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• Jul 2021

  Webinar on the Second Generation of Eurocode 7

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  Eurocode 7 has been established as the current European standard for geotechnical engineering design and is widely considered as a success story. The second generation of the standard is currently being drafted by the CEN/TC250 SC7 and will represent a significant step forward towards further harmonization and efficient guidance for geotechnical design. An online webinar is organised by the ISSMGE ERTC10 and delivered in partnership with the NEN on 28th September 2021 aiming to present the upcoming improvements in the standard. The webinar encourages geotechnical engineering professionals across Europe and the world to engage with the Eurocode 7 experts currently preparing the next generation of the codes and learn first-hand about the upcoming changes and challenges.

  You can find more information here.

• Jun 2021

  New Eurocodes visuals available for use

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  The first public release of the Eurocodes visuals is available for download and use!

  The material provides a new and coherent visual identity for the Eurocodes. They were prepared by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission to support the communication campaign and dissemination of the second generation of these European standards.

  In the first release, you will find an icon for each of the 10 Eurocodes, the Eurocodes general image, an infographic with the “Eurocodes at a glance”, additional icons illustrating climatic and seismic actions, Horizontal Groups and details for the adopted colour palette.

  You can find more information on the visuals and download the files in Eurocodes Visual page.

  
• Jun 2021

  EU-ASEAN Dialogue on Eurocodes: Introductory Workshop on Eurocodes Awareness (23-24 June 2021)

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  The EU-ASEAN Dialogue on Eurocodes is launching the virtual Introductory “Workshop on Eurocodes Awareness” on 23-24 June 2021, as part of the cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
  Eurocodes are ten structural design standards for buildings and other civil engineering works within the European Union. As ASEAN Member States (AMS) are at various stages of awareness regarding Eurocodes and their concepts, the workshop offers a platform to exchange relevant technical information between the EU and AMS. This knowledge exchange on technical standards and construction products will facilitate the trade of goods and services in the construction sector. This will in turn contribute to the ASEAN integration, the success of the business sector, and the construction of climate-resilient cities.
  Representatives of AMS, the European Commission and the European Committee for Standardisation, experts from EU Member States and other relevant stakeholders related to national building and construction codes and standards are invited to share knowledge, experiences, practical case study examples, as well as interest in adopting Eurocodes. The outcomes of these dynamic round-table discussions will serve as recommendations for non-EU countries and the ASEAN region for the way forward in designing safer, more resilient and sustainable structures.
  The EU-ASEAN Dialogue on Eurocodes was established by the Enhanced Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (E-READI), an EU-funded development cooperation instrument that facilitates dialogues between the EU and ASEAN, through a multi-annual concept note between the ASEAN Buildings and Construction Working Group and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

  For more information, please contact:

  EU Mission to ASEAN, Programme Manager, Pierre Destexhe:
  Pierre.DESTEXHE@eeas.europa.eu

  E-READI, Communication & Outreach Expert, Pema Domingo-Barker:
  ereadi@asean.org

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• May 2021

  JRC Eurocodes Balkan Summer School on Seismic design of concrete buildings (5-16 July 2021)

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  JRC supports the non-EU Balkan region to build capacities for adapting national legislation in the field of construction to the EU legal framework. Starting in 2013, the JRC has organized specialized workshops and provided scientific and technical support to the non-EU Balkan region partners for the adoption and implementation of the European standards for structural design - the Eurocodes (EN 1990 to EN 1999).

  Now, it is time to join us for the first edition of the JRC Eurocodes Balkan Summer School, organised by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and its Safety and Security of Buildings Unit, addressing the theme of seismic design of concrete buildings.

  For more information on the Summer School, see here.

• May 2021

  New underground infrastructures and surface buildings at CERN designed with the Eurocodes

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  The most recent and powerful particle accelerator constructed on the CERN site is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.

  High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is a project aiming to upgrade the LHC to maintain scientific progress and exploit its full capacity. In order to install the new equipment and move certain components around, the HL-LHC project foresees new underground structures and surface buildings.

