"Eurocode 6: Background and applications" workshop
2-3 April 2009, Brussels
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Objectives
This workshop contributed towards the transfer of background knowledge and expertise of Eurocode 6 writers (CEN/TC250/SC6) to potential trainers on national level. The principal objectives of the workshop were to:
- transfer knowledge and information to representatives of key organisations/institutions, industry and technical associations involved in training on the Eurocodes in Member States;
- enhance the training potential of the Member States by providing state-of-the-art training material and background information;
- contribute to the consistent and timely implementation of the Eurocodes;
- facilitate exchange of views, networking and cooperation.
The workshop was organised by the European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General and Joint Research Centre, with the support of CEN/TC250, CEN Management Centre and Member States.
Workshop presentations
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Thursday, 2 April 2009
- EU Legislation/Standardisation for construction
(46kB)
V. Leoz Argüelles, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry - Eurocodes implementation and further development: JRC support (462kB)
M. Géradin, European Commission, Joint Research Centre - The Eurocodes: a landmark for the construction industry (1.6MB)
J.-A. Calgaro, CEN/TC250 Chairman - Eurocodes and National Annexes (including EN 1990 and EN 1991) (4.8MB)
B. Haseltine, Jenkins and Potter - EN 1996-1-1 (404kB)
R. van der Pluijm, CEN/TC250/SC6 Chairman
Friday, 3 April 2009
- EN 1996-1-2 (81kB)
U. Meyer, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mauerziegel e.V. - EN 1996-2 (874kB)
J. Haynes, National House-Building Council – NHBC - EN 1996-3 (113kB)
S. Wijte, Adviesbureau Hageman - Unreinforced masonry, compressive loading
B. Haseltine, Jenkins and Potter- slide presentation (236kB)
- design example (422kB)
- slide presentation
- Unreinforced masonry, combined loading (244kB)
P. Christiansen, Danish Technological Institute - Unreinforced masonry, shear loading
W. Jäger, Jäger Ingenieure GmbH- slide presentation (2.7MB)
- design example (876kB)
- slide presentation
- Unreinforced masonry, lateral loading
J. Roberts, Technical Innovation Consultancy- slide presentation (2.4MB)
- design example (175kB)
- slide presentation
- Reinforced masonry
P. Watt, Charlwood Partnership Ltd.- slide presentation (1.5MB)
- technical paper (449kB)
- design example 1 (165kB)
- design example 2 (146kB)
- design example 3 (85kB)
- slide presentation
- Calibration to obtain NDPs (288kB)
J. Morton, Morton Associates - Closing remarks - evolution (24kB)
R. van der Pluijm, CEN/TC250/SC6 Chairman - The Eurocodes: a landmark for the construction industry (1.8MB)
M. Greenley, CEN/TC250 SecretaryA
Additional material
- Workshop poster (618kB)
- Workshop flyer (474kB)
Eurocodes booklets and leaflets
- The Eurocodes: What are they? (732kB)
- The Eurocodes: Getting prepared (895kB)
- The Eurocodes: Implementation and use (2.0MB)
- The role of EN 1990: the key head Eurocode (5.0MB)
- The Eurocodes: Use outside EU (4.1MB)
- The Eurocodes: JRC contribution (1.0MB)