- General - Requirements - Principles of limit state design - Basic variables - Structural analysis and design assisted by testing - Verification by the partial factor method - Annex A1 (normative) - Application for buildings - Management of structural reliability for construction works - Basis for partial factor design and reliability analysis - Design assisted by testing - Appendix A: The Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC) - Appendix B: The Eurocode Suite - Appendix C: Basic statistical terms and techniques - Appendix D: National standard organizations
Providing detailed information for civil and structural engineers on the use of Eurocode, this handbook covers the basis of design, its background and relationship to the other Eurocodes. This Eurocode provides general principles for the structural design
Eurocode is considered the primary document in the Eurocode suite and establishes for the structural Eurocodes the principles and requirements for safety and serviceability of structures. More importantly, EN 1990 must be applied whenever the Eurocodes 1 to 9 are used.
The design process of a bridge includes several steps. One of the major steps is the determination of actions & combinations of actions. These actions are imposed loads due to traffic climatic actions, actions due to water or soil subsidence construction loads & accidental actions.
This two-part Information Paper describes the evolution of Eurocode 1, summarises its contents, and gives some background information on its derivation. It describes the assumptions and requirements of Eurocode 0 Basis of design, to explain the context in which Eurocode 1 is intended to be used. It gives references, where possible, to enable practising engineers to obtain further insight into the basis and use of the Code's requirements. This first part covers basis of design, dead, imposed, fire, snow and wind loads. Part 2 covers thermal actions, actions during execution, accidental actions, traffic loads on bridges, actions in silos and tanks, and actions induced by cranes and machinery.
The design process of a bridge includes several steps. One of the major steps is the determination of actions and combinations of actions. These actions are imposed loads due to traffic, climatic actions, actions due to water or soil subsidence, construction loads and accidental actions.
Structural reliability is fast becoming the tool for the design and assessment of an increasing range of civil engineering works. Its use is likely to further increase over the next decade as structural reliability forms the basis of modern codes of practice,such as the Eurocodes. This book offers a clear,user-friendly text for practising engineers and all authorities responsible for the regulation and checking of structures. Emphasis is given to practical plications, and extensive guidance is offered through worked examples throughout the book. This new book addresses the urgent need for a publication that demonstrates the practical significance of the developed reliability theory. It will enable engineers to use the concept when necessary, and also help them to understand the basis of structural codes of practice being developed at present. As the teaching of structural reliability becomes widespread and grows in importance, this book is an essential tool in the training of tomorrow's engineers.
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