Design Aids for Eurocode





Design aids for EC2

Design of concrete structures

Design aids for ENV 1992–1–1 Eurocode 2, part 1

Betonvereniging

The Concrete Society

Deutscher Beton-Verein

E & FN SPON

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Preface

The European concrete standards in practice

The German, UK and Netherlands Concrete Societies are working together on a SPRINT project for the development of

supporting tools for use with the European Structural Concrete Code. The project is in three parts essentially covering:

1. An investigation of what tools the industry needs and prefers to enable it to work with the new code.

2. The development of preferred tools.

3. Publication and dissemination of the tools developed and consideration of the possible development of further aids to

the use of the code.

In the first phase, the societies questioned a wide range of practitioners about their needs and preferences for design tools. It

was found that, although there is considerable interest in developing information systems through computer processes, the

immediate need and preference was for a traditional “hard copy” Technical Document containing information, guidance and

examples of the use of the Code.

In response, the societies concentrated efforts in the second phase into the production of such a document, which this now

is. During the development of the material, an important meeting was held in Amsterdam in October 1994 when the societies

were able to present draft material for examination and comment and to seek views on the direction of their work. Discussion

at this meeting confirmed the earlier analysis of the industry’s immediate needs and interest in the development of other

information systems for the future. Comments made on the draft at and after the meeting were subsequently considered by the

societies and, where appropriate, material was modified or added.

The publication of this document marks the completion of the second phase and forms part of the final phase which will

concentrate on the dissemination of the information in this document. This last phase will also involve a further examination

of other methods to highlight the material that has been prepared and to consider how other tools and systems may be developed

to aid industry.

Finally, it must be stressed that this document is not an alternative to the European Structural Concrete Code. It is an aid to

use in conjunction with the Code to help designers in their work.

March 1996



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