eurocodesnews

EUROCODES NEWS December 2007

issue 5

Newsletter of Eurocodes Expert, the construction industry’s forum for users of the new structural Eurocodes

Editorial
by Haig Gulvanessian

Welcome to the fifth issue of Eurocodes News.
As reported on page 7, a further successful
series of Eurocode Expert roadshows visited
various locations in the UK during November
2007. Discussions with participants revealed that
construction organisations are at last beginning
to consider their strategies for Eurocode
implementation seriously. Furthermore, individual
professionals are also showing increasing interest
in the content and background of the codes
themselves.
An ordered implementation process by the UK
construction industry is essential to ensure Britain
profits from the benefits afforded by Eurocodes and,
more importantly, does not lose out from the threats
implementation may bring.
All but two codes now published
BSI British Standards has now published all but
two of the 58 Eurocode parts along with 16 enabling
national annexes. Most of the remainder will be
published within the next six months.
Existing national standards and codes of practice
for the design of buildings and civil engineering
works will be withdrawn in all member countries of
the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade
Association (EFTA) in March 2010. After then, the
structural requirements sections of national building
regulations will only refer to Eurocodes.
Whatever our individual views on Eurocodes,
it is now essential construction professionals
collectively accept the reality that they will be
implemented by March 2010 at the latest.
There remain many discussions in the
professional press on Eurocodes and their
implementation – both positive and negative.
Discussion is healthy, but negative discussion
should recognise that implementation is inevitable.
It should be channelled into proposals for improving
design aids and other support resources to help
the profession implement—and in due course
enhance—the new codes.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
As of now, UK design businesses and individuals
should be deciding on their individual strategies for
Eurocode implementation as a matter of urgency.
In particular they need to plan how to maximise the
opportunities and minimise the threats posed by the
wide-open international market that Eurocodes will
create.
The strategy should depend very much on
portfolio: such as proportion of design work relating
to projects outside the UK, percentage of UK
and European public works design, and amount
of design relating to construction products and
components manufactured off-site.
Eurocodes are with us. Past issues of Eurocodes
News and the Eurocode Expert website have
described the significant guidance made available
to the profession by the UK government, major
institutions, research organisations and trade
organisations. We must embrace this once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity, and now.
Professor Gulvanessian CBE is former construction
division director of BRE, visiting professor at Imperial
College and chairman of the EN 1990 and EN 1991
drafting committees. He is also chairman of the

in this issue
Eurocodes Expert advisory group. H

Editorial 1

Eurocodes news
• Eurocode design of UK rail bridges imminent 2
• News from BSI 2
• News from JRC 2
• News from CEN/TC250 3
• Training for trainers workshop 3
• South Africa on course for Eurocode shift 3

Content partner updates

• Institution of Structural Engineers 4
• Institution of Civil Engineers 4
• Timber Research and Development Association 4
• The Concrete Centre 5
• International Masonry Society and 5
Brick Development Association
• The Steel Construction Institute 6
• Association for Structural Engineers of 6
London Boroughs

Eurocodes Expert news

• Eurocodes roadshows report 7
• Eurocodes events update 7
• Eurocodes publications update 8
• Eurocodes case studies 8
• Eurocodes FAQs 8

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Eurocode design of UK
rail bridges imminent
By John Lane, Rail Safety and Standards Board

Railway Group Standard GC/RT5112 Traffic loading

requirements for the design of railway structures
is expected to come into force by August 2008. It
will permit the use BS EN 1991-2:2003 Eurocode
1: Actions on structures – Part 2: Traffic loads on
bridges for the design of railway structures.
The Eurocodes, national annexes and
supporting documents covering the design of
steel, concrete and steel/concrete composite
bridges are also expected to become available
in 2008. It is anticipated that Network Rail
will consider proposals for designs using the
Eurocodes once they are available.
When existing national standards are
withdrawn by BSI in 2010, design using the
Eurocodes will be required in accordance with
the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 and the
Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
For further information on designing rail
bridges with Eurocodes, please see FAQs on the
Eurocodes Expert website at www.eurocodes.
co.uk H UK rail bridges will be able to use Eurocode loadings from August 2008

News from JRC

News from by Georgios Tsionis and Artur Pinto, JRC

BSI British
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the
Directorate General Enterprise and Industry (DG
ENTR) of the European Commission continue to
assist in the implementation, harmonisation and
further development of Eurocodes.

