How to find the information you need about the Eurocodes An ICE Library guide

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What are Eurocodes The Eurocodes are a set of harmonised European standards for the design of buildings and civil engineering structures There are 10 Eurocodes made up of 58 parts which cover the basis of structural design actions on structures the design of concrete steel composite steel and concrete timber masonry and aluminium structures geotechnical design and the design of structures for earthquake resistance

Publications about the Eurocodes come in several different forms There are the codes themselves along with their national annexes and there are guidance documents of one sort or other These can include what is known as lsquonon-contradictory complementary informationrsquo as well as execution standards introductions and design handbooks

The guide here is by no means definitive and will be kept under review Most of the links will take you to a place where you can download the publication or purchase it Otherwise the ICE Library is likely to hold copies either for reference or loan

Similarly if you have any specific enquiries on the Eurocodes and related articles or books please contact the ICE Library on 020 7665 2251 or libraryiceorguk The codes themselves

All 58 codes with national annexes associated NCCI and Published Documents (PD) are available for purchase from the BSI website Further information can be obtained from the dedicated BSI Eurocodes website The ICE Library also holds a complete reference set of the documents General guidance A number of organisations have produced guidance on the Eurocodes and related matters Much of it is freely downloadable although one or two documents may require you to register to gain access Regrettably the government publications have been moved from one url to another several times They are now effectively regarded as historic although they remain useful If you have difficulty finding them the Library should have copies Department of Communities and Local Government

Implementation of structural Eurocodes in the UK (2003) Guide to the use of EN 1990 Basis of Structural Design (2006) Guide to the use of EN 1991-1-4 Wind Actions (2006) Guide to the use of EN 1991-1-7 ndash Accidental Actions (2006) Companion Document EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2 Design of Concrete Structures - Part 1 General rules and rules for buildings (2007) A Designersrsquo Simple Guide to BS EN 1997 (2007) Design Guide Handbook for EN 1996 Design of Masonry Structures (2006) British Standards Institution

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What are Eurocodes The Eurocodes are a set of harmonised European standards for the design of buildings and civil engineering structures There are 10 Eurocodes made up of 58 parts which cover the basis of structural design actions on structures the design of concrete steel composite steel and concrete timber masonry and aluminium structures geotechnical design and the design of structures for earthquake resistance

Publications about the Eurocodes come in several different forms There are the codes themselves along with their national annexes and there are guidance documents of one sort or other These can include what is known as lsquonon-contradictory complementary informationrsquo as well as execution standards introductions and design handbooks

The guide here is by no means definitive and will be kept under review Most of the links will take you to a place where you can download the publication or purchase it Otherwise the ICE Library is likely to hold copies either for reference or loan

Similarly if you have any specific enquiries on the Eurocodes and related articles or books please contact the ICE Library on 020 7665 2251 or libraryiceorguk The codes themselves

All 58 codes with national annexes associated NCCI and Published Documents (PD) are available for purchase from the BSI website Further information can be obtained from the dedicated BSI Eurocodes website The ICE Library also holds a complete reference set of the documents General guidance A number of organisations have produced guidance on the Eurocodes and related matters Much of it is freely downloadable although one or two documents may require you to register to gain access Regrettably the government publications have been moved from one url to another several times They are now effectively regarded as historic although they remain useful If you have difficulty finding them the Library should have copies Department of Communities and Local Government

Implementation of structural Eurocodes in the UK (2003) Guide to the use of EN 1990 Basis of Structural Design (2006) Guide to the use of EN 1991-1-4 Wind Actions (2006) Guide to the use of EN 1991-1-7 ndash Accidental Actions (2006) Companion Document EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2 Design of Concrete Structures - Part 1 General rules and rules for buildings (2007) A Designersrsquo Simple Guide to BS EN 1997 (2007) Design Guide Handbook for EN 1996 Design of Masonry Structures (2006) British Standards Institution

