Chapter 2. Basis of structural design
Chapter 2 discusses the basis of structural design, as set out in the Structural Eurocodes. It reviews the contents of the ‘head’ Eurocode (EN 1990) in some detail, including topics such as: requirements; assumptions; Principles and Application Rules; principles of limit state design; design situations; ultimate limit states EQU, STR, and FAT; serviceability limit states; actions, combinations, and effects; material properties and resistance; geometrical data; structural analysis and design by testing; and verification by the partial factor method. The chapter concludes with worked examples involving a shear wall under combined loading, loads on a pile group supporting an elevated bridge deck, and the results of compression tests on concrete cylinders.
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