Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures

In the Eurocode series of European standards (EN) related to construction, Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures (abbreviated EN 1995 or, informally, EC 5) describes how to design buildings and civil engineering works in timber, using the limit state design philosophy.

It applies for civil engineering works from solid timber, sawn, planed or in pole form, glued laminated timber or wood-based structural products, (e.g. LVL) or wood-based panels jointed together with adhesives or mechanical fasteners and is divided into the following parts.

EN Eurocode 5 is intended to be used in conjunction with: EN 1995-1-1 gives general design rules for timber structures together with specific design rules for buildings.

EN 1995-1-2 only identifies differences from, or supplements normal temperature design and deals only with passive methods of fire protection.

EN 1995-2 gives general design rules for the structural parts of bridges, i.e. structural members of importance for the reliability of the whole bridge or major parts of it, made of timber or other wood-based materials, either singly or compositely with concrete, steel or other materials.