  The Eurocodes represented the main set of reference norms for the design and assessment of the structural safety for all foreseen surface buildings and underground infrastructures.

  Find out more information on CERN’s HL-LHC project here.

• Apr 2021

  Eurocode Software List Updated

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  Prof. Francesco Biasioli form the Politecnico di Torino compiled an updated list of commercial and freely available: Eurocode software .

• Sep 2020

  Eurocodes adoption in North Macedonia

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  On 2 September 2020, the Eurocodes were officially adopted as national codes for the design of construction works in the Republic of North Macedonia. The decision has been published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia no. 211 dated 02.09.2020, at the moment only available in Macedonian language. A three-year coexistence period with the current national regulations in North Macedonia is foreseen. Previously, in February 2020, the Institute for Standardization of the Republic of North Macedonia (ISRSM) had sent to the Ministry of Transport and Communications the set of translated Eurocodes and their National Annexes.

  The successful adoption of the Eurocodes in North Macedonia supports the top geopolitical priority of the European Commission for bringing the Western Balkans closer to the EU ('A Stronger Europe in the World - Western Balkans’ European Future') and it is well-timed with the 'green light' for opening the EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia, given on 25 March 2020 by the General Affairs Council of the EU.

  Related information:

  Read here the details on the latest Eurocodes workshop for the Balkan region in Tirana, Albania and check out here the JRC report providing general information on the concept of the Eurocodes implementation in the regulatory system.

• Mar 2020

  First major project in East Asia designed to Eurocodes

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  A truly international project, the Temburong Bridge in Brunei opened to traffic on 17 March 2020. The New Civil Engineer Magazine notes that the Temburong Bridge is the first major construction project in East Asia designed to the Eurocodes. The bridge is a 30 km long dual two-lane highway crossing over the Brunei Bay and connecting the relatively isolated Brunei district of Temburong to the other three Brunei districts and to the country's airport and ports. The design of the two cable stayed bridges in Brunei is one of the first applications of the Eurocodes to a fully concrete cable stayed bridge.

  You can read the full article in the New Civil Engineer here. Additional technical information on the bridge design has been published by Carlucci et. al (2015).

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  Read news on the use of the Eurocodes outside the EU-EFTA Member States and check the Eurocodes Map.

• Feb 2020

  Positive developments on the Eurocodes implementation in North Macedonia

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  The Institute for Standardization of the Republic of North Macedonia (ISRSM) sent officially to the Ministry of Transport and Communications the set of translated Eurocodes and their National Annexes in February 2020. This action was accompanied by ISRSM’s draft decision for the adoption of the Eurocodes as national codes for the design of construction works and a three-year coexistence period with the current national regulations in North Macedonia.

  This positive development for the Eurocodes implementation in North Macedonia supported the top geopolitical priority of the European Commission for bringing the Western Balkans closer to the EU (‘A Stronger Europe in the World - Western Balkans’ European Future’) and well-timed with the 'green light' for opening the EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia, given on 25 March 2020 by the General Affairs Council of the EU.

  news information here in ISRSM’s website in Macedonian (currently, no translation to English available).

  Related information:

  Read here news details on the latest Eurocodes workshop for the Balkan region in Tirana, Albania and check out here the JRC report providing general information on the concept of the Eurocodes implementation in the regulatory system.

• Oct 2018

  News article: What could Brexit mean for Eurocodes?

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  An interesting article was recently published based on the interview with Dr Steve Denton, CEN/TC250 Chairman, for the New Civil Engineer Magazine. TC250 Chairman discusses the possible implications of "Brexit" on the Eurocodes and their use in the U.K. He also provides an insight on TC250 activities for the Second Generation of the Eurocodes, noting that "What's currently happening is probably the largest standardisation project, certainly by funding".

  You can read the full article here.

  Note: The article is posted with the permission of the New Civil Engineer Magazine.

• Mar 2018

  SERA Workshop on seismic hazard assessment in Europe

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• Jun 2017

  3rd World Reconstruction Conference

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