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BSI Structural Eurocodes Companion (2009) European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)

A series of Eurocodes leaflets and booklets including worked examples

Institution of Structural Engineers

National strategy for implementation of Structural Eurocodes Design guidance (2004) Steel Construction Institute

AD335 Eurocode design and National Annexes General introductions The Essential Eurocodes Transition Guide published by the BSI is a user-friendly introductory guide that brings together leading Eurocode experts to share key insights into the use and application of the new codes It can be used by both practising engineers and students

Structural Eurocodes Extracts from the Structural Eurocodes for Students of Structural Design (PP 1990) is highly recommended for students National Annexes Non-contradictory complementary information and Execution Documents Nationals Annexes are essential since they allow for the variety of climatic factors across Europe While the codes all remain the same the NAs differ with each Member State

Non-Contradictory Complementary Information (NCCI) documents also provide useful supplementary material required for applying the codes and include BSI Standards and PD documents

Eurocode 0 BS EN 19902002+A12005 + NA Basis of structural design is the main document in the suite which describes the basis and general principles for the structural design and verification of buildings and civil engineering works (including geotechnical aspects) It is used alongside all codes

H Gulvanessian Designers Guide to Eurocode Basis of Structural Design (2nd ed 2012 ICE Publishing) is a comprehensive background guide

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NCCI documentation cited in the code includes

BSI Published Documents

PD 6688-1-42009 Background information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4 and additional guidance PD 66982009 Recommendations for the design of structures for earthquake resistance to BS EN 1998 PD 6705-22010 Recommendations for the execution of steel bridges to BS EN 1090-2

BRE publications about structural fire design

Digest 462 Steel structures supporting composite floor slabs design for fire (2001) Digest 487-2 Structural fire engineering design materials behaviour ndash steel (2004) Digest 487-4 Structural fire engineering design materials behaviour ndash timber (2004) Report 223 Mathematical fire modelling and its application to fire safety design (1992) Report 231 Fire and disabled people in buildings (1993) Report 459 Fire safety engineering a reference guide (2003) FBE Report 5 New fire design method for steel frames with composite floor slabs (2003)

Institution of Structural Engineers

Guide to the advanced fire safety engineering of structures (2007)

TRADA

TRADA-GD2 How to calculate the design values of loads using Eurocodes (2008) Eurocode 1 BS EN 1991- Actions on Structures (10 parts) ndash provides information and guidance on all actions that are considered in the design of buildings and civil engineering works

NCCI documentation cited includes

BSI Published Documents PD 6688-1-1 2011 Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1991-1-1 PD 6688-1-2 2007 Background paper to the UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-2 PD 6688-1-4 2009 Background information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4 and additional guidance PD 6688-1-5 [Not yet available] PD 6688-1-7 2008 Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1991-1-7 PD 6688-2 2011 Background to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-2 Traffic loads on bridges

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BCSA Publications

3905 Guide to steel erection in windy conditions (2005) 3402 Steel bridges (2002) 3604 Code of practice for the erection of low rise buildings (2004) 3805 Guide to the erection of steel bridges (2005) Building regulations 2000 and subsequent amendments (free to download)

BRE

Digest 439 Roof loads due to local drifting of snow (1999) Special Digest SD5 Wind loads on unclad structures (2004) Report 173 Design guide for wind loads on unclad framed building structures during construction (1990)

ClRlA

SP 131 Crane stability on site (1996 1st edition no longer available to purchase held in ICE Library) Report C703 Crane stability on site (2nd ed 2003)

Department for Transport Circular 022003 Traffic signs regulations and general directions (TSRGD) 2002

