EN 1990: Eurocode - Basis of structural design

1 The European UnionIn order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial Basis , as it is the right of all humans to know and speak the laws that govern them. EDICT OF GOVERNMENT EN 1990 (2002) (English): Eurocode - Basis of structuraldesign [Authority: The European Union Per Regulation305/2011, Directive 98/34/EC, Directive 2004/18/EC]EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1990: 2002+A1 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROpAISCHE NORM December 2005 ICS Supersedes ENV 1991-1 :1994 Incorporating corrigenda December 2008 and April 2010 English version Eurocode - Basis of structural design Eurocodes structuraux -Eurocodes: Bases de calcul des structures Eurocode : Grundlagen der Tragwerksplanung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 November 2001.

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4 5 BACKGROUND OF THE Eurocode PROGRAMME .. 6 STATUS AND FIELD OF APPLICATION OF EUROCODES .. 7 NATIONAL STANDARDS IMPLEMENTING EUROCODES .. 7 LINKS BETWEEN EUROCODES AND HARMONISED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (ENS AND ETAs) FOR PRODUCTS .. 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO EN 1990 .. 8 NATIONAL ANNEX FOR EN 1990 .. 12 SECT10N 1 GENERAL .. 12 SCOPE ..12 NORMATIVE REFERENCES .. 12 ASSUMPTIONS ..13 DISTINCTION BETWEEN PRINCIPLES AND ApPLICATION RULES .. 13 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS .. 14 Common terms used in EN ]990 to EN ] 999 .. ] 4 ]. terms relating to design in Terllls relating to actions.

5 ] 8 ]. Terms relating to material and product properties .. 21 Terms relating to geometrical data .. 2] ]. Terms relating to structural analysis .. 22 SYI\1 BOLS .. 23 SECTION 2 REQLIIREJ\1 ENTS .. 26 BA,SIC REQUIREl\1 ENTS .. 26 RELIABILITY MANAGEl'vlENT .. 27 design WORKING LIFE .. 28 DURABTLITY .. 28 QUALITY MANi\GEl'vlENT .. 29 SECTION 3 PRINCIPLES OF LIJ\UT STATES design ..30 GENERAL .. 30 design SITUATIONS .. 30 ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES .. 31 SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES .. 31 LI1\11 TSTATE design .. 32 SECTION 4 BASIC V .. 33 ACTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES.

6 33 4.].] Class{fication of actions ..33 4.].2 Characteristic values of actions ..33 Other representative values of variable actions ..35 Representation fatigue actions ..35 Representation of dynamic actions ..35 Geotechnical actions ..36 Environlnental bifluences .. 36 MATERIAL AND PRODUCT PROPERTIES ..36 GEOl'vlETRfCALDATA .. 37 SECTION 5 structural ANALYSIS AND design ASSISTED BY TESTING ..38 structural ANALYSIS .. 38 5.].] StructuraI1110delling .. 38 5.].2 Static actions .. 38 5.].3 Dynan1ic actions .. 38 2 BS EN 1990: 2002+A 1 :2005 EN 1990: 2002+A1:2005 (E) Fire design .}

7 39 design ASSISTED BY TESTING .. 40 SECTION 6 VERIFICATION BY THE PARTIAL FACTOR METHOD ..41 GENERAL .. 41 \. TIONS .. 41 design V ALLIES .. 4] design values of actions .. 41 design values of the effects of actions .. 42 design values of material or product properties .. 43 design values of geometrical data .. 43 design resistance .. 44 ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES .. 45 General .. 45 Verifications of static equilibrium and resistance .. 46 Combination of actions (fatigue verifications excluded} .. 46 General.. 46 Combinations of actions for persistent or transient design situations (fundamental combinations).)

8 47 Combinations of actions for accidental design situations ..48 Combinations of actions for seismic situations ..48 Partialfactors for actions and combinations of actions ..48 Partialfactors for materials and products .. 49 SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES .. 49 Verifications .. 49 Serviceability criteria .. 49 COlnbination of actions .. 49 Partial factors for materials .. 50 ANNEX Al (NORMATIVE) APPLICATION FOR BUILDINGS .. 51 FIELD OF APPLICATION .. 51 COJ\;IBINATIONS OF ACTIONS .. 5] General .. 51 Values of' factors .. 51 ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES .. 52 design values of actions in persistent and transient design situations.

9 52 design values of actions in the accidental and seismic design situations .. 56 A SERvrCEABILITY LIMIT STATES .. 57 Partial factors for actions .. 57 Serviceability criteria .. 57 Deformations and horizontal displacements .. 57 Vibrations .. 59 ANNEX A2 (NORMATIVE) APPLICATION FOR BRIDGES .. 60 National Annex jar EN 1990 Annex A2 .. 60 FIELD Of APPLICAT]ON .. 62 COl'vlBJNATIONS Of ACTIONS .. 63 General .. 63 Combination rules for road bridges .. 65 Combination rules jar footbridges .. 66 Combination rules jar raihvay bridges .. 66 Combinations of actions for accidental (non seismic) design situations.

10 67 Values oflfJfactors .. 67 L1 LTIMATE Lfl'vllT STATES .. 70 design values of actions in persistent and tra11!~dent design situations .. 70 design values of actions in the accidental and seismic design situations .. 75 SERVICEABILITY AND OTHER SPECIFIC LIMIT STATES .. 76 General .. 76 Serviceability criteria regarding dejormation and vibration for road bridges .. 77 3 BS EN 1990: 2002+A1 :2005 EN 1990: 2002+A1 :2005 (E) Ver~ftcafions concerning vibration forfootbridges due to pedestrian traflc .. 77 Verifications regarding deformations and vibrations for railway bridges .. 79 ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE) MANAGEMENT OF structural RELIABILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS.