TY - CONF A1 - Diamantidis, Dimitris A1 - Holický, Milan A2 - Zingoni, Alphose T1 - Reliability Differentiation in the Eurocodes T2 - Advances and trends in structural engineering, mechanics and computation (SEMC 2010) : proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, 6 - 8 September 2010, Cape Town, South Africa N2 - Structural Eurocodes offer the opportunity of harmonized design standards for the European construction markets and the rest of the world. Eurocodes aim at delivering structures with an appropriate degree of reliability and in an economic way. The reliability requirements of the Eurocodes and the associated background philosophy are discussed in this contribution. The definition and the measure of reliability in standards and especially in the Eurocodes are reviewed. The procedures for selecting target and acceptable re-liability levels are summarized and the reliability differentiation in the Eurocodes is highlighted. Global failure aspects including robustness are briefly discussed. Finally examples from case studies are provided demonstrating the applicability and the benefits from the reliability differentiation approach. Y1 - 2010 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-oth-regensburg/frontdoor/index/index/docId/5075 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281290434_Reliability_Differentiation_in_the_Eurocodes SN - 978-0-415-58472-2 PB - CRC Press/Balkema ER -