Highways Agency

TD 1906 Requirement for road restraint systems BD 212 Technical approval of highway structures BD 2492 The design of concrete highway bridges and structures Use of BS 5400 Part 4 1990 BD 2904 Design criteria for footbridges BD 3701 Loads for highway bridges BD 4495 The assessment of concrete highway bridges and structures BD 4893 The assessment and strengthening of highway bridge supports BD 5198 Portal and cantilever signssignal gantries BD 6004 Design of highway bridges for vehicle collision loads BD 6897 Crib retaining walls BD 9407 Design of minor structures BA 4198 The design and appearance of bridges GD 0208 Quality management systems for highway design HA 3797 Hydraulic design of road-edge surface water channels HA 5692 New roads ndash planting vegetation and soils HA 8399 Safety aspects of road edge drainage features HA 11906 Grassed surface water channels for highway runoff HD 1903 Road safety audit

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TA 6494 Narrow lane and tidal flow operations at road works on motorways and dual carriageway trunk roads TA 6695 Police observation platforms on motorways TA 7397 Motorway emergency telephones TA 7797 Motorways [motorway communication system infrastructure] TA 8908 Use of passively safe signposts lighting columns and signal posts to BS EN 12767 2007 TA 9005 The geometric design of pedestrian cycle and equestrian routes TA 9105 Provision for non-motorised users TA 9203 Crossover and changeover design [design of temporary traffic management systems] TD 993 Highway link design TD 2206 Layout of grade separated junctions TD 2705 Cross-sections and headrooms [road geometry of links] TD 4195 Vehicular access to all-purpose trunk roads TD 4295 Geometric design of majorminor priority junctions

International Union of Railways

UIC Code 777-2R Structures built over railway lines ndash Construction requirements in the track zone (2nd ed 2002 ETF)

Design handbooks and guidance (these are not NCCI documents) H Gulvanessian and others Designers Guide to Eurocode 1 Actions on buildings EN 1991-1-1 and -1-3 to -1-7 (2009 ICE Publishing)

J A Calgaro and others Designers Guide to Eurocode 1 Actions on Bridges (2010 ICE Publishing)

N Cook Designers Guide to EN 1991-1-4 Eurocode 1 Actions on structures general actions part 1-4 Wind actions (2007 ICE Publishing)

T Lennon and others Designers Guide to EN 1991-1-2 EN1992-1-2 EN 1993-1-2 and EN 1994-1-2 (Eurocode) (2007 ICE Publishing) Eurocode 2 BS EN 1992 ndash Design of concrete structures (4 Parts) NCCI documentation cited includes

BSI Published Documents

PD 6687-1 2010 Background paper to the National Annexes to BS EN 1992-1 and BS EN 1992-3 PD 6687-2 2008 Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1992-2 2005

CIRIA

C660 Early-age thermal crack control in concrete (2007)

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Concrete Society

TR 43 Post-tensioned concrete floors - Design handbook (2005) TR 51 Guidance on the use of stainless steel reinforcement (1998) TR 58 Deflections in concrete slabs and beams (2005)

Institution of Structural Engineers Standard method of detailing structural concrete a manual for best practice (2006)

Design handbooks and guidance include

C R Hendy and others Designers Guide to EN 1992 Eurocode 2 Design of concrete structures Part 2 concrete bridges (2007 ICE Publishing)

A Beeby and others Designersrsquo Guide to EN 1992-1-1 and EN 1992-1-2 Eurocode 2 Design of Concrete Structures General rules and rules for buildings and structural fire design (2005 ICE Publishing)

Institution of Structural Engineers Manual for the design of concrete building structures to Eurocode 2 (2006 ISE)

Recommended reading includes

BS 61872011 Code of practice for full and partial demolition BS 59752008+ A12011 Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible

stress design of falsework BS EN 1317-22010 Road restraint systems Performance classes impact test acceptance

criteria and test for safety barriers including vehicle parapets Eurocode 3 BS EN 1993 - Design of steel structures (20 parts) NCCI documentation cited includes

BSI Published Documents

PD 6695-1-92008 Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1993-1-9 PD 6695-22008+ A12012 Recommendations for the design of bridges to BS EN 1993

