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Structural safety
The safety of structures – of buildings in which we live and work amongst others – is a fundamental need of humanity. In many countries, the government sees it as its responsibility to guarantee structural safety. Structural safety is mostly addressed by legal regulations which designate the building standards and codes to be used, in particular the Eurocodes. In this way minimum requirements for the safety of structures are assured. Buildings and bridges (or parts of these) can collapse when their structural elements do not satisfy these minimum requirements, leading to significant damage or even casualties. Many publications, amongst others, discuss structural safety and reliability.
The general principles of structural safety are presented in the basic Eurocode EN 1990. This code describes the principles of structural design and analysis and provides guidelines for interdependent aspects of the structural reliability.The content and structure of EN 1990 is discussed briefly, following the order of the chapters in the code.
Structural safety
The safety of structures – of buildings in which we live and work amongst others – is a fundamental need of humanity. In many countries, the government sees it as its responsibility to guarantee structural safety. Structural safety is mostly addressed by legal regulations which designate the building standards and codes to be used, in particular the Eurocodes. In this way minimum requirements for the safety of structures are assured. Buildings and bridges (or parts of these) can collapse when their structural elements do not satisfy these minimum requirements, leading to significant damage or even casualties. Many publications, amongst others, discuss structural safety and reliability.
The general principles of structural safety are presented in the basic Eurocode EN 1990. This code describes the principles of structural design and analysis and provides guidelines for interdependent aspects of the structural reliability.The content and structure of EN 1990 is discussed briefly, following the order of the chapters in the code.
Structural safety
Snijder, H.H. (author) / Steenbergen, H.M.G.M. (author)
Structural basics ; 1‐1-1‐23
2020-06-15
23 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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