Standards
As reported in Issue 4, JRC launched an
international Eurocodes website in March 2007
at eurocodes.jrc.ec.europa.eu and continues
to develop a database of nationally determined
parameters and a database of background
By Clare Price, BSI British Standards documents; the latter will eventually be merged
with the website. A new centralised online
BSI British Standards has published 56 of the 58 Eurocodes helpdesk is also now being finalised
Eurocode parts and 16 national annexes. BSI is 2 parts to enable national standards bodies to submit
currently seeking clarification on final changes questions directly to CEN/TC250 and receive
made to the two remaining parts and publication 17 parts answers.
of BS EN 1993-3-1 and BS EN 1993-3-2, covering
steel towers, masts and chimneys, is expected in International promotion
early 2008. 39 parts JRC has also just prepared a new series of
A further 18 national annexes are due for booklets to encourage implementation, explain the
publication in the first six months of 2008 with the benefits and opportunities of using Eurocodes and
remainder expected by the end of the year. promote their use outside Europe. A pilot event in
All BSI Eurocodes and national annexes can 2008 in China will initiate the series of events for
be bought via the Eurocodes pages of the BSI KEY Eurocodes status international promotion of Eurocodes.
website at www.bsi-global.com/eurocodes H Part(s) not (all) 0 – Basis A major workshop event is also planned in
published 1 – Actions
2 – Concrete Brussels on 18–20 February 2008 on dissemination
Part(s) published, 3 – Steel of information for Eurocodes training (see page 3).
(final) annex 4 – Composite Lectures on all 10 Eurocodes will be delivered by
not published 5 – Timber
Part(s) and 6 – Masonry experts with experience in their development.
annex(es) published 7 – Geotechnical For additional information visit eurocodes.jrc.
8 – Earthquake
9 – Aluminium ec.europa.eu, or contact the authors on +39 0332 78
9511 or email eurocodes@jrc.it. H

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News from
implemented in a significant number of European
countries, and they are increasingly being used
by design engineers outside EU who work for

CEN/TC250
by Jean-Armand Calgaro, Chairman, CEN/TC250
Technical committee 250 of the European
Committee for Standardization (CEN/TC250) – the n appoint an ad-hoc group in charge of
joint European Union (EU) and European Free Trade ‘structural robustness’
Association (EFTA) body responsible for Eurocodes n develop additional codes for structural
(see diagram) – has recently held two important applications of glass and fibre-reinforced
meetings. The first was a co-ordination group polymer composites
meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria on 20–21 September n start organising work on assessment of
2007 and the second was a plenary meeting in existing structures
Limassol, Cyprus on 15–16 October 2007. n strengthen links between CEN/TC250 and
Several resolutions were agreed during the other CEN technical committees dealing
plenary meeting, including with construction products and European
Organisation for
Technical Approvals
(EOTA) working groups.
Beware ‘parallel’ or
‘facilitating’ rules
CEN/TC250’s work
programme for the
coming years is huge
and will involve regular
contact with the
European Commission.
Organisational structure of CEN/TC250 (key: JRC = Joint Research Centre, UIC = Union Many Eurocode
Internationale des Chemins de Fer, EOTA = European Organisation for Technical Approvals, CEPMC parts are currently
= Council of European Producers of Materials for Construction)
being translated and
European clients or contractors.
However, in some countries, civil and structural
engineering associations are trying to develop
‘professional rules’ in parallel to Eurocodes, or to
‘facilitate’ the use of Eurocodes. This is nonsense
because such rules can never have the equivalent
status of Eurocodes.
Training and national annex issues
Two of the most important challenges facing
CEN/TC250 are the organisation of training, both
at national and international levels, and the
harmonisation of national annexes, which are
an obstacle for interoperability of construction
software.
Concerning training, there are major
discrepancies between what is being provided in
large multi-disciplinary engineering organisations
working mainly at the international level, and what
is on offer in medium or small companies primarily
involved in building design. It is impossible for
designers to understand Eurocodes and apply
them correctly if they do not receive appropriate
training and information.
Concerning national annexes, the complexity
of some projects means that several international
design organisations may be involved. However,
the existence of national annexes that deviate from
Eurocode recommendations by varying amounts
does little to facilitate the free flow of design
information on such projects.
For further information please contact the
author, email jean-armand.calgaro@equipement.
gouv.fr H