Execution Standards (BSI) BS EN 1090-12009+ A12011 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures

Requirements for conformity assessment of structural components BS EN 1090-2 2008+ A12011 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures Technical

requirements for steel structures

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Design handbooks and guidance

L Gardner and D Nethercot Designers Guide to Eurocode 3 Design of Steel Buildings (2nd ed 2011 ICE Publishing)

C R Hendy and C J Murphy Designers Guide to EN 1993-2 Eurocode 3 Design of steel structures Part 2 Steel bridges (2007 ICE Publishing)

A G J Way Structural robustness of steel framed buildings (P391 2011 Steel Construction Institute)

Steel Construction Institute Advisory Desk Note Eurocode design and National Annexes (AD335 undated SCI)

K M Ghosh Steel structures - analysis and design for vibrations and earthquakes based on Eurocode 3 and Eurocode 8 Caithness Whittles Publishing 2011 Eurocode 4 BS EN 1994 - Eurocode 4 Design of composite steel and concrete structures (3 parts) NCCI documentation cited includes BSI Published Documents PD 6696-22007+ A12012 Background paper to BS EN 1994-2 and the UK National Annex to BS EN 1994-2

SCI (Partner Agreement) Modified limitation on partial shear connection in beams for buildings (2010) Resistance of headed stud shear connectors in transverse sheeting (2010)

Design handbooks and guidance

R P Johnson Designers Guide to Eurocode 4 Design of composite steel and concrete structures (2nd ed 2011 ICE Publishing)

C R Hendy and R Johnson Designers Guide to EN 1994-2 Eurocode 4 Design of composite steel and concrete structures Part 2 General rules and rules for bridges (2006 ICE Publishing) Eurocode 5 BS EN 1995 - Design of timber structures (3 parts) NCCI documentation cited includes

BSI Published Documents

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PD 6693-12012 Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1995 Eurocode 5 for Timber Structures PD 6693-1-1 Guidance to Eurocode 5 Design of Timber Structures Part 1 [not yet available]

Design handbooks and guidance J Marcroft Concise Eurocodes for Design of Timber Structures BS EN 1995 Eurocodes 5 (2012 BSI)

BS EN 14081-12005+ A12011 Timber structures Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross-section General requirements

TRADA Eurocode 5 span tables for solid timber members in floors ceilings and roofs for dwellings (2009 TRADA Technology Ltd)

TRADA Worked example 12-storey building of cross-laminated timber (Eurocode 5) (2009 TRADA Technology Ltd)

TRADA GD 2 How to calculate the design values for loads using Eurocodes (2008 TRADA Technology Ltd)

TRADA GD 5 How to calculate deformations in timber structures using Eurocodes (2006 TRADA Technology Ltd)

TRADA GD 6 Vibration in timber floors (2008 TRADA Technology Ltd)

TRADA GD 10 Cross-laminated timber (Eurocode 5) design guide for project feasibility (2009 TRADA Technology Ltd)

TRADA GD 7 Multiple fastener joints design recommendations for BS 5268-2 and Eurocode 5 (2008 TRADA Technology Ltd)

TRADA Timber design essentials for engineers (2009 TRADA Technology Ltd)

TRADA Wood information sheet 4-07 Timber strength grading and strength classes (2011 TRADA Technology Ltd)

H J Larsen and V Enjily Practical Design of Timber Structures to Eurocode 5 (2009 ICE Publishing)

Institution of Structural Engineers Manual for the design of timber buildings structures to Eurocode 5 (2007 ISE) Eurocode 6 BS EN 1996 - Design of masonry structures (4 parts) NCCI documentation cited includes

International Masonry Society Eurocode for Masonry EN 1996-1-1 and EN 1996-2 guidance and worked examples

Design handbooks and guidance

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J Morton Designers Guide to Eurocode 6 Design of Masonry Structures (2012 ICE Publishing)

