ABSTRACT
This paper looks at the revision of EN 1996-2:2006 (Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures – Part 2: Design considerations, selection of materials and execution of masonry) by Project Team 3 of CEN TC 250/SC6. Some of the key areas identified in the review of the document by National Standards Bodies in 2014 are noted. The Project Team has reviewed twenty-four National Annexes to EN 1996-2 as part of its work and used the results to inform the proposed revisions to the code. The current draft reduces the number of Nationally Determined Parameters from two to one and recommends the retention of the three annexes as Informative.
