EN 1995 Eurocode 5 applies to the design of buildings and other civil engineering works in timber (solid timber, sawn, planed or in pole form, glued laminated timber or wood-based structural products) or wood-based panels jointed together with adhesives or mechanical fasteners.
Parts
| EN 1995-1-1:2004 | Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for buildings |
| EN 1995-1-2:2004 | Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-2: General - Structural fire design |
| EN 1995-2:2004 | Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 2: Bridges |
EN Eurocode 5 is intended to be used in conjunction with:
- EN 1990: Eurocode - Basis of structural design;
- EN 1991: Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures;
- hENs, ETAGs and ETAs: for construction products relevant to timber structures;
- EN 1998: Eurocode 8 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance, when timber structures are built in seismic regions.
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Publications
Published in: Building capacities for elaboration of NDPs and NAs of the Eurocodes in the Balkan region
This document is a report with worked examples presenting the fire resistance assessment of structures according to the Eurocodes. The authors were involved in the preparation and/or assessment of…
Published in: Structural fire design. Workshop with worked examples