CEN/TC 250/SC 5/WG 6 - Timber bridges
Timber bridges
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CEN/TC 250/SC 5/WG 6 is a Subcommittee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Timber bridges". This committee has published 1 standards.
CEN/TC 250/SC 5/WG 6 develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this subcommittee.
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1.1 Scope of EN 1995-2
(1) This document gives general design rules for the structural parts of bridges, i.e. structural members of importance for the reliability of the whole bridge or major parts of it, made of timber or other wood-based materials, either singly or compositely with concrete, steel or other materials.
(2) Prestressed timber-concrete composite (TCC) members are not covered by this document. The design of stress-laminated timber decks used as part of a TCC system is covered.
(3) Systems which rely on friction between wood and concrete are not covered by this document.
1.2 Assumptions
(1) The assumptions of EN 1990 apply to this document.
(2) It is assumed that the requirements for execution given in EN 1995 3 are complied with.
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