TRAINING FOR South Africa

TRAINERS
WORKSHOP
By Artur Pinto and Silvia Dimova, JRC
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Directorate General Enterprise and
Industry (DG ENTR) of the European Commission are running a Eurocodes
workshop in Brussels on 18–20 February 2008 entitled ‘Dissemination of
information for training’. The event is supported by technical committee
250 of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN/TC250), the CEN
management centre and member states of the European Union (EU) and
European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
The principal objectives of the workshop are
n transfer of knowledge to representatives of key organisations and
institutions performing Eurocodes training in member states
n enhancing the training potential of member states by provision of state-of-
the-art knowledge, training materials and background information
n contribution to the consistent and timely implementation of the Eurocodes
n facilitating exchange of views, networking and cooperation.
Up to ten Eurocodes trainers from each EU and EFTA member or candidate
state can attend.
Plenary lectures on the first day will cover the Eurocodes programme,
related EU legislation and national implementation issues, and EN 1990 (basis
of structural design). Parallel sessions on the following two days will cover EN
1991–1999 and fire design and are expected to be attended by an average of
two representatives per country.
Lecture presentations, papers and other appropriate materials will be
published on JRC’s Eurocodes website in English.
For more details please go to the events page of eurocodes.jrc.ec.europa.eu H
on course for
Eurocode shift
By Simon Fullalove, Editor
South African engineers are gearing for a shift to Eurocodes by
attending a series of one-day courses run by Cape Town University,
the South African Institution of Civil Engineering and the Institution of
Structural Engineers.
‘Many of South Africa’s structural design codes are based on
British Standards, which will soon be replaced by Eurocodes,’ says
organiser Professor Alphose Zingoni of Cape Town. ‘In preparation
for this shift in basis, and to remain internationally competitive, South
African structural engineers require to familiarise themselves with the
essential provisions of the Eurocodes.’
Six events were held during November 2007, with two each in Cape
Town, Johannesburg and Durban. The first in each venue covered
Eurocode 2, design of concrete structures, and were presented by
Professor Joost Walraven from Delft University of Technology in The
Netherlands, former convenor of the Eurocode 2 project team.
The follow-up events were on Eurocode 3, design of steel
structures, and were presented by Professor Frans Bijlaard, also of
Delft and former chairman of the Eurocodes 3 drafting committee. The
November courses followed three introduction and overview sessions
in July, which were presented by Professor Nary Naryanan, consultant
with Clark Smith Partnership in London and former chairman of the
Eurocode 2 drafting committee.
For more information email azingon@ebe.uct.ac.za H

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Institution of
Structural Engineers
by Sue Doran, Director, Technical and Engineering, Institution of Structural Engineers

