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2. A few definitions
In the current version of the Eurocodes, some important definitions are proposed (NF EN 1990 and NF EN 1991-1-7):
accidental project situation: a project situation involving exceptional conditions at the level of the structure or its exposure, for example, fire, explosion, impact or localized failure;
Potential hazard: in the context of EN 1990 to EN 1999, a serious and unusual event, abnormal environmental influence, insufficient resistance or excessive deviation from the intended dimensions;
key element: element of a structure on which the stability of the rest of the structure depends;
local failure: the part of a structure assumed to have collapsed or been seriously damaged as a result of an accidental event;
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A few definitions
Bibliography
- (1) - CALGARO (J.-A.) - Éléments de fiabilité des constructions – Introduction aux Eurocodes. - Éditions du Moniteur (2016).
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Standards and norms
- AFNOR – Structural Eurocodes – Bases de calcul des structures, AFNOR - NF EN 1990 - 2003
- AFNOR - NF EN 1990/NA - 2011
- AFNOR – Eurocode – Bases des calculs structuraux et géotechniques, currently being revised - EN 1990 - 2020
- AFNOR – Eurocode 1 – Actions on structures – Part 1-7: General actions — Accidental actions - EN 1991-1-7 - 2007
- AFNOR – Eurocode 1 – Actions on structures – Part...
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