What are the differences between the Eurocodes and the British Standards? Is there a different design philosophy?
The Eurocodes are limit state codes like the British Standards, although are perhaps a little more explicitly based in reliability theory. Many of the Eurocode rules are based on the same theory as the British Standards, although the Eurocodes embody the most up to date research on many aspects of structural behaviour. The Eurocode clauses are structured in a slightly different way in that they contain principles that must be satisfied and application rules that offer a way of satisfying the principles. This is intended to stimulate innovation. The Eurocodes are also less prescriptive than the British Standards, with more aspects left open to the designer.
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