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
is preparing a suite of manuals for the Eurocodes
similar in format to its popular manuals for British
Standards.
The Manual for the design of concrete building
structures to Eurocode 2 was published in 2006
(see www.istructe.org/publications).
The Manual for the design of timber building
structures to Eurocode 5 will be published in
December 2007 and the Manual for the design of
plain masonry in building structures to Eurocode
6 will follow in the first quarter of 2008.
It is anticipated that the Manual for the design
of building structures to Eurocode 1 will appear
in the second quarter of 2008 with the Manual
for the seismic design of steel and concrete
buildings to Eurocode 8 following later in the
year. The Manual for Eurocode 3 (steel) will be
published in 2009.
It is hoped that the series will be completed by
a manual for Eurocode 7 (geotechnics) but the
arrangements for its production have yet to be
finalised.
IStructE is publishing
For further information please contact Sue ‘Manual for the design of
Doran on 020 7201 9110, email sue.doran@istruct. timber building structures to
Eurocode 5’ this month
org or visit www.istructe.org/eurocodes H

Institution of
Civil Engineers
by John Lane, Chairman, Institution of Civil Engineers Structures Panel

The Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) Telford’s comprehensive series of 15 authoritative

structures panel continues to support Eurocode
implementation in the UK by through its
representation on the Standing Committee on
Implementation of Eurocodes administered by the
Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).
ICE also continues to manage the joint ICE /
IStructE Eurocodes Expert website and Users’
Group. A steering group, comprising members
of the ICE structures panel and the standing
committee, provides guidance to Eurocodes Expert
on implementation issues, web development and
the sourcing of information and advice.
Resources listed on the website include Thomas
Eurocodes designers’ guides, the remaining four
of which are due to be published in 2008. Thomas
Telford also runs an extensive series of one-day
training courses at various venues around the UK
covering Eurocodes 0, 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 (see page 7).
Discounts on publications and training courses
are offered to Eurocodes Expert Users’ Group
members. Membership of the Users’ Group is
‘Designers’ Guide to EN 1993-2
currently free of charge. Eurocode 3: Design of steel
For further information please contact Oriana structures. Part 2: Steel bridges’
is the latest in the series of 15
Marcolongo on 020 7665 2427, email oriana. design guides being published
marcolongo@eurocodes.co.uk or visit www. by ICE subsidiary Thomas
eurocodes.co.uk H Telford

Timber Research and

Development Association
by Hugh Mansfield-Williams, TRADA Technology

As reported in Issue 4 and this issue, the
IStructE Manual for the design of timber building
structures to Eurocode 5 is due to be published
this month (December 2007). Technical writing
and consultancy has been undertaken by TRADA
Technology on behalf of TRADA and in consultation
with the IStructE task group.
TRADA has also recently launched its 2008
Eurocode design competition for students. Entries
for Timber in Construction Student Prize, worth
£1000 to the winner and £500 to the runner up,
should be received by 23 May 2008.
The competition is open to all students and
entries must include consideration of Eurocodes
0, 1 and 5. TRADA’s Timber Design Knowledge
software, an information resource and guidance
document for the structural application of timber,
may be of use for this. The software is available to
students free of charge from research.ttlchiltern.
co.uk/pif294.
Judges are looking for projects that demonstrate
innovative and inspiring applications of timber
within any type of structure, including restoration
and conservation of existing buildings, private
buildings, public buildings or non-building
structures (e.g. bridges).
The award is supported by wood. for good.
Entry forms and further details are available on the
TRADA website www.trada.co.uk.
The last winners were a team of architectural
and engineering undergraduates from the
University of Bath, who designed for a new west
stand for the Bath Rugby Club.
For further information please contact TRADA
Technology on 01494 569600, information@trada.
co.uk or visit www.trada.co.uk H

