What hernansgz pointed out lately on the national codes really interest me, we have been in almost same situation here.
My country used to adopt (ya, we have a diffirent title but the content are 100% the same, for information of those very lucky engineers from bigger nations which have developed their own code) from british codes. And now of cos, british are moving to eurocodes and we are asked to do the same.
Like Argentina engineers, we too very frustated with the whole situation.
As an example, concrete code.
In our building by-law (supposed the only document gazzeted in law system), it still refers to CP110:1978.
Most of the engineers design to BS8110 whther 1985 version or the updated 1997 version. Some trying hard to pick up EC2 and our engineer society try to come out with our own National Annex which is also very similar to British NA to EC2. Along the way, happened all those debates (from graduates of foreign countries i presumed) should we continue to follow bristish, should we go to australian, american or new zealand, blabla?
On the other hand.
And can you believe it, my country actually adopted (this time not in full but with some modifications and a lot of mistakes) from australian for wind loads? and they tried too to form a seismic codes (ya, we have some bigger tremors nowadays) based on UBC and IBC (american)!!!
And now, wow! ISN'T A BIT TOO MUCH FOR US, the STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS?
CIRSOC 201 - 1982 - Argentina - Reinforced Concrete Code
CIRSOC 201 1982 - Reinforced Concrete Design Code.
(In Spanish, suitable for argentine users in this forum)
This code is based on the oldest German code DIN 1045 from 1978...
This was our code for many years... Technically, for argentine structural engineers, the logical transition was to migrate to Eurocodes (same as Brazil)... but the argentinian auhority INTI-CIRSOC, decided to adopt the ACI code. (practically a copy)
This post have the link to download CIRSOC 201 1978 (2 books in one PDF) and the official support literature edited by IRAM in 1981 (very old)
Believe it or not, this code is the only one valid in our country.. the new code based on ACI is in permanently revision and awating the official autorization since 2004... but many government offices and provinces (like Mendoza) accept and aprove projects using the new code... but is not legally aproved and valid for whole country... may be in the next century... :lol:
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Brazilian concrete structural codes doesn't follow Eurocode only. The NBR 6118:2003 is a long study of all around codes (Including Eurocode, ACI, BS, DIN, et.) and cases study in Brazil and, at 2008 was internationally recognized.
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