Reliability Differentiation in the Eurocodes

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Reliability Differentiation in the Eurocodes

Original language description

Structural Eurocodes offer the opportunity of harmonized design standards for the European construction markets and the rest of the world. Eurocodes aim at delivering structures with an appropriate degree of reliability and in an economicway.The reliability requirements of the Eurocodes and the associated background philosophy are discussed in this contribution. The definition and the measure of reliability in standards and especially in the Eurocodes are reviewed. The procedures for selecting target and acceptable reliability levels are summarized and the reliability differentiation in the Eurocodes is highlighted. Global failure aspects including robustness are briefly discussed. Finally examples from case studies are provided demonstrating the applicability and the benefits from the reliability differentiation approach.

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

JN - Civil engineering

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2010

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Advances and Trends in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation

ISBN

978-0-415-58472-2

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Number of pages

4

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Publisher name

University of Cape Town

Place of publication

Cape Town

Event location

Cape Town

Event date

Sep 6, 2010

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

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