Development topic EN 1990 – basis for design

Assignee Nebojsa Tiosavljevic

Finish date 10-Mar-23

Notes and subtopics

 EN1990 - basis for STR design

o Characteristic vs design concept of values
o Partial factors
o Types of actions and representative values
o Leading actions
o Load combinations
o Psi factors
o Comb expressions 6.10 vs 6.10a and 6.10b
o Limit states ULS, SLS, ACC, GEO…
o EST NA example for load combinations
o Design life
o Durability – concrete cover

Note: Test RFEM capabilities for load combinations.

Make a sample RFEM file with the following load cases:

 Dead load
 Live load cat A
 Live load cat H (roof)
 Wind load X
 Wind load Y
 Snow load

Test how RFEM deals with excluding load cases in combinations (example Wind X not to be combined with Wind Y,
roof live load with snow load)

Elaborate on different partial factors for different limit states. Prepare Excel file to be imported in RFEM for EST NA.