ABSTRACT

This chapter describes the contents of Part 1.1 of Eurocode 2, the new European standard for the design of buildings in concrete, which is expected to replace BS 8110 by about 2008. The chapter highlights the differences between ENV Eurocode 2: Part 1.1 and BS 8110 and illustrates the new design procedures by means of a number of worked examples on beams, slabs, pad foundation and columns. To help comparison but primarily to ease understanding of the Eurocode the material here has been presented in a similar order to that in Chapter 3 of this book on BS 8110, rather than strictly adhering to the sequence of chapters and clauses adopted in the Eurocode.