Institution of Structural Engineers Manual for the design of plain masonry in building structures to Eurocode 6 (including amendments April 2010 and April 2011) (2008 ISE)

Department for Communities and Local Government Design Handbook for EN 1996 - Design of Masonry Structures (2006)

Eurocode 7 BS EN 1997 - Geotechnical design (2 parts)

NCCI documentation cited includes

BSI Published Documents (and other standards)

PD 6694-12011 Recommendations for the design of structures subject to traffic loading to BS EN 1997-12004

BS 1377 1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes (Parts 1-9) BS 59301999+ A22010 Code of practice for site investigations BS 60312009 Code of practice for earthworks BS 80021994 Code of practice for earth retaining structures BS 80041986 Code of practice for foundations BS 80081996+ A12008 Guide to safety precautions and procedures for the construction and descent of machine-bored shafts for piling and other purposes BS 80811989 Code of practice for ground anchorages

CIRIA

C580 Embedded retaining walls - guidance for economic design (2003)

Highways Agency

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (13 volumes)

Execution Standards

BS EN 15362010 Execution of special geotechnical works - bored piles BS EN 15372000 Execution of special geotechnical work - ground anchors BS EN 15382010 Execution of special geotechnical works - diaphragm walls BS EN 120631999 Execution of special geotechnical work - sheet pile walls

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BS EN 126992001 Execution of special geotechnical work - displacement piles

Design handbooks and guidance

D Nicholson and others The Observational Method in ground engineering principles and applications (R185 1999 CIRIA)

Department for Communities and Local Government A Designers Simple Guide to BS EN 1997 (2007)

R Frank and others Designers Guide to EN 1997-1 Eurocode 7 Geotechnical design - General rules (2004 ICE Publishing)

Eurocode 8

BS EN 1998 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance (6 parts)

NCCI documentation cited includes

BSI Published Documents

PD 66982009 Recommendations for the design of structures for earthquake resistance to BS EN 1998

Design handbooks and guidance

M N Fardis and others Designers Guide to EN 1998-1 and 1998-5 Eurocode 8 Design Provisions for Earthquake Resistant Structures (2005 ICE Publishing)

B Kolias and others Designersrsquo Guide to Eurocode 8 Design of Bridges for Earthquake Resistance (Due to be published Nov 2012 ICE Publishing)

Institution of Structural Engineers Manual for the seismic design of steel and concrete buildings to Eurocode 8 (2010 ISE)

A Y Elghazouli Seismic Design of Buildings to Eurocode 8 (2009 Spon Press)

M N Fardis Seismic design assessment and retrofitting of concrete buildings based on EN-Eurocode 8 (2009 Springer)

K M Ghosh Steel structures analysis and design for vibrations and earthquakes based on Eurocode 3 and Eurocode 8 (2011 Whittles Publishing)

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Eurocode 9

BS EN 1999 - Design of aluminium structures (5 parts)

NCCI documentation cited includes

BSI Published Documents

PD 6702-12009 Recommendations for the design of aluminium structures to BS EN 1999 PD 6705-32009 Recommendations for the execution of aluminium structures to BS EN 1090-3

Execution Standards

BS EN 1090-12009+ A12011 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures Requirements for conformity assessment of structural components BS EN 1090-32008 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures Technical requirements for aluminium structures

Design handbooks and guidance

T Hoglund and P Tindall Designersrsquo Guide to Eurocode 9 Design of Aluminium Structures EN 1999-1-1 and -1-4 (2012 ICE Publishing)

A Ghersi and others Design of metallic cold-formed thin-walled structures (2001 CRC Press)

F M Mazzolani Aluminium structural design (2003 Springer)

F M Mazzolani Aluminium alloy structures (2nd ed 1994 CRC Press)

U Muller Introduction to structural aluminium design (2011 Whittles Publishing) Manuals and guides

ICE Publishing has produced a collection of Designersrsquo Guides to the Eurocodes They provide comprehensive guidance in the form of design aids indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked examples Lists of them can be downloaded here

