Eurocode 0

Eurocode 0, BS EN 1990 'Eurocode: Basis of structural design' is the head document in the Eurocode suite. It describes the basis and general principles for the structural design and verification of buildings and civil engineering works including geotechnical aspects, the principles and requirements for safety and serviceability of structures and guidelines for related aspects of structural reliability in all circumstances in which a structure is required to give adequate performance, including fire and seismic events. Consisting of only one part, it is used with all the other Eurocodes (1 to 9) for design.

Eurocode 1
Eurocode 1 supersedes BS 6399: Loading for buildings and BS 648: Schedule of weights of building materials. It contains within its ten parts (see table below) all the information required by the designer to assess the individual actions on a structure. It is generally self-explanatory and the actions to be used in the UK (as advised in the UK National Annex) are typically the same as those in the old British Standards. The most notable exception is the bulk density of reinforced concrete, which has been increased to 25 kN/m3. Eurocode 1 Reference BS EN 1991-1-1 BS EN 1991-1-2 BS EN 1991-1-3 BS EN 1991-1-4 BS EN 1991-1-5 BS EN 1991-1-6 BS EN 1991-1-7 BS EN 1991-2 BS EN 1-3 BS EN 1-4 Title Densities, self-weight and imposed loads Actions on structures exposed to fire Snow loads Wind actions Thermal actions Actions during execution Accidental actions due to impact and explosions Traffic loads on bridges Actions induced by cranes and machinery Actions in silos and tanks

Eurocode 2

Eurocode 2 and EC2 are both abbreviations for BS EN 1992, Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures. There are four parts to BS EN 1992 but when referring to Eurocode 2 most people mean BS EN 1992-1-1 general rules and rules for buildings.

Although there continues to be a transition period, Eurocode 2 replaces all national codes dealing with the design of structural concrete (such as BS 8110, BS 8007, BS 5400 in the UK). All the parts of Eurocodes relevant to the design of concrete have been published, and BS 8110 is no longer being supported by the relevant British Standards Institute committee. Eurocode 2 has four parts:

BS EN 1992-1-1:2004 Design of concrete structures. General rules and rules for buildings BS EN 1992-1-2:2004 Design of concrete structures. General rules. Structural fire design BS EN 1992-2:2005 Design of concrete structures. Concrete bridges. Design and detailing rules BS EN 1992-3:2006 Design of concrete structures. Liquid retaining and containing structures

What are the main changes?

Eurocode 2 deals with the phenomenon, rather than elements types Design is based on characteristic cylinder strength It allows high strength concrete (C90/105) Does not contain derived formulae (eg only the details of the stress block is given, not the flexural design formulae) Unit of stress is MPa Durability requirements more explicit: cmin + c,dev Plain or mild steel not covered Notional horixontal loads considered in addition to lateral loads Load combinations are given in EN 1990 Eurospeak (verify, actions, imperfections) and subscripts The design process will not change as a result of using EC2. Whilst Eurocode 2 is laid out to deal with phenomena rather than elements, there are also specific rules dealing with beams, slabs, flat slabs, columns, walls, deep beams, foundations, tying systems and precast concrete. In the long term, it is anticipated that EC2 will result in more economic structures so conceptual design done to, say, BS8100 may confidently be taken through to detail design using EC2.