Designers' Guide to Eurocode: Basis of Structural Design Second edition: EN 1990 - Hardcover

Gulvanessian, Haig; Calgaro, Jean-Armand; Holicky, Milan

 
9780727741714: Designers' Guide to Eurocode: Basis of Structural Design Second edition: EN 1990
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0727741713 ISBN 13: 9780727741714
Publisher: ICE Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Eurocode 0 is considered the primary document in the Eurocode suite and establishes for the structural Eurocodes the principles and requirements for safety and serviceability of structures. More importantly, EN 1990 must be applied whenever the Eurocodes 1 to 9 are used. This new edition includes: - PSI factors for Execution (Buildings) - Additional examples on EQU, STR and GEO; and gamma gsup and gamma ginf - Coverage of British national annex - References to secondary guidance (e.g. Designer's Guide on Actions on Bridges) on EN 1990: Annex A(2) - Improved clarity of the text where necessary (plus any corrections)

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About the Author

Professor Haig Gulvanessian recently retired as Director of the Construction Division of the Building Research Establishment (BRE). He continues as a Visiting Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Imperial College, London. Before joining BRE he worked at the Building Regulations Division of the DoE (now DTLR) and with bridge divisions at the DoT and consulting civil engineers. He is Chairman for CEN/TC250/SC1: Actions on Structures, past Chairman of the ISO Committee for Loading and represents the UK on CEN/TC250. He holds the Gold Medal First Class from the Czech Technical University, and in 2007, was awarded a CBE for services to the construction industry.

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Publisher
ICE Publishing
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0727741713
ISBN 13 
9780727741714
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
200