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The document discusses the adoption of Eurocodes in the Balkan region. It describes the process of preparing National Annexes for Eurocodes in Belgium and Luxembourg between 1990-2011. National Annexes allow countries to specify nationally determined parameters and values for elements left open by Eurocode parts. They also provide complementary guidance. Both Belgium and Luxembourg established working groups to draft their National Annexes according to this process between 2002-2011.

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The document discusses the adoption of Eurocodes in the Balkan region. It describes the process of preparing National Annexes for Eurocodes in Belgium and Luxembourg between 1990-2011. National Annexes allow countries to specify nationally determined parameters and values for elements left open by Eurocode parts. They also provide complementary guidance. Both Belgium and Luxembourg established working groups to draft their National Annexes according to this process between 2002-2011.

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ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES

IN THE BALKAN REGION


5-6 December 2013, Milan & Ispra, Italy

Experience in preparing
the National Annexes
in Belgium & Luxembourg
Pierre SPEHL,
senior civil engineer of SECO, Brussels,
honorary Professor of Université libre de Bruxelles
and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris,
Head of the Belgian Delegation for the Eurocodes
(1990-2010)
Why NATIONAL ANNEXES ?

In a Eurocode Part (= EN standard), there are


procedures, values, or classes recommendations,
for which an agreement could not be reached
within CEN TC250 sud-committees.

These are Nationally Determined Parameters


(NDP)

For each of them, a NOTE in the EN standard :


• indicates that a National choice should be given
in a NATIONAL ANNEX to this Eurocode Part and
• gives a recommendation for a National choice
that provides an acceptable level of reliability.
NATIONAL ANNEXES to EUROCODE Parts

National Annexes may only contain information


on those NDPs which are left open for national
choice:

• Values and/or classes where alternatives are


given

• Values to be used where a symbol only is given

• Country specific data (geographical, climatic,


etc.)

• Procedures to be used where alternatives are


given
Values and/or classes where alternatives are given

Example from EN 1991-1-1 “Imposed loads”:


Values to be used where a symbol only is given

Example from EN 1991-1-5 “Thermal actions”:


Country specific data (geographical, climatic, etc.):
Belgian National Annex to EN 1991-1-4 (wind)
Procedures to be used where alternatives are given
Example from EN 1991-1-2 “Actions on structures exposed to fire”:
NATIONAL ANNEXES to EUROCODE Parts

National Annexes may also contain :

• Decisions on the application of


informative annexes of a Eurocode Part
• to become normative,
• to remain informative or
• not to be applied

• References to non-contradictory
complementary information to assist the
user to apply the Eurocode Part
ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES

Annex E: Vortex shedding


IN THE BALKAN REGION
5-6 December 2013, Milan & Ispra, Italy
ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES

Torsional vibrations of TACOMA bridge (1940)


IN THE BALKAN REGION
5-6 December 2013, Milan & Ispra, Italy
ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES
IN THE BALKAN REGION
Aeroelastic instabilities – critical velocities
5-6 December 2013, Milan & Ispra, Italy
ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES
IN THE BALKAN REGION

MILLAU bridge deck – cross section


5-6 December 2013, Milan & Ispra, Italy
National Calibration Period (summary)

1990-1999 : drafting of pre-standards (ENV)

2002-2007 : publication of the 58 Eurocode Parts


(ENs)

2007-2011 : drafting of the NATIONAL ANNEXES


by the National Standardization Bodies
• Comparison with National Standards & Regulations
• Examples of applications: buildings, bridges, etc.
• Non-contradictory complementary information
for items not covered by the Eurocodes

2014 : five year review & starting of ENs revision

2020 : second generation of Eurocodes available


Belgian National Annexes (NBN)

NBN (Belgian Bureau of Standards) :

• 58 Working Groups to draft the Belgian National


Annexes (ANB)

• Projects in Flemish and French submitted to


public enquiry (6 month)

• National Annexes published as NBN standards


(December 2011)
Luxembourg National Annexes (ILNAS)

Based on the Belgian National Annexes

One Working Group of 6 Experts to draft the 58


projects for Luxembourg (12/2009 – 03/2010) :
• 2 Belgians (reporters) from NBN/SECO
• 4 Experts from Luxembourg

Public enquiry (June 2010-March 2011)

Projects commented to be revised by working


groups including the authors of comments (May-
August 2011)

Publication as ILNAS standards (December 2011)


Luxembourg National Annexes (ILNAS)

The projects of Luxembourg National Annexes


have been notified to the European Commission.

The 58 projects may be freely downloaded


in the 22 languages of the European Union on :

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/pisa/app/se
arch/index.cfm?fuseaction=advanced&lang=en

Year : 2010
Country : Luxembourg
Product type : B00 : Construction
Example of AN-LU : EN 1991-1-3 « Snow loads »
Paragraph Parameters defined at the national level
1.1(2) NOTE 1 Not applicable: the various altitudes within Luxembourg do not exceed
600 m.
1.1(3) NOTE 2 Case A contained in table A.1 of Annex A shall apply. The loads are not
differentiated based on the applicable site conditions.
1.1(4) NOTE 3 Annex B shall not apply.
2(3) NOTE Exceptional snow loads shall not apply.
2(4) NOTE Exceptional accumulations of snow shall not apply.
3.3(1) NOTE 2 None of the project locations requires the application of exceptional
conditions.
3.3(3) NOTE 2 None of the project locations requires the application of exceptional
conditions.
4.1(1) NOTE 1 The characteristic value sk (in kN/m²) of the ground snow load is
defined by the expression (4.2 AN-LU) which is based on altitude A (in
m):
sk = 0.41 + A/966 [kN/m²] (4.2 AN-LU)

NON-CONTRADICTORY COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


The characteristic value sk corresponds to a probability of 0.02,
i.e. a return period of 50 years.
users actions
users actions

REQUIREMENTS n PERFORMANCES
Code of Hammurabi (1760 BC)
• “If a builder build a house for some one,
and does not construct it properly,
and the house which he built fall in
and kill its owner, then that builder
shall be put to death.”
(Art. 229)

• “If it ruin goods,


he shall make compensation
for all that has been ruined,
and in as much as he did not construct
properly this house which he built
and it fell, he shall re-erect the house
from his own means.”
(Art. 232)
Civil Code of Napoleon (1804)

“If the edifice, built at a set price,


perish in whole or in part
by defect in its construction,
even by defect in the foundation,
the architect and the contractor
are responsible therefore
for ten years.”
(Art. 1792)
ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES
IN THE BALKAN REGION

Applicability of standards
5-6 December 2013, Milan & Ispra, Italy
ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES
IN THE BALKAN REGION

Construction Products Regulation


5-6 December 2013, Milan & Ispra, Italy

jurisdiction
Thank’s for your attention

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE
FOR STANDARDIZATION

www.cenorm.be www.seco.be

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