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Second generation of Eurocode EN 1990 ‘Basis of structural design’

This event belongs to a series of webinars (October–November 2026) delivered by experts from CEN/TC 250 'Structural Eurocodes', focusing on the technical background for the main changes in the second-generation Eurocodes.

Training and workshops

Experts from CEN/TC 250 will present the technical background and key changes of the second-generation EN 1990, the 'head code' of the Eurocode suite. The webinar will cover EN 1990-1 for the design of new structures, EN 1990-2 for the assessment of existing structures, and the reliability background underpinning the Eurocodes. Sessions will address reliability management, geotechnical alignment, robustness, serviceability provisions, and sustainability requirements. An interactive Q&A will close the event.

Participation to this webinar is free. Please register at: Webinar second generation of Eurocode EN 1990. Registration will close 10 days before the date of the webinar. Please, before starting with your registration, make sure you have a valid and active EU Login account: Creating, managing and using your EU Login account - EU Login Portal

The link to join the webinar will be sent to registered participants on the day before the webinar. 

The slide presentations and recording will be made available on the Eurocodes website after the webinar series is finished, that is 30 November.

Join us to stay at the forefront of European structural design standards.

Programme

  1. 20 Oct 2026,
    08:50 AM - 08:55 AM CEST
    Opening

    JRC

  2. 08:55 AM - 09:00 AM CEST
    Welcome and overview

    Steve Denton

  3. 09:00 AM - 09:05 AM CEST
    Introduction

    Markus Feldmann

  4. 09:05 AM - 10:25 AM CEST
    EN1990-1 Basis of structural and geotechnical design - New structures

    Paolo Formichi 

  5. 10:25 AM - 10:45 AM CEST
    Short break
  6. 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CEST
    EN 1990-2: Basis of structural and geotechnical design — Existing structures — Thomas Lang

    Thomas Lang

  7. 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM CEST
    Lunch break
  8. 01:00 PM - 02:15 PM CEST
    Reliability background of the Eurocodes

    Ton Vrouwenvelder

  9. 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM CEST
    Q&A session
  10. 03:15 PM - 03:20 PM CEST
    Closing

Practical information

Where
Online only
When
Europe/Brussels
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Central Europe/Rome
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Languages
English
Who should attend
Eurocodes users (engineers, architects, designers, academics, students, researchers, software developers, etc.) who have an understanding of the standards; national authorities, standardisation bodies, certification bodies, and product manufacturers