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Changes From Bd37/01

The key differences between the Eurocode approach to action combinations and the previous BD37/01 approach include: (1) The Eurocodes refer to "actions" and "action effects" rather than "loads" and "load effects", (2) Rather than prescribing specific combinations, the Eurocodes provide generic combinations and require designers to determine the critical combinations, and (3) The Eurocodes provide more combinations at ULS (standard and accidental) and SLS (discussed in Section 2) to allow the most appropriate set of actions for different check types.

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Changes From Bd37/01

The key differences between the Eurocode approach to action combinations and the previous BD37/01 approach include: (1) The Eurocodes refer to "actions" and "action effects" rather than "loads" and "load effects", (2) Rather than prescribing specific combinations, the Eurocodes provide generic combinations and require designers to determine the critical combinations, and (3) The Eurocodes provide more combinations at ULS (standard and accidental) and SLS (discussed in Section 2) to allow the most appropriate set of actions for different check types.

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CHANGES FROM BD37/01

The Eurocode philosophy to action combinations appears very different to that in


BD37/01, but is a more rigorous approach with substantial justification and more
transparent logic. The key differences include:

 The Eurocodes refer to “actions” and “action effects” rather than “loads” and “load
effects”

 Rather than prescribing specific combinations to be checked, generic


combinations are provided and designers must determine the critical combinations
required themselves. This presentation is more mathematical and requires more
initial effort from the designer, but is more logical and thorough, can be adapted
more easily to cater for non-standard loading configurations and is relied on
throughout the rest of the Eurocodes. With experience, designers are able to
quickly identify which combinations are most critical for different types of structure
and will be able to rationalise the number of combinations to consider.

 There are more combinations provided in the Eurocodes than just ULS and SLS.
At ULS there is a standard combination and a separate combination for accidental
conditions. At SLS there are a number of different combinations these are
discussed in more detail in Section 2 of this report. The purpose of these different
combinations is to allow the most appropriate set of actions to be used for different
types of checks.

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