Annex A

Summary of Eurocodes (2010)

Standard Eurocode Name

NEN-EN 1990 Eurocode Basis of structural design
NEN-EN 1991 Eurocode 1 Actions on structures
NEN-EN 1992 Eurocode 2 Design of concrete structures
NEN-EN 1993 Eurocode 3 Design of steel structures
NEN-EN 1994 Eurocode 4 Design of composite steel and concrete structures
NEN-EN 1995 Eurocode 5 Design of timber structures
NEN-EN 1996 Eurocode 6 Design of masonry structures
NEN-EN 1997 Eurocode 7 Geotechnical design
NEN-EN 1998 Eurocode 8 Design of structures for earthquake resistance
NEN-EN 1999 Eurocode 9 Design of aluminium structures

Supposed loads on floors and roofs

NEN-EN 1991-1-1 has certain imposed loads on the following separation of functions:
- Living-, meeting-, trading areas and offices;
- Spaces for storage and industrial use;
- Garages and vehicle traffic zone (except bridges);
- Roofs.

There are also user classes defined (A-K) with different loads, as well equally loaded (qk in kN/m) as point loads
(Qk in kN). Stated are the values from the National Application Documents (NAD).

Living areas, meeting rooms, retail and offices areas

Class Use Example qk Qk (kN)
(kN/m)
A Living and Rooms in apartment Floors 1.75 3
household use houses; wards in hospitals; Stairs 2.0 3
bedrooms in hotels and Balconies 2.5 3
health hostels; kitchens and
toilets
B Offices - 2.5 3
C Meeting rooms (with C1 areas with tables, e.g. C1 tables 4.0 7
exception of under in schools, restaurants,
class A, B and D reading rooms, function
named spaces) room
C2 areas with fixed seats, C2 fixed 4.0 7
e.g. in churches, theatres, seating
conference rooms, lecture
rooms, waiting areas
C3 areas without C3 without 5.0 7
obstacles for walking obstacles
people, e.g. in museum en
entrance rooms in public
spaces and staff buildings,
hotels, hospitals, stations
C4 areas for gymnastics, C4 physical 5.0 7
e.g. dancings, activities
gymnasiums, stages
C5 areas where a mass of C5 large 5.0 7
people may reside, e.g. in crowds
buildings for public events,
like concerts, sports halls
including balconies,
grandstands and entrance
rooms, station platforms
D Shopping areas D1 normal retail business D1 small retail 4.0 7
D2 large department D2 department 4.0 7
stores, supermarkets stores

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The supposed loads are exclusive the weight of movable interior walls. For this purpose a load of 0.5-1.2 kN/m must be
added.

Areas for storage and industrial use

Class Use Example qk Qk (kN)
(kN/m)
E1 Areas where goods can Areas for storage, Stores 5 7
a)
be stacked easily, including storage of Libraries 2.5 3
including entrance rooms books and other Other 5 10
documents
E2 Industrial use - Industrial use 3 7

a) This value counts for the areas between the posts. For the area where the shelves are the NAD gives a formula in
article 6.3.2.2 to define the load.

Garages and traffic areas/ lanes

Class Use Example qk Qk (kN)
(kN/m)
F Traffic and parking places Garages, parkings, Light vehicles 2 10
for light vehicles parking halls < 25 kN
G Traffic and parking places Entrances, delivery Average vehicles 5 10
for average vehicles zones, entrances for 25-120 kN
b)
fire engines Vehicles > 120 kN Gv/Av Max. lever
load

b) Gv is the weight of the vehicle (kN) and Av the area taken by the vehicle.

Roofs
c)
Class Use Example qk Qk (kN)
(kN/m)
d)
H Roofs exclusively Garages, parking Pitch : 0 15 1.0 1.5
d)
accessible for regular roofs parking halls Pitch : 15 20 4-0.2 1.5
d)
maintenance en repairs Pitch : > 20 0 1.5
I Roofs accessible for use Accessible roofs See See class A
according to class A up to class A up to and
and including D up to and including D
including
D
K Roofs accessible for Access roads, Helicopter deck - 20 or 60
special use, like landing delivery zones;
areas for helicopters access zones for fire
engines

c) The load qk.works on a surface of 10 m.

d) Working on an area of 0.1 x 0.1 m.

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