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European design standards
The document discusses European design standards and Eurocodes. It provides the following key points: 1. Eurocodes are the primary structural design standards used in most of Europe, including Finland, and are also used in some Asian and North African countries. 2. Eurocodes cover 10 different areas of structural design such as concrete, steel, timber, and geotechnical design. 3. Implementing standardized structural design codes like Eurocodes provides harmonization, removes obstacles to marketing, and allows for CE marking of construction materials for international trade.
European design standards
- 1. European design standards Senior Expert Toni Kekki Karelia University of applied sciences (1.1.2013 ) toni.kekki@karelia.fi
- 3. Design codes inEurope • Most of structural design in Finland is done according to Eurocodes • Eurocodes are only maintained and updated system in EU-countries from 1.7.2013 • Eurocodes are also used in some Asian countries, in North-African countries and in Russia (Eurocodes is approved by authorities separately in every project)
- 4. Eurocodes in general •10 different standard-series • Eurocodes are made only for structural designing, but they have references to material standards like CE-marking • In Eurocodes, every country can rule its own values to some factors (like snowload etc).
- 5. Eurocodes in general •basis of structural design (EN 1990); • actions on structures (EN 1991); • the design of concrete (EN 1992), steel (EN 1993), composite steel and concrete (EN1994), timber (EN 1995), masonry (EN 1996) and aluminium (EN 1999) structures, together with; • geotechnical design (EN 1997); and • the design, assessment and retrofitting of structures for earthquake resistance (EN 1998).
- 6. Picture: Vitali Timashkov,National Association of Builders
- 7. Why standardisation? • Aneed to harmonize something • Agreement of rules how this is done • Removes obstacles in marketing! • Along Eurocodes comes also CE-marking • Russian participation in WTO is a good start • National Association of Builders is working to implement Eurocodes to Russia
- 8. CE-marking • In EU-countries,after 1.7.2013, all building materials, which have harmonized product standard (hEN), must have CE-marking! • In Finland, there are now ~420 different hEN:s translated and more is coming. • Good opportunity to go to the international markets!
- 9. Conclusion • Implementing structuraldesign code in a country is an issue of safety. • National Association of Builders is doing great job in Russia • Eurocodes and CE-marking is a good opportunity.
- 10. Life Cycle Tower, Dornbirn AT
- 11. Life Cycle Tower, Dornbirn AT
- 12. Life Cycle Tower, Dornbirn AT