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The Concrete Centre

by Charles Goodchild, Principal Structural Engineer, The Concrete Centre
There are now just over three months to go until BS The approaching deadline for the withdrawal visit www.concretecentre.com/cpd or email
8110 is withdrawn and so will no longer be updated of BS 8110 on 31 March 2008 has resulted in a education@concretecentre.com
by British Standards Institute (BSI). To ease the significant increase in demands for in-house For further information please contact The
transition from BS 8110 to Eurocode 2, The Concrete and external training courses and seminars on Concrete Centre on 0700 4 822 822, email
Centre continues to update and extend it range of Eurocode 2. It is now providing Eurocode 2 full enquiries@concretecentre.com or visit
Eurocode resources. It has now released chapters day and half-day training courses at least once a www.concretecentre.com H
of Worked Examples to Eurocode 2 in downloadable week. For further information on training courses
pdf format at www.eurocode2.info.
The Worked Examples joins a stable of
documents designed to help structural engineers
do their jobs more effectively and efficiently.
These include Concise Eurocode 2, the How to
compendium and RC Spreadsheets.
The Worked Examples aim to illustrate how
Eurocode 2 may be used to design in-situ building
structures. It is intended that the examples will
explain how calculations to BS EN 1992-1-1
may be performed. Generally, the calculations
are cross-referenced to the relevant clauses
in Eurocode 2 and, where appropriate, to other
documents.
The examples range from simple – designed to
illustrate how typical hand calculations might be
done using available charts and tables derived
from the code – to more detailed workings of the
codes. In order to explain the use of Eurocode
2, several of the calculations are presented in
detail far in excess of that necessary in design
calculations once users are familiar with the code.
The Concrete Centre has also recently
published How to specify concrete for civil
engineering structures using BS 8500. This is a key
document that provides guidance for engineers
specifying concrete for durable concrete civil
engineering structures for various exposure
conditions. The guide also demonstrates how to
use BS 8500 in relation to Eurocode 2.
The How to guide is the latest in a series of
guides from The Concrete Centre. They are
available as downloads from www.eurocode2.
info. The How to guides aim to give designers and
engineers all the necessary information they require
on specific topics in a clear and succinct way.

INTERNATIONAL MASONRY SOCIETY AND

BRICK DEVELOMPENT ASSOCIATION
by Cliff Fudge, International Masonry Society, and Ali Arasteh, Brick Development Association
Following completion of all the national annexes
for Eurocode 6 in June 2007, work has progressed
on the development of supporting material.
The Concrete Centre and the Modern Masonry
Alliance are jointly publishing a set of three design
guides entitled How to design masonry structures
using Eurocode 6. These will be distributed with
The Structural Engineer starting in December
2007 and will be available as free downloads from
www.concretecentre.com.
Publication of the Institution of Structural
Engineers’ (IStructE) Manual for the design of plain
masonry in building structures to Eurocode 6 is
expected in the first quarter of 2008.
Both the Institution of Civil Engineers’
commercial division Thomas Telford and the started to review its guide on Eurocode 6 and
IStructE have developed new Eurocode 6 design publication is expected in the middle of 2008.
courses and there has been increased interest in For more information please contact the
in-house courses on the topic (see events listing International Masonry Society on 020 8660 3633,
on page 7). email secretary@masonry.org.uk or visit www.
The UK masonry industry has also provided masonry.org.uk; or the Brick Development
sponsorship for a new Eurocode 6 web site at Association on 01344 885 651, email brick@brick.
www.eurocode6.org, which provides information org.uk or visit www.brick.org.uk H
and design guidance on the use of Eurocode 6
as well as background information on the codes.
A set of common design examples has been
included on the site to guide engineers through the
design process. Further information about courses
and publications can be found on the site.
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The Steel Construction Institute

by John Moran, Senior Manager Information Technology, The Steel Construction Institute
Various national annexes for Eurocode 3 have now
been circulated for public comment and are to be
published shortly. The most important is the annex
to BS EN 1993-1-1 (general rules), and this should
be available in the first quarter of 2008.

Burgundy Book
Publication of the Burgundy Book, the Eurocode
equivalent to The Steel Construction Institute’s
(SCI) well-known Blue Book on section properties
and member capacities, is now just awaiting
confirmation of national annex values.
Presentation is in accordance with Eurocode 3
and resistances are presented in a form for direct
use. Some interesting omissions in the Eurocode
have been highlighted and at least one mistake.
Where rules are omitted and there is no non-
conflicting complementary information (NCCI),
rules from BS 5950 have been adopted.
Preparation of the Burgundy Book has
highlighted some areas where there can be
significant economy compared to BS 5950, notably
in lateral-torsional buckling resistance.
SCI has also teamed up with information
provider IHS to develop a fully customisable Screen shot from the new e-Burgundy Book, an electronic Eurocode version of the Blue Book
electronic version of the Burgundy Book.

