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 |
News
Taxonomy of design for deconstruction options to enable circular economy in buildings
A paper recently published on Resources, Environment and Sustainability analyses the selective demolition and DfD as means of achieving ambitious sustainability goals.
Brunei Darussalam explores the use of the Eurocodes
EU and Brunei explore use of construction design standards, the Eurocodes
Publications
Reliability of structural members designed with the Eurocodes NDPs selected by EU and EFTA Member States
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”…
EN 1996 and masonry part of EN1998- Elaboration of NA
Published in: Building capacities for elaboration of NDPs and NAs of the Eurocodes in the Balkan region
Eurocodes: Background & Applications. STRUCTURAL FIRE DESIGN. Worked examples
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…