Open AccessNew European Document on Assessment of Existing Structures and Building Stock
Author(s) -
Milan Holický
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/290/1/012133
Subject(s) - eurocode , flowchart , computer science , structuring , stock (firearms) , probabilistic logic , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , construction engineering , systems engineering , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , finance , artificial intelligence , economics , medicine
The upcoming CEN Technical Specification (TS) on assessment of existing structures and building stock is related to the fundamental concepts and requirements of the current generation of EN Eurocodes. The final draft of the Technical Specification was already submitted to the technical committee CEN TC250 in April 2018. The document concerns all types of building stock, buildings, bridges and construction works, including geotechnical structures, exposed to all kinds of actions. It contains requirements, general framework of assessment, data updating, structural analysis, different verification methods (partial factors, probabilistic methods, risk assessment), past performance, interventions, annexes (flowchart, target reliability and partial factor methods, assessment of heritage building stock). The submitted contribution provides background information on the principles accepted in the final draft of TS and practical examples of applications to assessment of existing building stock. Particular attention is given to operational assessment methods of existing buildings taking into account actual material properties and actions.