Key changes
The second generation of the Eurocodes incorporates improvements to the existing suite and extends its scope. The new suite will ensure the standards remain fully up to date through embracing new methods, new materials, and new regulatory and market requirements, namely:
- Promoting further harmonisation and improving the practical use of Eurocodes for day-to-day calculations (ease-of-use);
- Introducing requirements for the assessment, re-use and retrofitting of existing structures;
- Strengthening of requirements for robustness;
- Developing a new Eurocode on structural glass;
- Advancing pre-normative work on fibre-polymer composite structures (FRP), tensioned membrane structures, and respective CEN technical Specifications.

Denton, 2022, Eurocodes Awareness Workshop Cambodia
What is new in the 2G: slides
Download a presentation with an overview of the evolution of each Eurocode for the second generation.
- EN 1990
Eurocode: Basis of structural design
Overview of the evolution EN 1990
English
(2.16 MB - PDF)
- EN 1991
Eurocode 1: Actions on structures
Overview of the evolution EN 1991 and parts
English
(3.58 MB - PDF)
- EN 1992
Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures
Overview of the evolution EN 1992
English
(909.5 KB - PDF)
- EN 1993
Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures
Overview of the evolution EN 1993 and parts
English
(8.52 MB - PDF)
- EN 1995
Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures
Overview of the evolution EN 1995 and parts
English
(1.9 MB - PDF)
- EN 1996
Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures
Overview of the evolution EN 1996 and parts
English
(872.52 KB - PDF)
- EN 1997
Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design
Overview of the evolution EN 1997 and parts
English
(3.21 MB - PDF)
- EN 1998
Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance
Overview of the evolution EN 1998 and parts
English
(885.98 KB - PDF)
- prCEN/TS 19100
prCEN/TS 19100: Design of glass structures
Overview of the Evolution of prCEN/TS 19100 parts
English
(1.08 MB - PDF)