Zur Anwendung des Eurocode 3 Teil 1-2 für die Heißbemessung und Anregungen für dessen Novellierung

On the application of Eurocode 3 Part 1-2 for structural fire design and suggestions for amendment.

The Eurocodes will be revised in the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), Technical Committee (TC) 250, up to 2020. In preparation on the Eurocode amendment engaged engineers have examined the most frequently used parts of Eurocode 3 within the Initiative PraxisRegeln Bau (Practice-oriented Rules in Building Construction - PRB). With the aim to improve the user-friendliness and ease of use of EN 1993-1-2 for structural fire design the existing norm was analysed and proposals were compiled for the European amendment. The analyses show that restructuring and new tables can enhance comprehensibility and ease of use of the rules for structural fire design of steel structures considerably.