Spanish national annex for Eurocodes

[GD_P]

Hello once again,

We are looking for the National annex of Spain for following Eurocodes relevant to design of steel structures.
We went through AENOR website

https://www.en.aenor.es/aenor/normas/buscadornormas/buscadornormas.asp#.Ww6WFkiFPIU

to search the National annex for the Eurocodes, but could not find them.
We were able to search the main Eurocodes, but not the National annex corresponding to them.
So can any one share the link or procedure to get the current versions of the same.
Are they available in Spanish language only, OR
we can get their translation in the English language as well.

I think this is typical problem faced by people from other than spain and doing project in spain.
What to do in such conditions.
Do share your experience / opinion.


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[robyengIT]

one possibility is that Spain didn't issue any national annex to Eurocodes but (as in Italy) Spain Issued a standard for steel construction (in parallel to Eurocode)

 

[GD_P]

Thanks for the response robyengIT.
Actually when you search it on google for eg AN/UNE-EN 1993-1-1,
In one of the link you will get direct PDF of NA.
As this is an unofficial copy and hence i can not share the file.
But i am not even sure whether it is latest one or not.
I made search on AENOR website with same name, but no such doc. was found.

If I am not wrong as per Eurocodes, the each member state were suppose to remove/retrieve there similar national codes. Still member state can use their own national codes?


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[robyengIT]

In Italy we have NTC (recently released NTC2018 that superseeds NTC2008): if something is not included then Eurocode will rule

NTC means Technical Normes for Construction

 

[ThomasH]

Hi

The idea with the Eurocode was that all member states should have a common ground for this. There are also countries that use the Eurocode without being members, Norway for example.

The Eurocode is a European Standard, EN. In the UK it is instead becomes a British Standard, BS-EN. The original idea was that the national annexes should be available separete. If I want to design someting in Germany I should be able to buy any Eurocode and then find a German annex. The annex has the parameters that you need for the standard to work as a code. There are for example national snow loads but also many other parameters.
Unfortunatly some countries decided to publish the NA only included in the Eurocode. If you use BS-EN and only work in the UK that is more convinient. But if you work in Germany and need the parameters you may end up having to buy the complete British Eurocode. That was not the idea from the start.

Regarding national codes. As far as I know the Eurocode replaces "old" national codes. When the EU decided this it was an "all or nothing" situation. It ultimatly has to do with trade and anyting that is an obsticle for the trade is against the rules. So I am not sure how Italy or Spain can handle that .

Thomas

 

[GD_P]

Hello Thomas,

Thanks for your explanation.

As you said
"If you use BS-EN and only work in the UK that is more convinient. But if you work in Germany and need the parameters you may end up having to buy the complete British Eurocode"

Eurocodes are same for eg., BS EN 1993-1-1 OR DIN EN 1993-1-1 OR NEN EN 1993-1-1 all have same content, only change they published by the respective countries with their cover pages. And NDPs are left open to NA of the respective countries.

But dont how to get it for Spain
May be someone from spain can tell this.

GD_P

 

[robyengIT]

You can ask to "Instituto Eduardo Torroja"

https://www.ietcc.csic.es/

 

[Guest262653]

Please check the following link for the "Codigo tecnico de la edificación":
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.codigotecnico.org/index.php/menu-seguridad-estructural.html[/url]

It doesn't seem like Spain followed the common method of creating an EC NAD and issued its own version of the codes. Maybe the spanish members of the forum can provide further information.

 

[GD_P]

Spanish NAs are included in the Spanish version of Eurocodes.
They are not separately published.

Strange


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