Other publications
In addition SCI is working on a range of other
publications to support Eurocode steelwork design.
During 2008 designers will see the following
n an introduction to steel Eurocodes
n concise guide for steel building structures
n Eurocode version of the Red Book handbook
on structural steelwork
n guide to designing steel multi-storey braced
frames
n worked examples on open and hollow steel
sections
n student examples on Eurocode 3 (without the
national annex)
n fire design guidance for steel structures
n three steel bridge design guides.
New online advisory service
SCI and its French counterpart the Centre
Technique Industriel de la Construction Métallique
(CTICM) have launched a dedicated Eurocode
online advisory service at www.steel-alliance.org.
Called the Steel Alliance e-Advisory Service,
it operates in English and French and is open
to subscribers on a pay-as-you-go basis. An
introductory offer of two free questions is available
for a limited period.
Design engineers can address their questions
in confidence to a team of experts at SCI and
CTICM including engineers, architects and building
physicists. Target response time is one working
day and advisory topics come under the following
broad headings
n detailed design to the Eurocodes
n initial design concepts
n fire engineering
n best practice for construction.
The new service is directly linked to other
Eurocode 3 web tools such as
Access-Steel at www.access-steel.com and
the discussion forum at sefie.steelbiz.org.
For further information please contact SCI on
01344 636525, email advisory@steel-sci.org or visit
www.steel-sci.org H

ASSOCIATION FOR STRUCTURAL

ENGINEERS OF LONDON BOROUGHS
by Barry Ayres, Chairman, ASELB
The Association for Structural Engineers of London
Boroughs (ASELB), formerly known as SEMSELB,
was established in the early 1970s to provide a
forum for structural engineers of London boroughs
to address and resolve issues common to many
local authorities.
ASELB is now the UK’s leading local authority
engineering association, providing a unified voice
for chartered structural engineers of London’s 33
boroughs through its website and seminars at the
Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).
Eurocodes have emerged over the last few
years as one of the most important issues facing
local authority engineers, not least since the EU
Public Procurement Directive is the preferred
route to implementation. To prepare local
authorities for the introduction of Eurocodes,
ASELB members have participated in various
committees and working parties run by the
IStructE and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
It is essential our members have as much help
as possible with the introduction of Eurocodes
and we welcome the string of recent industry
initiatives, such as the suite of IStructE design
manuals (see page 4), worked examples from
the various trade bodies and, of course, the
ICE/IStructE Eurocodes Expert website. We are
particulary pleased to support Eurocode Expert
and are proud to provide our logo on the home
page, which links to our home page at www.
aselb.com.
For further information please contact Barry
Ayres on 020 8313 4529, email barry.ayres@
bromley.gov.uk or visit www.aselb.com H

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Eurocodes roadshows
report
by Oriana Marcolongo, Eurocodes Expert Manager
an initiative

Eurocode Expert has recently completed its
2007 series of half-day roadshow events, which
travelled to London, Manchester and Glasgow
during November 2007.
All events were well attended and received.
Delegates said they particularly benefited from
understanding more about the likely effects of
Eurocode implementation both on their own
organisations and on the UK construction industry
as a whole.
Presenters included Malcolm Greenley from
BSI, who introduced the historical background
to the codes as well as their current UK status
and the publication programme for the remaining
national annexes.
Professor Steve Denton, director of bridge and basis of roadshows in 2008 and beyond. Details
structural engineering at Parsons Brinckerhoff, will be published on the Eurocodes Expert website
then suggested strategies for implementation, and in future issues of Eurocodes News.. H
after which Professor Haig Gulvanessian,
former chairman of the EN 1990 and EN 1991 Supported by
committees, explained the available support for UK
construction professionals including awareness
campaigns, training events, design guides, worked
examples, manuals and so on. Gulvanessian and
Denton then gave brief technical overviews of EN
1990 to 1997, and the sessions were completed
with an open discussion.
It was also clear from feedback that delegates
need more practical help with implementation, so
worked examples and case studies will form the

