Eurocode 8_Part 1.2-General Rules - General Rules

~~~~~BSIDD*ENV1998-1-2961624bb9O536074773DRAFTFORDEVELOPMENTEurocode8:DesignprovisionsforearthquakeresistanceofstructuresPart1.2Generalrules-GeneralrulesforbuildingsICs91.120.20DDENV1998-1-2:1996NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWCOPYRIGHT2003;BritishStandardsInstitutiononERCSpecsandStandardsDocumentprovidedbyIHSLicensee=HongKongPolytechnicUniv/9976803100,User=TZHONG,12/13/200307:13:58MSTQuestionsorcommentsaboutthismessage:pleasecalltheDocumentPolicyGroupat1-800-451-1584.--``,,`````,,`,`,```,`,,`,````,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---~~~~~~~~~__BSIDD*ENV1998-1-296E16246690536075bOTAmd.No.DDENV1998-1-2:1996DateTextaffectedCommitteesresponsibleforthisDraftforDevelopmentThepreparationofthisDraftforDevelopmentwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeB/525,Buildingandcivilengineeringstructures,toSubcommitteeB/525/8,Structuresinseismicregions,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresentedAssociationofConsultingEngineersBritishGeologicalSurveyDepartmentoftheEnvironment(BuildingResearchEstablishment)DepartmentoftheEnvironment(PropertyandBuildingDirectorate)FederationofCivilEngineeringContractorsInstitutionofCivilEngineersSteelConstructioninstituteThisDraftforDevelopment,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheSectorBoardforBuildingandCivilEngineering,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15May1996OBSI1996ThefollowingBSIreferencerelatestotheworkonthisDraftforDevelopment:CommitteereferenceB/525/8ISBNO680267339COPYRIGHT2003;BritishStandardsInstitutiononERCSpecsandStandardsDocumentprovidedbyIHSLicensee=HongKongPolytechnicUniv/9976803100,User=TZHONG,12/13/200307:13:58MSTQuestionsorcommentsaboutthismessage:pleasecalltheDocumentPolicyGroupat1-800-451-1584.--``,,`````,,`,`,```,`,,`,````,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---TextofENV19981-22**m~BSIDD*ENV1738-1-2761624667053bOïb54bDDENV1998-1-2:1996ContentsCommitteesresponsibleNationalforewordpageInsidefrontcoveriiOBSI1996iCOPYRIGHT2003;BritishStandardsInstitutiononERCSpecsandStandardsDocumentprovidedbyIHSLicensee=HongKongPolytechnicUniv/9976803100,User=TZHONG,12/13/200307:13:58MSTQuestionsorcommentsaboutthismessage:pleasecalltheDocumentPolicyGroupat1-800-451-1584.--``,,`````,,`,`,```,`,,`,````,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---BSPDD*EblV1778-1-276m1624bb7û53bû77482mDDENV1998-1-2:1996NationalforewordThisDraftforDevelopmenthasbeenpreparedbySubcommitteeI3/525/8andistheEnglishlanguageversionofENV19981-2:1994Eurocode8:DesignproviswnsforearthqwlkeresistanceofstructuresPart1-2:Genemlrules-GeneralrulesforbuildingspublishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).ENV19981-2:1994resultsfromaprogrammeofworksponsoredbytheEuropeanCommissiontomakeavailableacommonsetofrulesforthestructuralandgeotechnicaldesignofbuildingsandcivilengineeringworks.Thefullrangeofcodescoversthebasisofdesignandactions,thedesignofstructuresinconcrete,steel,compositeconstruction,timber,masonryandaluminiumailoy,andalsogeotechnicalandseismicdesign.ThispublicationisnottoberegardedasaBritishStandard.AnENVorEuropeanRestandardismadeavailableforprovisionalapplication,butdoesnothavethestatusofaEuropeanStandard.TheaimistousetheexperiencegainedtomodifytheENVsothatitcanbeadoptedasaEuropeanStandard(EN).ThereisnoexistingBritishStandardequivalenttoENV19981-2andthereisnorequirementintheBuiidingRegulationstoconsiderseismicactionsonbuildingsandcivilengineeringWorbintheUK.ENV19981-1statesthattheprovisionsofEurocode8maybesimplifiedornotobservedinregionsoflowseismicity.WithintheUK,theapplicationofEurocode8shouldnotbenecessary,unlesstheclientoruseroftheworksassessesthattheassociatedseismicriskissuchthatitneedstobeaddressedUsersofthisdocumentareinvitedtocommentonitstechnicalcontent,easeofuseandanyambiguitiesoranomaìies,bothwithrespecttouseintheUKandalsoinothermoreactivelyseismicareas.ThesecommentswillbetakenintoaccountwhenpreparingtheUKnationalresponsetoCENonthequestionofwhethertheENVcanbeconvertedintoanEN.CommentsshouldbesentinwritingtotheSecretaryofW525/8atBSI,389ChiswickHighRoad,LondonW44AL,quotingthedocumentreference,therelevantclauseand,wherepossible,aproposedrevision,by30Aprii1997.Commentsafterthistimewillstilibepossiblethroughcorporatebodies,suchastheengineeringinstitutiOnS.11OBSI1996COPYRIGHT2003;BritishStandardsInstitutiononERCSpecsandStandardsDocumentprovidedbyIHSLicensee=HongKongPolytechnicUniv/9976803100,User=TZHONG,12/13/200307:13:58MSTQuestionsorcommentsaboutthismessage:pleasecalltheDocumentPolicyGroupat1-800-451-1584.--``,,`````,,`,`,```,`,,`,````,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---**m~BSIDD*ENV1998-1-2961624669053bOïô319EUROPEANPRESTANDARDENV1998-1-2PRENORMEEUROPEENNEEUROP&SCHEVORNORMOctober1994ICs91.120.20Descriptors:Civilengineering,buildings,structures,earthquakeresistantstructures,earthquake-resistantdesign,computationEnglishversionEurocode8-Designprovisionsforearthquakeresistanceofstructures-Part1-2:Generalrules-GeneralrulesforbuildingsEurocode8-ConceptionetdimensionnementEurocode8-AuslegungvonBauwerkengegendesstructurespourlarésistanceauxséismes-Erdbeben-Partie1-2:Reglesgénérales-RèglesgénéralesTeil1-2:Grundlagen-AllgemeineRegelnfür