Thomas Telford = Training

Introduction

Welcome to the = Eurocodes=20 Expert Newsflash.

This edition takes = a brief=20 look at some of the key news items in the world = of=20 Eurocodes, Roadshow update and the Designers' = Guide=20 latest = release

BSI publishes final two = aluminium=20 = codes

BSI has published = the final=20 two parts of Eurocode 9 for the design of=20 aluminium structures. All but two of the = 58=20 Eurocode parts are now available as UK=20 versions.

Visit BSI publishes = final two=20 aluminium=20 codes to read=20 = more.

Roadshow = delegates=20 receive 10% dicount on all=20 Eurocodes

Eurocodes Expert = Roadshows Q4=20 = 2007

BSI British = Standards=20 and Highways Agency are pleased to be = supporting the Eurocodes Expert = Roadshows.

Roadshow = delegates will=20 be entitled to a 10% discount on any=20 published Eurocode. Details on how = to claim=20 the discount will be given at the=20 event.

A third = speaker has=20 been announced, Malcolm Greenley, BSI = Global's=20 Programme Manager, will attend the = roadshows and=20 be available to answer your questions = regarding UK=20 Implementation.

To read = more about=20 the roadshow content, its presenters, why = and who=20 should attend, visit the following link = Roadshow=20 Content

To book = online=20 visit Roadshows Event=20 listing

Eurocodes Expert = Roadshow=20 = Brochure

Book - NEW=20 RELEASE

Designers' Guide to = EN 1993-2=20 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures = part 2,=20 steel=20 = bridges

EN 1993-2, = also known=20 as the Eurocode 3 for steel bridges, = describes=20 the principles and requirements for = safety,=20 serviceability and durability of = concrete=20 bridges.

This = Designers' Guide=20 provides the user with guidance on the=20 interpretation and use of EN 1993-2 and = also the=20 relevant provisions in EN 1993-1-1, EN = 1993-1-5,=20 EN 1993-1-8, EN 1993-1-9, EN 1993-1-10 = and EN=20 1993-1-11. Worked examples are provided = to=20 illustrate the use of the rules. It also = explains the relationship with other = Eurocode=20 parts to which it refers (ENs 1990, = 1991).=20

For=20 further details visit Designers' = Guide to EN=20 1993-2 Eurocode 3: Design of steel = structures=20 part 2, steel bridges

Projected=20 release date September=20 = 14

Eurocodes for glass and FRP = = composites?

Two=20 additional Eurocodes could be produced to = cover=20 the increasing use of structural glass and = fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites = in the=20 construction = industry.

Visit Eurocodes for = glass and FRP=20 composites? to read=20 = more.

Calgaro takes over = Eurocodes=20 = committee

Jean-Armand=20 Calgaro, member of the Conseil G=E9n=E9ral = des Ponts=20 et Chauss=E9es of the French Ministry of=20 Transportation, has become the new = chairman of the=20 main Eurocodes committee. He takes over = from Horst=20 Bossenmeyer, who has held the post for the = past=20 seven years.

Visit Calgaro takes = over=20 Eurocodes committee = to read=20 = more.

BSI = publishes corrigenda = for concrete=20 = Eurocode

BSI has=20 published a set of corrigenda for EN = 1992-1-1, the=20 general rules part of Eurocode 2 for = concrete=20 structures. Drafting committee CEN TC 250 = has just=20 published a list of agreed corrections, = which BSI=20 has made available on its website.

Visit BSI publishes = corrigenda=20 for concrete Eurocode = to read=20 = more.

UK construction = urged to=20 embrace Eurocodes=20 = now

Eurocodes=20 Expert Advisory Group chairman Haig = Gulvannessian=20 has urged the UK construction industry to = embrace=20 Eurocodes now. With UK versions of all 58 = parts=20 due to be published by July 2007 and less = than=20 three years to go before they replace most = existing European structural design codes, = he says=20 there can be no more excuses for not = starting the=20 switch-over now.

Visit UK construction = urged to=20 embrace Eurocodes now to read=20 = more.