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Workshop – Bridge Design to Eurocodes, Vienna, October 4-6, 2010

Eurocodes: Implementation and Further Development

Artur Pinto, Credits: M.Geradin, A. Athanasopoulou, M. Poljansek, H. Varum, B. Acun, D. Strezova

Joint Research CentreInstitute for Protection and Security of the Citizen

European Laboratory for Structural Assessment

http://eurocodes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Outline• Eurocodes Implementation

Role of JRC

Implementation Progress

• Eurocodes: Training and Promotion

• Further Development of the Eurocodes

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Eurocodes: Implementation, and further development

The contribution of the JRC in the framework of the MoU with DG ENTRframework of the MoU with DG ENTR (2005 -…)

• IT toolstoo s

• Promotion and training strategies, training and promotion activities

• Further Development: Set-up and coordination of scientificnetworks for new materials, New programming Mandate

Cooperation:(EC, CEN, MS and NSBs, industry)

New programming Mandate, …

• Extension of European Standards to other Basic Requirements for Construction Works (BWRs)

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Development of specific informatics tools (IT tools):1. Database for the NDPs (NDPs database) (31/03/06)( ) ( )2. Eurocodes Website (30/11/06) 3. Database for Backgroud Documents4. Centralized help-desk for maintenance

http://eurocodes.jrc.ec.europa.eup j p

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The Eurocodes …Implementation Progress

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Country Standard Transposing a European Standard

National Part (Differing from country to country)

Harmonized Part (the same for all EU countries)(the same for all EU countries)

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Implementation Steps

National Authorities and National Standards Bodies, when an EN Eurocode Part is made available, should:

European Standard Available

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Step 1: Translation

National Standardization Bodies (NSBs)

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• Step 3: Publish the National Standard transposing the EN Eurocode and the National Annex (with NDPs)

Step 2: Set NDPs National Annex

National Authorities / NSBs

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• Step 4: Adapt, as far as necessary, their National Legislation so that the EN Eurocode Part can b d th i t it (2010)

Step 3: Publish Stand. and Nat. Annex

NSBs

be used on their territory (2010)Step 4: Adapt National Legislation

National Authorities

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Implementation Progress

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Training and Promotion

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In this series:Booklets

B1 Th E d I l i • B1: The Eurocodes: Implementation and use

• B2: The role of EN 1990: the key head Eurocode

• B3: The Eurocodes and construction productsp

• B4: The Eurocodes: Supporting EU policies and increasing competitiveness

• B5: The Eurocodes: Use outside EU• B6: The Eurocodes and cooperation in

the Euro-Mediterranean areathe Euro-Mediterranean areaLeaflets• L1: The Eurocodes: What are they?• L2: The Eurocodes: Getting prepared• L3: The Eurocodes: Increasing

competitiveness• L4: The Eurocodes: Opportunit to • L4: The Eurocodes: Opportunity to

innovate

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Three (3) levels of training:

• Level 1 which will deal with policy of Eurocodes implementation, National Annexes, co-existence with National Codes, the Eurocodes system, etc. and these courses will be aimed at National Authorities, National Standards Bodies (NSBs) and senior personnel in the companies;

L l 2 hi h ill b i t d t t h i di id l E d• Level 2 which will be introductory courses to each individual Eurocode(average duration 1 day);

• Level 3 which comprehensively describes design examples of a number• Level 3 which comprehensively describes design examples of a number of typical structures using a particular package of Eurocodes.

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Eurocodes: Background and ApplicationsBrussels, 18-20 February 2008usse s, 8 0 eb ua y 008

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Eurocodes: Background and applications (cont’d)

• 320 participants, 60 lecturers

• all Eurocodes covered (-EC6)( )

• Message from minister Turk (SI)and vice-minister Mihalevski (BG)

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Training and promotion: future actions(Level 2/3 training workshops)( g p )The following workshops on Eurocodes are scheduled:

• Design of Bridges with the EurocodesProgramme coordination: Steve Denton (HG Bridges)3 days, 4-6 Oct 2010, Vienna

• Eurocode 8: Seismic Design of Buildings (RC and Steel) Programme coordination: Eduardo Carvalho (SC8)2 days, 10-11 Feb 2011, Lisbon

• Eurocode 2: Design of Reinforced Concrete BuildingsProgramme coordination: Giuseppe Mancini (SC2)2 days, 2011, Brussels (tbc)

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Seismic Design of BuildingsBuildings

10-11 Feb 2011

Lisbon

R i i d dli D b 15Registration deadline December 15

https://jrc-meeting-registration.jrc.ec.europa.eu

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Moscow workshop (2008, …, 2010)• Aim: gather and make available

information on EU and Russiastandardisation systems.

• Support from TAIEX, CMC, CEN/TC250

• Russian Federal Agency onRussian Federal Agency onTechnical Regulation andMetrology, World Academy ofSciences for Complex Security

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FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

• New materials: FRP, glass, …

• New fields of design: robustness,existing structures, membraneg ,structures, …

S ( )• Sustainability (environmental): recyclability, durability, use of environmentallyycompatible materials, energy issues, ...

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Thank you for your attention

Bridge Designto Eurocodesto Eurocodes

4-6 Oct 2010Austrian Federal Ministry for

Transport, Innovation and TechnologyTechnology

Vienna

http://eurocodes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/