Eurocodes events
Listed below are all forthcoming Eurocode-related training events listed on the Eurocodes Expert database for the next six months. Please contact manager Oriana Marcolongo if
you know of any other Eurocode-related events organised by recognised construction industry associations.
Date Title Venue Cost Lead organiser

31 January 2008 Design of steel structures to Eurocode 3 Ascot £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

05–06 February 2008 Building design to Eurocode 2: theory and hands-on workshop London £443 IStructE / Professional Solutions

06 February 2008 Eurocode 7: geotechnical design Bristol £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

12 February 2008 Eurocodes: the basis of structural design (EN 1990) London £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

13 February 2008 Eurocode 1—actions on structures London £265 Thomas Telford

18–20 February 2008 Dissemination of information for training Brussels, Belgium Free European Commission/JRC

19 February 2008 Everything you needed to know about geotechnical Eurocodes Northampton Free IStructE

19 February 2008 Building design to Eurocode 2: theory and background to the UK annex London £230 IStructE / Professional Solutions

04 March 2008 Design of concrete structures—Eurocode 2 Cambridge £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

An introduction to Eurocode 3—the new Eurocode for the design of

10 March 2008 Norwich Free IStructE
structural steelworks

10 March 2008 Eurocode 5: timber design London £230 IStructE / Professional Solutions

11 March 2008 Eurocode 6: masonry design London £230 IStructE / Professional Solutions

03 April 2008 Design of structural masonry to Eurocode 6 Ascot £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

08 April 2008 Design of concrete structures to Eurocode 2 Bristol £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

08 April 2008 Design of steel structures to Eurocode 3 Birmingham £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

16 April 2008 Eurocodes: the basis of structural design (EN 1990) London £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

17 April 2008 Eurocode 7: geotechnical design Birmingham £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

17 April 2008 Eurocode 1—actions on structures London £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

13 May 2008 Geotechnical design of foundations to Eurocode 7 London £230 IStructE / Professional Solutions

28 May 2008 Design of steel structures to Eurocode 3 Bristol £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

29 May 2008 Building design to Eurocode 2: theory and background to the UK annex London £230 IStructE / Professional Solutions

03 June 2008 Eurocode 4: composite design London £230 IStructE / Professional Solutions

05 June 2008 Eurocode 7: geotechnical design Stevenage £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

24 June 2008 Design of concrete structures to Eurocode 2 Birmingham £265 ICE/Thomas Telford

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Eurocodes publications update

Eurocodes Expert aims to provide details of all significant publications relating to Eurocodes, including guide books, journal papers and articles. Several of the documents are free
to download via the Eurocodes Expert website at www.eurocodes.co.uk, which also includes contact details for all other publications. Listed below are new publications which
have appeared in the past six months. Please let the Eurocodes Expert manager Oriana Marcolongo know of any relevant new publications.
Date Title Author Publisher Cost
Companion document EN 1992-1-1: Eurocode 2: Design of concrete
Aug 2007 Communities and Local Government Communities and Local Government Free
structures—Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings
Designers’ guide to EN 1993-2 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures
Sep 2007 C R Hendy and C J Murphy Thomas Telford £85
part 2, steel bridges
PP 1990: 2007 Extracts from the structural Eurocodes for students of
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case studies
Eurocodes Expert is putting together a list of UK-based or -engineered projects that have been designed
with Eurocodes. These will be published on the Eurocodes Expert website and new case studies will also
appear in Eurocodes News.
FAQs
Eurocodes Expert content partners have now
posted over 75 frequently asked questions and
If you are involved with a project that has been designed with Eurocodes, please send a 100-word authoritative answers on the Eurocodes Expert
summary together with a photograph to Eurocodes Expert manager Oriana Marcolongo. Four initial website at www.eurocodes.co.uk. A selection
projects are listed here. from the current list of questions is shown here.

n Are there savings to be had using Eurocode 2?

