Teilsicherheitsfaktoren für die Berechnung von Großkraftwerken

Partial Safety Factors for the Design of Power Plants

In Germany power plants are designed in accordance to VGB regulation R 602 U. In this code load actions and partial safety factors are applied taking the special characteristics of power plants into consideration. The actions are defined regarding these circumstances, however the safety coefficients are assumed according to DIN 1055-100 and only the combination coefficients are adjusted. However it has to be recognized that the partial safety factors in DIN 1055-100 are calibrated for building constructions and thus do not consider the specialities of power plants in an adequate manner. In this paper the partial safety factors for the design of power plants and other heavy industry buildings are discussed for structural concrete elements and a scientific based optimized approach for the safety factor for dead load is presented.