

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.
News
Publications
Design of civil engineering structures. Timber structures. Project ESF JPD 3 2004/1-017. Increasing of competiveness of workers in civil engineering in European labour market
Manual to enable easy application of Eurocodes in practice.
Design of timber structures
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Eurocodes: Background and Applications
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