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The Institution of Structural Engineers has also published the following designer manuals to support structures designed to the Eurocodes

Manual for the design of building structures to Eurocode 1 and Basis of Structural Design (2010 Manual for the design of concrete building structures to Eurocode 2 Manual for the design of steelwork building structures to Eurocode 3 (2010) Manual for the design of timber building structures to Eurocode 5 (2007) + CD Manual for the design of plain masonry in building structures to Eurocode 6 (2008) Manual for the seismic design of steel and concrete buildings to Eurocode 8 (2010)

Eurocode software

The links below provide lists of the software available either open source or commercial

Free Eurocode Design Software Commercial Eurocode Design Software

Training

Thomas Telford Training offers a wide range of Eurocode training courses covering technical best practice

Suggested websites General

British Standards Institution

A single portal for all the Eurocodes which lists and describes them along with BSIrsquos own guides and allows purchase It also explains the National Annexes NCCIs and Execution Standards and how to use them and offers videos news and FAQs You can sign up for a Eurocodes newsletter as well as a RSS feed

Eurocodes Expert

Another single portal to all the Eurocodes supported by ICE and the Institution of Structural Engineers It has useful lists of publications software and web resources but is no longer being kept up-to-date

Highways Agency

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A specialist site on the Agencyrsquos implementation of the Eurocodes it hasnrsquot been updated in over a year Has a very brief explanation on using the Eurocodes for bridge design

Institution of Structural Engineers

The site sits within the technical topic areas on the ISE website There are a few documents on implementation of quite an early date but primarily it allows access to the website for the UK Wind National Annex The latter contains data that can be used free of charge including values of base wind speeds and wind factors and an ENcalculator program

Eurocode 2

Concrete Centre

Provides easy access to many of the Centrersquos publications about Eurocodes 2 and 6 comprising design guidance and advice Much of it is freely downloadable and includes worked examples webcasts and software

Eurocode 3

Steel Construction Institute

The SCI contributes to two websites for the steel Eurocode

Access Steel ndash a joint venture between SCI and CTICM it is also supported by a number of European steel manufacturers It claims to provide step-by-step guidance from scheme development to detailed design and harmonised quality-assured information in English French German and Spanish It looks to me as though Polish and Czech are available too You need to register to access information but otherwise it is free Information is found by use of a search box There are a set of FAQs which appear to be entirely about fire engineering

Steel NCCI ndash a joint venture between SCI BCSA and Corus the website lists all the lsquonon-contradictory complementary informationrsquo about steel You can search for NCCIs by text and by clause and as above you must register to gain access to the full text

Eurocode 5

Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA)

A single portal which brings together all of the publications that TRADA has produced about Eurocode 5 These include technical information of various kinds design tools training courses and at least one case study The latter are freely available as long as you register Much of TRADArsquos other information is free only to its own members However the construction briefings can be accessed by anyone In particular there is one which summarises and compares the design methods of Eurocode 5 and BS 5268 Part 2

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Eurocode 6

Eurocode6org

Specialist website for Eurocode 6 supported by the International Masonry Society and the Brick Development Association amongst others It provides material to support design and construction of masonry to the Eurocode such as design aids examples and programs as well as FAQs and a list of appropriate training courses In addition the site features a description and explanation of the code and a full list of supporting standards

International Masonry Society

The Societyrsquos own webpage about Eurocode 6 Again it looks as though it hasnrsquot been updated in a while but it still offers two or three freely downloadable design aids

Eurocode 7

Eurocode7com

Maintained by the company Geocentrix the website has lots of information about Eurocode 7 One of the contributors is Dr Andrew Bond author of Decoding Eurocode 7 Apart from listing books and articles available there is information about training courses and the development and future evolution of the standard Dr Bond writes a blog and although only one of the articles is downloadable several of the webinars and lectures are as are the design examples

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