4. Conclusion
As with all Eurocodes, this standard has been drafted in such a way as to allow :
address the main issues involved in the design of timber structures, in the light of current techniques;
to limit as much as possible the complexity of calculations due to the numerous parameters that influence wood properties;
to be very open to a diversity of methods of varying complexity. The designer will have a free choice between a thorough search for economy and a simpler solution that is, in principle, more robust than the optimum.
For designers of timber structures, Eurocode 5 can be seen as a fairly radical change, due to the introduction of the new semi-probabilistic approach with limit state calculation methods, a different concept from the usual...
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Bibliography
Website
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Eurocode website
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Eurocode 5 platform
Events
Congress (CIB) Conseil International du Bâtiment http://www.cibworld.nl
Standards and norms
For dated references, subsequent amendments or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only if they have been incorporated by amendment or revision. For undated references, the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments).
CEB Bulletins N° 124 & 125 (1978): International system of United Codes of Practice for Structures, and...
Regulations
New Approach: Council Resolution of 7 May 1985, website :
http://publications.europa.eu/ .
Construction Products Directive CPD (CPD 89/106/EEC), website :
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