EN 1996 Eurocode 6 applies to the design of buildings and other civil engineering works, or parts thereof, in unreinforced, reinforced, prestressed and confined masonry. The execution is covered to the extent that is necessary to indicate the quality of the construction materials and products that should be used and the standard of workmanship on site needed to comply with the assumptions made in the design rules.
Parts
| EN 1996-1-1:2005 | Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures - Part 1-1: General rules for reinforced and unreinforced masonry structures |
| EN 1996-1-2:2005 | Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures - Part 1-2: General rules - Structural fire design |
| EN 1996-2:2006 | Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures - Part 2: Design considerations, selection of materials and execution of masonry |
| EN 1996-3:2006 | Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures - Part 3: Simplified calculation methods for unreinforced masonry structures |
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Free download of the report and presentations of the Second-Generation Eurocodes Workshop (3-5June 2025)
This workshop was a unique opportunity to highlight the key changes and benefits of the Second-Generation Eurocodes, illustrated through examples and applications presented by the Eurocodes writers themselves.
A free online workshop full of practical examples, provided by CEN Technical Committee 250 'Structural Eurocodes' and organised by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
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Reliability is defined in the Eurocodes as the “ability of a structure or a structural member to fulfil the specified requirements, including the design working life, for which it has been designed”…
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…
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