Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures
EN 1996, also known as Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures, is the European Standard for the design of buildings and civil engineering works, or parts thereof, in unreinforced, reinforced, prestressed and confined masonry, using the limit state design philosophy. It was approved by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) on 23 June 2005.
Eurocode 6 deals only with the requirements for resistance, serviceability and durability of structures.
Eurocode 6 is composed of the following parts
EN 1996-1-1: General — Common rules and rules for buildings
In EN 1996-1-1, the basis for the design of buildings and civil engineering works in masonry is given, which deals with unreinforced masonry and reinforced masonry where the reinforcement is added to provide ductility, strength or improve serviceability.
Contents
- General
- Basis of design
- Materials
- Durability
- Structural analysis
- Ultimate Limit States
- Serviceability Limit States
- Detailing
- Execution.
EN 1996-1-2: Design of masonry structures - Part 1-2: General rules - Structural fire design
Part 1-2 of EN 1996 deals with the design of masonry structures for the accidental situation of fire exposure, and is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1996-1-1, EN 1996-2, 1996-3 and EN 1991-1-2. This part 1-2 only identifies differences from, or supplements to, normal temperature design. EN 1996-1-2 deals only with passive methods of fire protection. Active methods are not covered.
EN 1996-2: Design of masonry structures - Part 2: Design, selection of materials and execution of masonry
Part 2 of EN 1996 provides the neccessary Principles and Application Rules for masonry to be designed and constructed satisfactoraly in order to comply with the design assumptions of other parts of EN 1996.
EN 1996-3: Design of masonry structures - Part 3: Simplified calculation methods for unreinforced masonry structures
This part provides simplified calculation methods or simple rules to facilitate the design of particular types of masonry walls.
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