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The EN Eurocodes describes the design method for buildings and civil engineering
work. They consist of 10 different groups, which are:
EN 1990 - EUROCODE 0 - Basis of structural design
EN 1991 - EUROCODE 1 - Actions on structures
EN 1992 - EUROCODE 2 - Design of concrete structures
EN 1993 - EUROCODE 3 - Design of steel structures
EN 1994 - EUROCODE 4 - Design of composite steel and concrete structures
EN 1995 - EUROCODE 5 - Design of timber structures
EN 1996 - EUROCODE 6 - Design of masonry structures
EN 1997 - EUROCODE 7 - Geotechnical design
EN 1998 - EUROCODE 8 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance
EN 1999 - EUROCODE 9 - Design of aluminium structures
Each Eurocode consists of several parts. There are 58 parts in all.
The work with the Eurocode started in 1975. The first publications came in the
mid 80’s. By 2006 the EN Eurocodes Parts are expected to be published. By 2010
the Eurocodes are expected to be fully implemented and will replace all national
rules.
Some of the aims and benefits of the Eurocode are to:
- provide common design criteria and methods
- provide a common understanding of construction products
- facilitate the exchange of construction services
- be a common basis for research and development
- allow the preparation of common design aids and software
- increase the competitiveness of the European civil engineering firms,
contractors, designers and product manufacturers in their world-wide activities
Due to difficulties in harmonizing the calculation methods and level of safety,
National Determined Parameters (NDP) has been included in the Eurocode. The
NDP’s can be found in a National Annex, which is a national standard and has to
be applied in conjunction with the European standard.
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