Newark Dyke Railway Bridge, Nottinghamshire, England n Can the withdrawal date of March 2010 for
Completed in 2000, the 77 m span Newark Dyke Bridge carries the East Coast main line railway conflicting British Standards be extended?
across the River Trent in Nottinghamshire. Several methods of elastic global analysis of the deck n Do the Eurocodes cover the same scope as
structure of the composite bowstring-truss bridge were explored to find how best to represent BSI codes of practice?
tension-stiffening of the concrete without iterative calculation, and to check the design of the shear n Explain the importance of EN 1990 Eurocode
connection. The method finally used was based on the model for tension-stiffening given in Eurocode —Basis of structural design?
4: Part 2. Structural engineer was Cass Hayward and main contractor was Skanska Construction. n Has the Government recognised the need
for engineers to know about the plans for
Downland gridshell, Sussex, UK the implementation of the Eurocodes, and
A new conservation centre and store building for the Weald and Downland open air museum near if so, is there any publication available with
Chichester in Sussex was the first double-layer timber gridshell in the UK. Completed in 2002, the information?
gridshell was analysed and designed in accordance with Eurocode 5 using a timber grade of D30. n How do I design a fixed column base to
Batch testing was also carried out to ensure that the probability of accepting a sample with an Eurocode 3?
ultimate bending strength less that the desired 30 N/mm2 was within acceptable statistical limits n How does Eurocode 2 compare to BS 8110?
set out in Eurocode 5 annex A. Structural engineer was Buro Happold and main contractor was EA n How important is the stress modification
Chiverton. factor, kmod, in Eurocode 5?
n How many countries outside the EC are
London Eye, London expected to adopt the Eurocodes?
The London Eye on the south bank of the river Thames in London was the world’s largest observation n How will Eurocodes affect the Specification
wheel at 135 m high when it opened in 2000. It was also one of the UK first projects to use EN 1990 for Highway Works (SHW)?
Eurocode – Basis of structural design. The use of EN 1990 enabled rational values of the partial n Should small consultancies with no projects
safety factors to be determined from a knowledge of the structure from the potential variation in the outside the UK, send their staff on Eurocode
applied loading and from the potential scatter in material test results. Babtie Allott & Lomas was the courses yet?
independent checking engineer and Hollandia was the superstructure design-and-build contractor. n What are packages of Eurocodes?
n What are the key differences between the
Copenhagen Metro, Denmark Eurocode 2 and BS 8110?
The first phase of Copenhagen Metro was completed in 2002. Eurocodes 1, 2 and 7 were used for the n What does ‘execution’ mean in Eurocodes?
design of the concrete-piled retaining walls of the six cut-and-cover stations in the city centre, which n What is ‘reliability index’?
were up to 22 m deep. The observational method was used on the deepest station to eliminate a level n When will software to the Eurocodes be
of temporary propping and this was undertaken in accordance with the guidelines in Eurocode 7. available?
Faber Maunsell was the design engineer and civil engineering works were undertaken by the Comet n Where can I get advice on Eurocode 2?
Consortium, including Tarmac Construction and Bachy from the UK. n Which Informative Annexes of Eurocode 6
Part 1-1 can be used in the UK?
n Why is the direction of the x-x and y-y axes
different in Eurocode 3?
Constructive contributions to Eurocodes News are always welcomed and should be emailed to Oriana Marclolongo n Will I be able to run BS and Eurocode
at eurocodes.expert@eurocodes.co.uk. This and previous issues of Eurocodes News are available online at the software in parallel?
Eurocodes Expert website at www.eurocodes.co.uk. n Will the Highways Agency maintain the
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