Abstract Unlike older design codes, Eurocode 2 does not provide a procedure for calculation of the capacity axially loaded columns. For that purpose, general algorithm is developed, using principles structural mechanics and mathematics: It starts with constructing P-Δ relationship (buckling curve) element, accounting initial imperfections, minimum eccentricity, material nonlinearity second orde...

Codes contain calculation rules of general acceptance that have demonstrated to enable the building safe enough structures with very low probability failure. Any new method be introduced, should based in a consensus among experts and experience. Until present, durability is treated following so called “prescriptive” approach limiting constituents concrete, applying correct curing presence delet...

This document describes a design project and analysis of some design problems selected by designers by userand system-modellers. The work addresses the AMODEUS Integrating Design Expressions package goal of integrating modelling techniques with each other and with design, using a common design representation of designers’ and theorists’ argumenta-