Eurocodes Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

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Eurocodes – Opportunities for the Construction Industry Professor Steve Denton Director of Bridge and Structural Engineering, Parsons Brinckerhoff Visiting Professor, Bath University

EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

What are your expectation of other market sectors?

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

What are your expectation of other market sectors? ¾ ¾ ¾

Improving Products Improving Services Better Value

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Our Opportunity ¾ ¾ ¾

Eurocodes published Unprecedented collaborative effort Exciting time of change

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Personal Perspective ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

European engineer, working for a global company Consultant, with strong academic links Active in developing Eurocodes implementation strategies Specialist in Bridges; Broad Eurocode knowledge

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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Parsons Brinckerhoff Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Chester Derby Devon Exeter Glasgow

Godalming Essex W. Yorkshire London Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne Taunton

Dublin

New York Corp. HQ

Baden Madrid Barcelona

Beijing Guangzhou Shanghai Shenzhen Hong Kong Macau

Warsaw Brussels Bulgaria Istanbul

Seoul Tokyo

New Delhi

Cairo

Taipei Bangkok Panama

Manila

Kuala Lumpur Cala Bar, Nigeria

Singapore Jakarta

Johannesburg Buenos Aires

Al Khobar Abu Dhabi Amman Bahrain Kuwait Doha Dubai

Perth Adelaide Melbourne

Brisbane Singleton Sydney Newcastle Auckland Wellington Christchurch

EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Agenda ¾ ¾ ¾

Recognising the Opportunities Realising the Benefits Conclusions

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Agenda ¾ ¾ ¾

Recognising the Opportunities Realising the Benefits Conclusions

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Recognising the Opportunities ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Best Value Best Practices Innovation Global Context

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Best Value ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Removal of barriers to trade of products and services; harmonisation of products Single suite of Standards Common understanding and vocabulary Common design criteria Shared investment in software and designaid development Latest materials technologies Combined effort to resolve issues, and embrace improvement opportunities

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Best Practices ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Eurocodes based on most up to date research; at the forefront of technology Rational and consistent framework Demand understanding from designers Provide flexibility and opportunity to apply advanced methods Challenge past thinking; revisit assumptions Alignment of structural and geotechnical design

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Innovation ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Promote understanding and knowledge development Enhance scope for innovation; choices offered to designers Greater effectiveness of R&D investment Diversity of technical solutions available; use of testing, performance evidence and probabilistic methods

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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“I feel about globalisation a lot like I feel about the dawn. Generally speaking, I think it is a good thing that the sun comes up each morning…but even if I didn’t much care for the dawn there isn’t much I could do about it” Thomas Friedman

EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Global Context ¾ ¾

Which design standards will be used around the world in the future? An opportunity and a risk

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Agenda ¾ ¾ ¾

Recognising the Opportunities Realising the Benefits Conclusions

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Realising the Benefits ¾ ¾

Designers Construction clients

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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Strategic Implementation Establish urgency

Define objectives Gather data

Establish team Plan for implementation

Implementation

Review

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Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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Strategic Implementation Establish urgency

Define objectives Gather data

Establish team Plan for implementation

Implementation

Review

EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

“The implementation of the structural eurocodes … is the biggest change to codified structural design ever experienced in the UK” IStructE report to UK Government

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

“If you don’t like change,

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less” Gen Eric Shinseki

EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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Strategic Implementation Establish urgency

Define objectives Gather data

Establish team Plan for implementation

Implementation

Review

EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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“Begin with the end in mind” Steven Covey

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Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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Strategic Implementation Establish urgency

Define objectives Gather data

Establish team Plan for implementation

Implementation

Review

EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Challenges for Designers ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Large number of unfamiliar documents Significant learning curve New terminology and notation Cultural change; close to first principles Software, tools and processes will have to change

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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Client Context ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Public or private clients Client versus regulatory drivers Contractors Change and risk management

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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Strategic Implementation Establish urgency

Define objectives Gather data

Establish team Plan for implementation

Implementation

Review

EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Agenda ¾ ¾ ¾

Recognising the Opportunities Realising the Benefits Conclusions

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

Brussels, 18-20 February 2008 – Dissemination of information workshop

Conclusions ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Exceptional achievement Exciting time of change Embrace opportunities positively Implement strategically to realise the benefits

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

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EUROCODES Background and Applications

Opportunities for the Construction Industry

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Acknowledgements ¾

Numerous leading engineers from UK kindly shared thoughts and views to assist in the development of this presentation ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Highways Agency Railway Safety and Standards Board Arup Atkins BRE

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Steel Construction Institute Concrete Centre Flint and Neil Geocentrix Parsons Brinckerhoff

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