Benefits of implementing Eurocodes and CE-standards in Russia

1. European design
standards
Senior Expert Toni Kekki
Karelia University of applied sciences
(1.1.2013 )
toni.kekki@karelia.fi

3. Design codes in Europe
• Most of structural design in Finland is done
according to Eurocodes
• Eurocodes are only maintained and updated
system in EU-countries from 1.7.2013
• Eurocodes are also used in some Asian
countries, in North-African countries and in
Russia (Eurocodes is approved by authorities
separately in every project)

4. Eurocodes in general
• 10 different standard-series
• Eurocodes are made only for structural
designing, but they have references to
material standards like CE-marking
• In Eurocodes, every country can rule its
own values to some factors (like
snowload etc).

5. Eurocodes in general
• basis of structural design (EN 1990);
• actions on structures (EN 1991);
• the design of concrete (EN 1992), steel (EN 1993),
composite steel and concrete (EN1994), timber (EN
1995), masonry (EN 1996) and aluminium (EN
1999) structures, together with;
• geotechnical design (EN 1997); and
• the design, assessment and retrofitting of
structures for earthquake resistance (EN 1998).

6. Picture: Vitali Timashkov, National Association of Builders

7. Why standardisation?
• A need to harmonize something
• Agreement of rules how this is done
• Removes obstacles in marketing!
• Along Eurocodes comes also CE-marking
• Russian participation in WTO is a good start
• National Association of Builders is working to
implement Eurocodes to Russia

8. CE-marking
• In EU-countries, after 1.7.2013, all building
materials, which have harmonized product
standard (hEN), must have CE-marking!
• In Finland, there are now ~420 different
hEN:s translated and more is coming.
• Good opportunity to go to the international
markets!

9. Conclusion
• Implementing structural design code in
a country is an issue of safety.
• National Association of Builders is doing
great job in Russia
• Eurocodes and CE-marking is a good
opportunity.

10. Life Cycle Tower,
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11. Life Cycle Tower,
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12. Life Cycle Tower,
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