Highlights of the new European masonry code
Published in Jan Kubica, Arkadiusz Kwiecień, Łukasz Bednarz, Brick and Block Masonry - From Historical to Sustainable Masonry, 2020
In EU countries, although most of the Eurocodes Parts are published in the national language, the application of EN 1996-1-1 is usually non-mandatory, once the current national building codes can still be used. The issue is that in most EU countries no code exists allowing for design of masonry structures, so the application of masonry is difficult against solutions like RC and steel frames. Contrarily, in Italy, where a comprehensive building code is available, modern masonry is a common practice. For instance, in the Italian region of Emilia, low-rise masonry buildings built after the introduction of OPCM 3274 (2004), so considering seismic design and proper detailing, resulted in most cases almost undamaged (Penna et al. 2014). This also demonstrates the need for harmonization of the masonry and seismic codes, to allow an efficient design in earthquake prone regions, beyond the general rules as per the masonry code.
Factors affecting building materials choice
Published in David Thorpe, Passive Solar Architecture Pocket Reference, 2018
Eurocodes are a suite of harmonised European standards developed by the European Committee for Standardisation that are applicable to all construction works across the European Union. The calculations are useful if similar standards are not extant in other territories. They cover the following aspects of construction:structural design;actions on structures;the design of concrete, steel, composite steel and concrete, timber, masonry and aluminium structures;geotechnical design;design of structures for earthquake resistance.
Honing safety and reliability aspects for the second generation of Eurocode 7
Published in Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards, 2019
The current Eurocodes consist of a suite of 10 European Standards, EN 1990 to EN 1999, providing a common approach for the structural and geotechnical design of buildings and other civil engineering works with, at present, 58 parts (i.e. European published standards). The head Eurocode, EN 1990, provides the rules for the basis of design, i.e. the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of structures that are common to all the Eurocodes parts, including the partial factors on actions, i.e. loads. EN 1991 provides the requirements for the actions on structures, while the other Eurocodes provide the design rules in the case of all the major construction materials, including EN 1997, i.e. Eurocode 7 – Geotechnical Design, with the rules for design involving ground material, i.e. soil, fill and rock. The current EN 1997 has two parts, Part 1: General rules and Part 2: Ground investigation and testing.
International Collaboration and Harmonization of Design Standards
Published in Structural Engineering International, 2020
The Eurocodes are a set of harmonised European standards for the design of buildings and other civil engineering structures, which facilitate the removal of trade barriers for construction products and services. During my 11-years at the Steel Construction Institute (SCI), I was responsible for developing UK design guidance to complement the Eurocodes, together with influencing the standards themselves as a member of the committee responsible for Eurocode 4. Two years before the existing UK standards were withdrawn and replaced by the Eurocodes, I left for New Zealand in 2008 to join the Heavy Engineering Research Association (HERA).
Proposal of Guidelines for the Evolution of Robustness Framework in the Future Generation of Eurocodes
Published in Structural Engineering International, 2019
João Pereira Cabanas Gonçalves André, Michael Havbro Faber
The Eurocodes were developed to provide a general, simple, safe and economically efficient basis for the design of common structures under normal loading, operational and environmental conditions. The European Commission recommends Member States to adopt the Eurocodes as a tool for designing construction works and indicates that continuous efforts should be made to update them with the latest scientific knowledge and best practices, including new materials, products and construction methods, new regulatory requirements and new societal needs.