This European Standard specifies the methods of specimen preparation, test procedures and their main objectives, for the macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds. This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121, Welding, the Secretariat of which is held by DS. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by p...

EN 1990 describes the Principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of structures. It is based on the limit state concept used in conjunction with a partial factor method. For the design of new structures, EN 1990 is intended to be used, for direct application, together with Eurocodes EN 1991 to 1999. EN 1990 also gives guidelines for the aspects of stru...

EN 1991-1-2 describes the thermal and mechanical actions for the structural design of buildings exposed to fire, including the following aspects: Safety requirementsEN 1991-1-2 is intended for clients (e.g. for the formulation of their specific requirements), designers, contractors and relevant authorities. The general objectives of fire protection are to limit risks with respe...

EN 1991 1-3 gives design guidance and actions from snow for the structural design of buildings and civil engineering works. EN 1991 1-3 is intended for clients, designers, contractors and public authorities. EN 1991 1-3 is intended to be used with EN 1990:2002, the other Parts of EN 1991 and EN 1992- EN 1999 for the design of structures. EN 1991-1-3 gives guidance to determine ...

EN 1991-1-4 gives design guidance and actions for the structural design of buildings and civil engineering works for wind. EN 1991-1-4 is intended for the use by clients, designers, contractors and relevant authorities. EN 1991-1-4 is intended to be used with EN 1990, the other Parts of EN 1991 and EN 1992-1999 for the design of structures. EN 1991-1-4 gives guidance on the det...

EN 1991-1-5 gives design guidance for thermal actions arising from climatic and operational conditions on buildings and civil engineering works. Information on thermal actions induced by fire is given in EN 1991-1-2. EN 1991-1-5 is intended for clients, designers, contractors and relevant authorities. EN 1991-1-5 is intended to be used with EN 1990, the other Parts of EN 1991 a...

EN 1991-2 defines models of traffic loads for the design of road bridges, footbridges and railway bridges. For the design of new bridges, EN 1991-2 is intended to be used, for direct application, together with Eurocodes EN 1990 to 1999. The bases for combinations of traffic loads with non-traffic loads are given in EN 1990,A2. Complementary rules may be specified for individual...

EN 1992-2 describes the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of concrete structures, together with specific provisions for bridges. It is based on the limit state concept used in conjunction with a partial factor method. EN 1992-2 gives Principles and Application Rules for the design of bridges in addition to those stated in EN 1992-1-1. All rel...

EN 1993 is intended to be used with Eurocodes EN 1990 - Basis of Structural Design, EN 1991 - Actions on structures and EN 1992 to EN 1999, when steel structures or steel components are referred to. EN 1993-1 is the first of six parts of EN 1993 - Design of Steel Structures. It gives generic design rules intended to be used with the other parts EN 1993-2 to EN 1993-6. It also g...

This European Standard EN 1993, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures, has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC250 « Structural Eurocodes », the Secretariat of which is held by BSI. CEN/TC250 is responsible for all Structural Eurocodes. This European Standard shall be given the status of a National Standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement...

prEN1993-1-11 gives design rules for structures with tension components made of steel, which, due to their connections with the structure, are adjustable and replaceable see Table 1.1. This standard also gives rules for determining the technical requirements for prefabricated tension components for assessing their safety, serviceability and durability. The types of termination...

This European Standard EN 1993-1-12, “Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures: Part 1-12: Additional rules for the extension of EN 1993 up to steel grades S 700”, has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC250 « Structural Eurocodes », the Secretariat of which is held by BSI. CEN/TC250 is responsible for all Structural Eurocodes. (1) This EN 1993-1-12 gives rules that ca...

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1993-1-2:2005, including Corrigendum December 2005. It supersedes DD ENV 1993-1-2:2001, which is withdrawn. Scope of EN 1993:(1) EN 1993 applies to the design of buildings and civil engineering works in steel. It complies with the principles and requirements for the safety and serviceability of structures, the...

This British Standard was published by BSI. It is the UK implementation of EN 1993-1-3:2006. It supersedes DD ENV 1993-1-3:2001 which is withdrawn. It partially supersedes BS 5950-5:1998, BS 5950-6:1995 and BS 5950-9:1994. These standards will be withdrawn by March 2010 at the latest. (1) EN 1993-1-3 gives design requirements for cold-formed thin gauge members and sheetin...

This British Standard was published by BSI. It is the UK implementation of EN 1993-1-5:2006. It partially supersedes BS 449-2:1969, BS 5400-3:2000 and BS 5950-1:2000. These standards will be withdrawn by March 2010 at the latest. (1) EN 1993-1-5 gives design requirements of stiffened and unstiffened plates which are subject to inplane forces.(2) Effects due to shear lag, in-pla...

(1)P EN 1993-1-7 provides basic design rules for the structural design of unstiffened and stiffened plates which form part of plated structures such as silos, tanks or containers, that are loaded by out of plane actions. It is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1993-1-1 and the relevant application standards.(2) This document defines the design values of the resistances...

This British Standard is the official English language version ofEN 1993-1-8:2005. It supersedes DD ENV 1993-1-1:1992 which is withdrawn. This part of EN 1993 gives design methods for the design of joints subject to predominantly static loading using steel grades S235, S275, S355 and S460. This European Standard EN 1993, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures, has been prepare...

(1) EN 1993-1-9 gives methods for the assessment of fatigue resistance of members, connections and joints subjected to fatigue loading.(2) These methods are derived from fatigue tests with large scale specimens, that include effects ofgeometrical and structural imperfections from material production and execution (e.g. the effects of tolerances and residual stresses from weldin...

EN 1993-2 is the second part of six parts of EN 1993 – Design of Steel Structures – and describes the principles and application rules for the safety and serviceability and durability of steel structures for bridges. EN 1993-2 gives design rules which are supplementary to the generic rules in EN 1993-1-1. EN 1993-2 is intended to be used with Eurocodes EN 1990 – Basis of des...

EN 1993-4-2 gives design guidance for the structural design of tanks. EN 1993-4-2 gives design rules that supplement the generic rules in the many parts of EN 1993-1. EN 1993-4-2 is intended for clients, designers, contractors and relevant authorities. EN 1993-4-2 is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1990, with EN 1991-4, with the other Parts of EN 1991, with EN 1993-1...