6. Glossary
Accidental action: action, usually of short duration but significant magnitude, which is unlikely to occur on a given structure during its project life.
Consequence class: classification of the consequences of all or part of the structure.
Potential hazard: in the context of EN 1990 to EN 1999, a serious and unusual event, e.g. abnormal action, abnormal environmental influence, insufficient strength or excessive deviation from the intended dimensions.
Deflagration: propagation of a combustion zone at a speed below the speed of sound in the initial medium.
Detonation: propagation of a combustion zone at a speed greater than the speed of sound in its initial environment.
Key element: structural element on which the stability of the rest of the structure depends....
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- (1) - CALGARO (J.-A.) - Éléments de fiabilité des constructions – Introduction aux Eurocodes. - Éditions du Moniteur (2016).
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- AFNOR – Structural Eurocodes – Bases de calcul des structures, AFNOR - NF EN 1990 - 2003
- AFNOR - NF EN 1990/NA - 2011
- AFNOR – Eurocode – Bases des calculs structuraux et géotechniques, currently being revised - EN 1990 - 2020
- AFNOR – Eurocode 1 – Actions on structures – Part 1-7: General actions — Accidental actions - EN 1991-1-7 - 2007
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