A1-Änderung (change) to the National Annex of Eurocode 2

The latest changes to standards for concrete construction

Cold design DIN EN 1992-1-1/NA/A1:2015-12

Two topics on concrete construction have been discussed in special detail in professional circles in Germany, partly controversially, in recent years. These discussions were initially encouraged by the German Committee for Reinforced Concrete and the German Society for Concrete and Construction Technology. As a result, proposals were then prepared for implementation of the insights gained: in standards, guidelines, and codes of practice. Standard committee NA 005-07-01 AA, responsible for Eurocode 2 “Design of concrete structures,” then picked up on...

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Issue 02/2017 New possibilities

Fire protection design of columns

DIN EN 1992-1-2 [1], Method A DIN EN 1992-1-2 [1], section 5.3.2 contains two possibilities for a simplified fire protection design given in  table 5.2a and equation (5.7) as so-called “Method...

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Issue 02/2021

An alternative tabular method for fire protection design of reinforced concrete columns - Explanations to the new Annex C of DIN EN 1992-1-2/A1

An A1-Amendment [2] of Eurocode 2 – DIN EN 1991-1-2: “Structural Fire Design” [1] had been published in November of 2019. The new Annex C: “Buckling of columns under fire conditions” of this...

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Issue 02/2017 Questions and answers

Punching shear design in practice

With introduction of Eurocode 2 in Germany (DIN EN 1992-1-1/NA [1] [2]) in 2012, the punching shear design provisions for flat slabs and column bases were revised compared to DIN 1045-1 [3]....

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Issue 02/2016 New edition 2015/2016

DBV codes of practice update –

New editions of DBV-Merkblatt on architectural concrete 2015 [1] The philosophy of the DBV-Merkblatt for architectural concrete is to promote dialogue and communication among project participants...

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Issue 02/2018 Steel-fiber-reinforced concrete components

A universal computation and design tool

A comprehensive computation and design tool for rectangular cross-sections made from steel-fiber-reinforced concrete and concrete reinforced with both steel rebar and fibers was developed using...

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